Moving to Wright City, Missouri

Population: 1,532. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,440 (+59.3% change)
Males: 747 (48.8%), Females: 785 (51.2%)

Warren County

Zip code: 63390

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.6 years
Median household income: $30,179
Median house value: $72,700

Population by Race

Races in Wright City:

• White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
• Black (6.3%)
• Hispanic (6.2%)
• Other race (2.7%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)
• American Indian (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (28.1%), Irish (11.2%), United States (10.5%), English (5.7%), French (3.7%), Italian (3.7%).

Elevation: 727 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wright City

• High school or higher: 74.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wright City city

• Never married: 24.5%
• Now married: 51.3%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 14.3%

5.2% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +253 (+19.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wright City:

• CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WENTZVILLE, MO)
• LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; TROY, MO)
• ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL WEST (about 17 miles; LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wright City:

• SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
• LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 48 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
• ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 69 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wright City:

• GREENSFIELD (about 8 miles; MOSCOW MILLS, MO; Abbreviation: M71)
• WASHINGTON MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; WASHINGTON, MO; Abbreviation: MO6)
• MONTGOMERY-WEHRMAN (about 30 miles; MONTGOMERY CITY, MO; Abbreviation: 4MO)

Amtrak station near Wright City:

• 19 miles: WASHINGTON (FRONT & ELM STS.). Services: call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wright City:

• ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
• LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
• MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 42 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 46 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,507)
• WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,252)
• WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 51 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)

Schools

Public high school in Wright City:

• WRIGHT CITY HIGH (Students: 402; Location: 520 WESTWOODS RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wright City:

• WRIGHT CITY ELEM. (Students: 647; Location: 100 WILDCAT DR; Grades: PK – 05)
• WRIGHT CITY MIDDLE (Students: 379; Location: 100 BELL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)