Alma vs Wellington

A side-by-side comparison of Alma and Wellington: population, income, housing, and more.

Alma and Wellington are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellington has the higher population (553 vs 466 in Alma). Alma has the higher median household income ($72,656 vs $67,404 in Wellington). Wellington has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $134,900 in Alma).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Wellington
Population	466	553
Median age	40.0 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,656	$67,404
Median home value	$134,900	$142,000
Median gross rent	$842	$963
Housing units	222	269
Homeownership rate	87.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Wellington
Population	467 → 466 (-0.2%)	774 → 553 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$57,917 → $72,656 (+25.4%)	$55,104 → $67,404 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $134,900 (+44.3%)	$110,100 → $142,000 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $842 (-19.0%)	$277 → $963 (+247.7%)

Alma

Population

467466

Median household income

$57,917$72,656

Median home value

$93,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$1,039$842

Wellington

Population

774553

Median household income

$55,104$67,404

Median home value

$110,100$142,000

Median gross rent

$277$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Wellington
Under 5	0.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	22.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	4.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	18.0%	18.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	6.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.1%
75 and over	14.6%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Wellington
No high school diploma	6.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	42.6%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Wellington
Drove alone	87.7%	88.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Wellington
1-unit, detached	92.3%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Wellington
Poverty rate	10.5%	13.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1971	1958