Wellston, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wellston	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$19,310	$27,044	$29,829
Median household income	$29,432	$49,593	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,292	$62,242	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,847	$30,016	$35,192
Median earnings male	$22,215	$34,901	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,833	$24,771	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	32.2%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wellston is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wellston is 47% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wellston is 21% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wellston is 113% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,619 $29,432 $58,864

City

$33,058 $49,593 $99,186

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wellston median earnings by income bracket

Wellston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.0%	6.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	5.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	35.2%	35.2%
Public administration	3.2%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	15.7%	15.7%
Other	28.5%	28.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westwood, MO	314	$250,001	351.9%
Country Life Acres, MO	52	$250,001	351.9%
Huntleigh, MO	447	$244,375	341.7%
Ladue, MO	8,631	$242,792	338.9%
Town and Country, MO	11,109	$202,974	266.9%
Wellston, MO	1,891	$29,432	46.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Francisville, LA	1,891	$35,857	35.2%
Richibucto, NB	1,891	n/a
Saint-Fabien, QC	1,891	n/a
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, QC	1,891	n/a
Granger, IA	1,890	$96,027	73.6%
Wellston, MO	1,891	$29,432	46.8%

Source: The Wellston, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).