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West Alton, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Alton, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 538. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WEST-ALTON-MO · West Alton, MO 1 ZIPs · 538 pop · #3054/25278 · St. Charles County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-TOP $110,250
  • RANK-TOP #3054/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wentzville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 538
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,000

Nearest income peer: Wentzville, MO (+ $1,949 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around West Alton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Alton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, West Alton, MO sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
538
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,250
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $110,250 and home value $157,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 21.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Missouri, Hartshorn is the closest lower-income city and Camden Point the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Alton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 63386, is all of West Alton

There is no split to weigh here: 63386 holds every one of West Alton's 538 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into West Alton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 300 employees , annual payroll $33,900k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 63386 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Arts, entertainment, and recreation · Utilities .

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ZIP Codes in West Alton, MO

These ZIP codes sit in St. Charles County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Alton. See the St. Charles County roll-up →

West Alton lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing St. Charles County: Lake Saint Louis, Foristell and Defiance earn more and Saint Charles, Saint Peters and Portage Des Sioux earn less. Defiance marks the far end of that range at $170,598, 55% above West Alton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
63386 538 $110,250 24 7
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West Alton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving West Alton, .