Missouri · Census place 81124
Wright City city, MO
Quick answer
Wright City city has 5,025 residents, ranking #142 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $74,833, the median home is worth $216,800 and median gross rent runs $861 a month.
- Population
- 5,025Wright City city residents
- Median household income
- $74,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $216,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $861Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wright City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wright City city median would spend about 13.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.8% of residents and 83.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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