Jonesburg vs Wellsville

A side-by-side comparison of Jonesburg and Wellsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wellsville has the higher population (1,197 vs 754 in Jonesburg). Jonesburg has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $61,635 in Wellsville). Jonesburg has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $74,100 in Wellsville).

Population, income & housing

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
Population	754	1,197
Median age	59.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$61,635
Median home value	$168,100	$74,100
Median gross rent	$911	$531
Housing units	332	485
Homeownership rate	47.7%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
Population	717 → 754 (+5.2%)	1,186 → 1,197 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $83,750 (+104.6%)	$42,697 → $61,635 (+44.4%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $168,100 (+62.4%)	$69,700 → $74,100 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $911 (+22.1%)	$585 → $531 (-9.2%)

Jonesburg

Population

717754

Median household income

$40,938$83,750

Median home value

$103,500$168,100

Median gross rent

$746$911

Wellsville

Population

1,1861,197

Median household income

$42,697$61,635

Median home value

$69,700$74,100

Median gross rent

$585$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
Under 5	1.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	13.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	8.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	22.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	23.2%	10.7%
75 and over	8.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	94.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	1.4%
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	4.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
No high school diploma	11.4%	18.5%
High school graduate	65.5%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
Drove alone	61.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	22.9%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	7.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
1-unit, detached	72.6%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Jonesburg	Wellsville
Poverty rate	16.3%	11.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1978	1965