Wellston

Population: 1,690
Median household income: $39,474

Wellston, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 1,690 residents. Its median household income of $39,474 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wellston's population declined 12.5% from 1,932 to 1,690.

The median resident is 38.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 24.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,690
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,474
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,053
Housing units: 1,045
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9321,690

Median household income

$25,355$39,474

Median home value

$38,000$34,000

Median gross rent

$928$1,053

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,932	$25,355	$38,000	$928
2020	1,891	$29,432	$34,000	$1,006
2021	1,859	$33,625	—	$1,021
2022	1,913	$35,278	—	$1,053
2023	1,690	$39,474	—	$1,053

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6424.6%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	5.2%
5 to 17	327	19.3%
18 to 24	67	4.0%
25 to 34	236	14.0%
35 to 44	207	12.2%
45 to 54	188	11.1%
55 to 64	416	24.6%
65 to 74	104	6.2%
75 and over	57	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67	4.0%
Black or African American	1,543	91.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate52.3%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	11.8%
High school graduate	632	52.3%
Some college or associate's	314	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	89	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit12.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	593	80.5%
Carpooled	25	3.4%
Public transit	93	12.6%
Walked	4	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	206	28.8%
15 to 29 min	378	52.9%
30 to 44 min	89	12.4%
45 to 59 min	42	5.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 35.0% (572 of 1,632)

	Count	Share
Family households	391	50.6%
Nonfamily households	381	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	772	73.9%
Vacant	273	26.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	400	51.8%
Renter-occupied	372	48.2%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	719	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	173	16.6%
5 to 19 units	95	9.1%
20 or more units	45	4.3%
Mobile home & other	13	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2978370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6750, -90.2940