Affton vs Webster Groves

A side-by-side comparison of Affton and Webster Groves: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Webster Groves has the higher population (23,771 vs 20,035 in Affton). Webster Groves has the higher median household income ($110,716 vs $77,337 in Affton). Webster Groves has the higher median home value ($371,400 vs $200,300 in Affton).

Population, income & housing

	Affton	Webster Groves
Population	20,035	23,771
Median age	41.7 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,337	$110,716
Median home value	$200,300	$371,400
Median gross rent	$978	$1,628
Housing units	9,278	10,044
Homeownership rate	80.5%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	68.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Affton	Webster Groves
Population	20,148 → 20,035 (-0.6%)	22,951 → 23,771 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$60,969 → $77,337 (+26.8%)	$102,759 → $110,716 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$149,300 → $200,300 (+34.2%)	$296,800 → $371,400 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $978 (+10.5%)	$1,349 → $1,628 (+20.7%)

Affton

Population

20,14820,035

Median household income

$60,969$77,337

Median home value

$149,300$200,300

Median gross rent

$885$978

Webster Groves

Population

22,95123,771

Median household income

$102,759$110,716

Median home value

$296,800$371,400

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Affton	Webster Groves
Under 5	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	7.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Affton	Webster Groves
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	80.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.6%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Affton	Webster Groves
No high school diploma	7.4%	1.5%
High school graduate	23.6%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	34.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Affton	Webster Groves
Drove alone	76.2%	70.9%
Carpooled	11.2%	4.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.6%
Walked	0.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	21.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Affton	Webster Groves
1-unit, detached	83.5%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Affton	Webster Groves
Poverty rate	5.6%	3.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1959	1951