Wellsville, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,165
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.8
1.57% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.4%
23.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$61,429
0.334% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$84,400
13.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
473
6.71% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wellsville, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Wellsville, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wellsville, MO was $84,400, and the homeownership rate was 72.4%.

Most people in Wellsville, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Wellsville, MO was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMissouriMontgomery County, MOLincoln, Warren, Audrain, Pike & Montgomery Counties PUMA, MO

Population & Diversity

Wellsville, MO is home to a population of 1.17k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Wellsville, MO residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 27.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Wellsville, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 29 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Wellsville, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wellsville, MO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wellsville, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.08k ± 228
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    39 ± 30
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    29 ± 35
1.12%
Hispanic Population
13 people

In 2024, there were 27.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Wellsville, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 29 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.12% of the people in Wellsville, MO are hispanic (13 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wellsville, MO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    26 ± 30
  2. Vietnam
    26 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    12 ± 16

Wellsville, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wellsville, MO employs 473 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wellsville, MO were Manufacturing (74 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (66 people), and Construction (54 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($61,806), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,667), and Educational Services ($60,388).

Employment

Occupations

473
2024 Value
± 107
−6.71%
1 Year decline
± 33.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellsville, MO declined at a rate of −6.71%, from 507 employees to 473 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wellsville, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (72 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wellsville, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

473
2024 Value
± 107
−6.71%
1 Year decline
± 33.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellsville, MO declined at a rate of −6.71%, from 507 employees to 473 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wellsville, MO, are Manufacturing (74 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (66 people), and Construction (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wellsville, MO, though some of these residents may live in Wellsville, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,294
Median earning men ± $5,070
$41,193
Median earning women ± $4,076

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,188), Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,958), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,286), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wellsville, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wellsville, MO was $84,400 in 2024, which is 0.254 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $74,100 to $84,400, a 13.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Wellsville, MO is 72.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wellsville, MO have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wellsville, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$84,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,828
$297
Median Property Taxes
±$70

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wellsville, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wellsville, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.4%
Homeownership
2024
68%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.4% of the housing units in Wellsville, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,429
Median Household Income
± $19,194
410
Number of Households
± 78

In 2024, the median household income of the 410 households in Wellsville, MO declined from $61,429 from the previous year's value of $61,635.

The following chart displays the households in Wellsville, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wellsville, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.6%)
  2. Carpooled (12.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Wellsville, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wellsville, MO have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11% of the workforce in Wellsville, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wellsville, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wellsville, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wellsville, MO (158 out of 1.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wellsville, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

82.9% of the population of Wellsville, MO has health coverage, with 37.3% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 9.61% on non-group plans, and 2.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

17.1%
Uninsured
37.3%
Employer Coverage
22.6%
Medicaid
11.1%
Medicare
9.61%
Non-Group
2.36%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wellsville, MO grew by 2.72% from 16.7% to 17.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wellsville, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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