COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellington vs Grain Valley
PLACE A
Wellington, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Grain Valley, Missouri
Wellington is 90% smaller than Grain Valley. Grain Valley earns more, with a median household income $32,599 higher. Grain Valley has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -13%).
WELLINGTONGRAIN VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,77016,908−90% vs Grain Valley
Population density1,2842,744−1,460
Population growth-13.4%21.6%−35.0 pts
Median age38.535.2+3.3
Male48.8%49.2%−0.4 pts
Female51.2%50.8%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born8.3%2.9%+5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.0%80.4%−28.4 pts
Black3.8%4.9%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.1%9.6%+29.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other5.1%4.6%+0.5 pts
Median household income$57,050$89,649−$32,599
Per capita income$28,415$39,443−$11,028
Poverty rate22.4%9.7%+12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.360+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%27.4%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree7.2%9.6%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.2%1.8%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation69.3%76.3%−7.0 pts
Median home value$87,400$283,800−$196,400
Median gross rent$468$1,398−$930
Owner-occupied72.9%65.0%+7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%4.4%+22.1 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%35.4%−26.0 pts
Average commute13.925.8−11.8
Worked from home3.1%18.0%−14.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured29.0%4.6%+24.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025