West Alton, MO Demographic Data
West Alton, MO Summary
West Alton is located in St. Charles County in Missouri
- Population: 582
- Area: 37.05 sq. miles
- Land Area: 28.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 15.70 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 420.60 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Alton, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
211
45%
50.8
Male
256
55%
49.2
Total Population
467
323,128,000
West Alton, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
26
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
30
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12
2.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
23
4.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
37
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
43
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
70
15.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
69
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
46
9.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
19
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
58
12.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
27
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
7
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
390
83.5%
77.2
Female
169
43.3%
51.3
Male
221
56.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
374
80.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
109
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
92
19.7%
15.2
Female
45
48.9%
55.8
Male
47
51.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
West Alton, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
467
100.0%
96.8
White
458
98.1%
72.6
Black or African American
9
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
467
100.0%
82.2
West Alton, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
33
9.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
42
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
165
48.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
57
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12
3.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
28
8.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2
0.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
75
22.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
264
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30
8.9%
31.2
West Alton, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
94
23.6%
33.7%
Now Married
205
51.4%
47.5
Divorced
66
16.5%
11.0%
Separated
3
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
31
7.8
5.8%
West Alton, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
431
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
3
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
West Alton, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
32
16.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
35
17.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
28
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
40
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10
5.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26
13.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
4.0%
6.4
Median household income
41,250
57,617
Per capita income
26,392
31,128
West Alton, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
10.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16
9.5%
9.8
Construction
19
11.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
21
12.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1
0.6%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
27
16.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16
9.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
20
11.9%
11.4
Public administration
4
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
13
7.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
12
7.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
45
26.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
46
27.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25
14.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
35
20.8%
18.1%
West Alton, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
159
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
130
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
20
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
4
2.5%
2.7
Other means
2
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
3
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.6
26.6
West Alton, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7
3.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
59
29.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
89
44.7%
37.1
3 or more
44
22.1%
21.0
West Alton, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
199
74.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
154
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
45
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
67
25.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
West Alton, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
266
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
9
3.4%
9.1
4 rooms
54
20.3%
16.5
5 rooms
89
33.5%
19.8
6 rooms
59
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
34
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
6
2.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13
4.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
West Alton, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
266
1-unit, detached
260
97.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
6
2.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Alton, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
15
5.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
71
26.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
40
15.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
63
23.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
54
20.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
0
0.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17
6.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6
2.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Alton, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2
1.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
88
44.2%
4.7
Electricity
67
33.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
15.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
5.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
West Alton, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
67
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
2
3.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
9.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
24
35.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
47.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
28
41.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
20.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
18
26.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Alton, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
36
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
15
41.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
21
58.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
870
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9
25.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7
19.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
5.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
5.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16
44.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
West Alton, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
154
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
39
25.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
45
29.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
36
23.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
16.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9
5.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
91,300
205,000