Wellington, MO

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Wellington, Missouri

Wellington, Missouri, in Lafayette county, is 23 miles E of Independence, Missouri (center to center) and 32 miles E of Kansas City, Missouri. The city is part of the Kansas City metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 784 people people live in Wellington.

The People and Families of Wellington

In Wellington, about 57% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Wellington, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wellington had a median family income of $41,071.

Crime and Safety

Residents of Wellington enjoy its low crime rate.

Wellington Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Wellington, about 76% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the city.

Commuting

In Wellington, 96% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Wellington strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Missouri):

Category	Trophy
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 18%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Wellington, MO

Comparing Wellington to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Missouri (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	23 miles E of Independence, Missouri (center to center)
Nearest Large City	32 miles E of Kansas City, Missouri
County	Lafayette
Metro Area	Kansas City
Standard Zip Codes	64097
Phone Area Codes	816
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.134
Longitude	-93.982

Station	LEXINGTON 3 NE
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 66 F
Jul Temp	66 to 90 F
Oct Temp	43 to 69 F
Annual Precip	40 inches

Station	INDEPENDENCE
Distance	23.4 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	42 to 64 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 67 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Station	CARROLLTON
Distance	30.6 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 35 F
Apr Temp	41 to 66 F
Jul Temp	67 to 90 F
Oct Temp	44 to 69 F
Annual Precip	40.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	784	100%
Male	386	49.2%
Female	398	50.8%
Under 18	181	23.1%
18+	603	76.9%
65+	137	17.5%
Median Age	38.6
Average Family Size	2.85
White	772	98.5%
African-American	4	0.5%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.3%
Other	2	0.3%
Mixed Race	3	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	14	1.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	783
Growth	-1
Growth %	-0.09%

Ancestry	Percent
German	32.1%
US/American	28.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.2%
Irish	8%
English	6.8%
Italian	3%
Scottish	2.3%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Swedish	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Slavic	0.9%
Scandinavian	0.7%
Dutch	0.7%
Danish	0.5%
British	0.5%
European	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
Syrian	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Wellington	784	$41,071
Camden	209	$27,813
Henrietta	457	$40,357
Lexington	4,453	$39,583
Napoleon	208	$45,625
Odessa	4,818	$40,000
Orrick	889	$44,205

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