Foristell vs West Alton

A side-by-side comparison of Foristell and West Alton: population, income, housing, and more.

Foristell and West Alton 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 511 in West Alton). West Alton has the higher median household income ($128,438 vs $112,823 in Foristell). Foristell has the higher median home value ($449,500 vs $156,300 in West Alton).

Population, income & housing

	Foristell	West Alton
Population	705	511
Median age	52.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$112,823	$128,438
Median home value	$449,500	$156,300
Median gross rent	$862	$1,313
Housing units	274	223
Homeownership rate	76.9%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foristell	West Alton
Population	783 → 705 (-10.0%)	388 → 511 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$77,316 → $112,823 (+45.9%)	$41,563 → $128,438 (+209.0%)
Median home value	$342,000 → $449,500 (+31.4%)	$104,700 → $156,300 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $862 (+2.1%)	$505 → $1,313 (+160.0%)

Foristell

Population

783705

Median household income

$77,316$112,823

Median home value

$342,000$449,500

Median gross rent

$844$862

West Alton

Population

388511

Median household income

$41,563$128,438

Median home value

$104,700$156,300

Median gross rent

$505$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foristell	West Alton
Under 5	1.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	24.5%	26.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	6.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	7.9%	21.7%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	26.5%	9.8%
75 and over	4.8%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foristell	West Alton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foristell	West Alton
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	23.4%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foristell	West Alton
Drove alone	89.4%	89.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	0.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foristell	West Alton
1-unit, detached	85.4%	97.3%
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%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Foristell	West Alton
Poverty rate	1.8%	1.8%
Average household size	2.71	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1998	1963