Foristell vs New Melle

A side-by-side comparison of Foristell and New Melle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Foristell has the higher population (705 vs 510 in New Melle). Foristell has the higher median household income ($112,823 vs $103,750 in New Melle). Foristell has the higher median home value ($449,500 vs $407,100 in New Melle).

Population, income & housing

	Foristell	New Melle
Population	705	510
Median age	52.9 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$112,823	$103,750
Median home value	$449,500	$407,100
Median gross rent	$862	$775
Housing units	274	216
Homeownership rate	76.9%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foristell	New Melle
Population	783 → 705 (-10.0%)	508 → 510 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$77,316 → $112,823 (+45.9%)	$88,750 → $103,750 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$342,000 → $449,500 (+31.4%)	$303,100 → $407,100 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $862 (+2.1%)	$1,125 → $775 (-31.1%)

Foristell

Population

783705

Median household income

$77,316$112,823

Median home value

$342,000$449,500

Median gross rent

$844$862

New Melle

Population

508510

Median household income

$88,750$103,750

Median home value

$303,100$407,100

Median gross rent

$1,125$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foristell	New Melle
Under 5	1.8%	1.4%
5 to 17	24.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	2.6%	3.1%
25 to 34	6.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	26.5%	14.5%
75 and over	4.8%	20.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foristell	New Melle
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foristell	New Melle
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	23.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foristell	New Melle
Drove alone	89.4%	86.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	9.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foristell	New Melle
1-unit, detached	85.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Foristell	New Melle
Poverty rate	1.8%	3.3%
Average household size	2.71	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1998	2001