Moving to Wellsville, Missouri

Population: 1,423. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,398 (-1.8% change)
Males: 678 (47.6%), Females: 745 (52.4%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 63384

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $27,260
Median house value: $39,000

Population by Race

Races in Wellsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (20.1%), United States (8.4%), English (8.2%), Irish (8.1%), Dutch (2.5%), French (2.3%).

Elevation: 815 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wellsville

  • High school or higher: 62.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wellsville city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -59 (-4.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wellsville:

  • AUDRAIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; MEXICO, MO)
  • HERMANN AREA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; HERMANN, MO)
  • CALLAWAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; FULTON, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wellsville:

  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 53 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 65 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wellsville:

  • MONTGOMERY-WEHRMAN (about 12 miles; MONTGOMERY CITY, MO; Abbreviation: 4MO)
  • MEXICO MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; MEXICO, MO; Abbreviation: MYJ)
  • HERMANN MUNI (about 27 miles; HERMANN, MO; Abbreviation: 63M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wellsville:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 39 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 39 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
  • LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
  • MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 83 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 84 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)

Public primary/middle schools in Wellsville:

  • WELLSVILLE HIGH (Students: 280; Location: 900 BURLINGTON RD; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • WELLSVILLE ELEM. (Students: 120; Location: 900 BURLINGTON RD; Grades: KG – 03)

Libraries

Library in Wellsville:

  • WELLSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,194; Location: 108 W. HUDSON; 12,807 books; 18 audio materials; 238 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)