St. George vs Wellston

A side-by-side comparison of St. George and Wellston: population, income, housing, and more.

St. George and Wellston are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellston has the higher population (1,690 vs 1,568 in St. George). St. George has the higher median household income ($72,974 vs $39,474 in Wellston). Since 2019, Wellston's population has grown faster (-12.5% vs -23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	St. George	Wellston
Population	1,568	1,690
Median age	36.3 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,974	$39,474
Median home value	$149,800	—
Median gross rent	$850	$1,053
Housing units	672	1,045
Homeownership rate	79.9%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. George	Wellston
Population	2,058 → 1,568 (-23.8%)	1,932 → 1,690 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$67,703 → $72,974 (+7.8%)	$25,355 → $39,474 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $149,800 (+27.6%)	$38,000 → $34,000 (-10.5%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $850 (+18.5%)	$928 → $1,053 (+13.5%)

St. George

Population

2,0581,568

Median household income

$67,703$72,974

Median home value

$117,400$149,800

Median gross rent

$717$850

Wellston

Population

1,9321,690

Median household income

$25,355$39,474

Median home value

$38,000$34,000

Median gross rent

$928$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. George	Wellston
Under 5	7.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	19.3%
18 to 24	16.9%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	24.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.2%
75 and over	3.3%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. George	Wellston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	4.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	91.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. George	Wellston
No high school diploma	17.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	29.8%	52.3%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. George	Wellston
Drove alone	70.2%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	3.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. George	Wellston
1-unit, detached	42.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	45.8%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	St. George	Wellston
Poverty rate	12.5%	35.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1961	1952