West Alton, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Alton	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$48,691	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$71,225	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$108,009	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,507	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,382	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,051	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.1%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Alton is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in West Alton is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Alton is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Alton is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,478 $71,225 $142,450

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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West Alton median earnings by income bracket

West Alton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.4%	19.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.7%	9.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	7.6%	7.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	43.7%	43.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holiday Shores, IL	3,157	$152,229	87.2%
Elsah, IL	727	$145,806	79.3%
Creve Coeur, MO	19,159	$143,524	76.5%
Old Jamestown, MO	20,034	$137,716	69.3%
Olivette, MO	8,079	$135,345	66.4%
West Alton, MO	461	$71,225	12.4%

Cities with similar population

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Avery, CA	461	$167,464	105.9%
Marquette, IA	461	$58,671	27.9%
Wesley, IA	461	$85,211	4.8%
Altura, MN	461	$91,631	12.7%
Hallsboro, NC	461	$82,281	1.2%
West Alton, MO	461	$71,225	12.4%

Source: The West Alton, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.