CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wright City

Missouri · 1,257 residents · 6.06 sq mi

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Wright City is home to 1,257 people in Missouri. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $45,300. There are 275 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $301 a month. Median household income is $22,847, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,257

−18%vs 2000

vs 1,532 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(128)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(71)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(96)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(213)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(182)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(101)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(91)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,847

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,617

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,153 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,300

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.9%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

39.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(1,314)

Black6.2%(95)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(95)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(1,193)

Black4.5%(57)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(20)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.9%(415)

Central American4.8%(254)

Guatemalan4.8%(254)

Puerto Rican0.7%(38)

Cuban0.4%(22)

Ancestry

German26.2%(1,374)

Irish15%(786)

English11.9%(624)

French5.2%(274)

Italian5.2%(274)

American3.3%(174)

Dutch2.6%(136)

Polish2.4%(124)

Welsh1.1%(58)

Hungarian0.9%(46)

Scottish0.8%(42)

Canadian0.8%(41)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(21)

Croatian0.4%(20)

Norwegian0.3%(18)

Czech0.3%(16)

Swedish0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.4%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.2%(610)

Married56.4%(1,221)

Widowed2.8%(60)

Divorced12.7%(274)

Women 15+

Never married23%(470)

Married59.4%(1,214)

Widowed5.2%(107)

Divorced12.3%(252)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.8%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.6%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.0%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.4%(100)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.5%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24%(79)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 329 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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