Weldon Spring Heights vs West Alton

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

Weldon Spring Heights 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 198 in Weldon Spring Heights). Weldon Spring Heights has the higher median household income ($171,250 vs $128,438 in West Alton). Weldon Spring Heights has the higher median home value ($419,000 vs $156,300 in West Alton).

Population, income & housing

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
Population	198	511
Median age	36.7 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$171,250	$128,438
Median home value	$419,000	$156,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	52	223
Homeownership rate	100.0%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
Population	99 → 198 (+100.0%)	388 → 511 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$116,250 → $171,250 (+47.3%)	$41,563 → $128,438 (+209.0%)
Median home value	$353,800 → $419,000 (+18.4%)	$104,700 → $156,300 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$505 → $1,313 (+160.0%)

Weldon Spring Heights

Population

99198

Median household income

$116,250$171,250

Median home value

$353,800$419,000

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)

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
Under 5	13.1%	1.8%
5 to 17	28.3%	26.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	5.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	20.7%	21.7%
45 to 54	1.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.8%
75 and over	9.1%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
No high school diploma	0.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	13.5%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
Drove alone	82.6%	89.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Weldon Spring Heights	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

	Weldon Spring Heights	West Alton
Poverty rate	0.5%	1.8%
Average household size	3.81	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1947	1963