Greendale vs Velda Village Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Greendale and Velda Village Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Greendale and Velda Village Hills are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greendale has the higher population (805 vs 771 in Velda Village Hills). Velda Village Hills has the higher median household income ($45,313 vs $40,547 in Greendale). Greendale has the higher median home value ($111,200 vs $50,700 in Velda Village Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
Population	805	771
Median age	43.8 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,547	$45,313
Median home value	$111,200	$50,700
Median gross rent	$1,358	$1,089
Housing units	431	439
Homeownership rate	82.1%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
Population	817 → 805 (-1.5%)	876 → 771 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$48,214 → $40,547 (-15.9%)	$38,750 → $45,313 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $111,200 (+31.8%)	$51,900 → $50,700 (-2.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,055 → $1,358 (+28.7%)	$956 → $1,089 (+13.9%)

Greendale

Population

817805

Median household income

$48,214$40,547

Median home value

$84,400$111,200

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,358

Velda Village Hills

Population

876771

Median household income

$38,750$45,313

Median home value

$51,900$50,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
Under 5	14.7%	9.7%
5 to 17	12.0%	10.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	22.8%
65 to 74	19.9%	12.5%
75 and over	4.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	1.4%
Black or African American	79.8%	97.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	33.6%	52.9%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
Drove alone	74.1%	64.0%
Carpooled	2.0%	0.6%
Public transit	4.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	24.3%
Other means	2.8%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
1-unit, detached	97.4%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Greendale	Velda Village Hills
Poverty rate	45.1%	12.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1951	1940