Emma vs Wellington

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

Emma 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 261 in Emma). Emma has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $67,404 in Wellington). Wellington has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $119,300 in Emma).

Population, income & housing

	Emma	Wellington
Population	261	553
Median age	34.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$67,404
Median home value	$119,300	$142,000
Median gross rent	$775	$963
Housing units	102	269
Homeownership rate	85.9%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emma	Wellington
Population	219 → 261 (+19.2%)	774 → 553 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$52,778 → $78,750 (+49.2%)	$55,104 → $67,404 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $119,300 (+28.7%)	$110,100 → $142,000 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $775 (+7.6%)	$277 → $963 (+247.7%)

Emma

Population

219261

Median household income

$52,778$78,750

Median home value

$92,700$119,300

Median gross rent

$720$775

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)

	Emma	Wellington
Under 5	7.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	7.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	6.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.1%
75 and over	1.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emma	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emma	Wellington
No high school diploma	15.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	35.6%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emma	Wellington
Drove alone	80.3%	88.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emma	Wellington
1-unit, detached	91.2%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emma	Wellington
Poverty rate	5.0%	13.2%
Average household size	3.07	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1952	1958