New Melle vs West Alton

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

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

West Alton has the higher population (511 vs 510 in New Melle). West Alton has the higher median household income ($128,438 vs $103,750 in New Melle). New Melle has the higher median home value ($407,100 vs $156,300 in West Alton).

Population, income & housing

	New Melle	West Alton
Population	510	511
Median age	54.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$103,750	$128,438
Median home value	$407,100	$156,300
Median gross rent	$775	$1,313
Housing units	216	223
Homeownership rate	91.2%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Melle	West Alton
Population	508 → 510 (+0.4%)	388 → 511 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$88,750 → $103,750 (+16.9%)	$41,563 → $128,438 (+209.0%)
Median home value	$303,100 → $407,100 (+34.3%)	$104,700 → $156,300 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $775 (-31.1%)	$505 → $1,313 (+160.0%)

New Melle

Population

508510

Median household income

$88,750$103,750

Median home value

$303,100$407,100

Median gross rent

$1,125$775

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)

	New Melle	West Alton
Under 5	1.4%	1.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	26.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.0%	21.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	9.8%
75 and over	20.2%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Melle	West Alton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Melle	West Alton
No high school diploma	4.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	21.6%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Melle	West Alton
Drove alone	86.5%	89.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Melle	West Alton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	New Melle	West Alton
Poverty rate	3.3%	1.8%
Average household size	2.36	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	2001	1963