Wright City, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 2,967. Population change since 2000: +93.7%

Males: 1,446	(48.8%)
Females: 1,521	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	30.6 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 63390.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,212 (it was $30,179 in 2000)

Wright City:	$38,212
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,919

Wright City:	$21,919
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,051 (it was $66,100 in 2000)

Wright City:	$107,051
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $108,106; Detached houses: $122,089; Mobile homes: $30,062

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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)

2008 cost of living index in Wright City: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1869

Elevation: 727 feet

Land area: 2.50 square miles.

Population density: 1187 people per square mile

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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%

79 residents are foreign born (4.9% Latin America).

This city:	5.2%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Wright City, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wright City to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wright City:	0.8% ($513)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Peters, MO (23.0 miles , pop. 51,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (44.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (273.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Foristell, MO (1.9 miles ), Innsbrook, MO (2.2 miles ), Truesdale, MO (2.4 miles ), Warrenton, MO (2.5 miles ), Flint Hill, MO (3.0 miles ), Wentzville, MO (3.0 miles ), Moscow Mills, MO (3.1 miles ), Troy, MO (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,500
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,000
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $74,200
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $70,900
2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $103,300
2002: 46 buildings, average cost: $87,100
2003: 111 buildings, average cost: $110,400
2004: 110 buildings, average cost: $115,500
2006: 62 buildings, average cost: $101,600
2007: 74 buildings, average cost: $113,000
2008: 33 buildings, average cost: $98,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.83 N, Longitude: 91.02 W

Area code: 636

Wright City household income distribution

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

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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Crime in Wright City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	102.1	45.2
Rapes	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	112.2	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	11	5	4	9	14
per 100,000	713.8	321.8	224.3	459.7	632.9
Burglaries	23	4	8	12	22
per 100,000	1492.5	257.4	448.7	612.9	994.6
Thefts	109	68	66	68	48
per 100,000	7073.3	4375.8	3701.6	3472.9	2170.0
Auto thefts	5	1	3	3	6
per 100,000	324.5	64.4	168.3	153.2	271.2
Arson	N/A	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	556.1	262.5	327.5	490.3	395.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.70
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Wright City, Missouri

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Wright City, Missouri average temperatures

Wright City, Missouri average precipitation

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Wright City-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/24/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the Wright City city center killed 6 people and injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 tornado 27.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Wright City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Wright City center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Wright City center
On 12/29/2003 at 09:02:08, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Wright City topographic map

Birthplace of: Reinhold Niebuhr - (1892-1971), theologist.

Hospitals/medical centers near Wright City:

CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WENTZVILLE, MO)
LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; TROY, MO)
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL WEST (about 16 miles; LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Wright City, MO

Amtrak station near Wright City:

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

Local government website: www.wrightcity.org

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

ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 33 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 2,094)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 37 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 40 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,939)
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 8,252)

Public high school in Wright City:

Wright City High (Students: 458; Location: 520 Westwoods Rd; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Wright City:

Wright City Elem. (Students: 549; Location: 100 Wildcat Dr; Grades: PK-04)
Wright City Middle (Students: 453; Location: 100 Bell Rd; Grades: 05-08)

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Creek: Skunk Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Elvis Is Alive Museum (Southeast I 70 Exit), Baragiola HDWR & LBR (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 105 North Elm Avenue).

Court: Wright City Municipal Court (203 En Second Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wright City and their reported violations in the past:

GLENBROOK ESTATES (Population served: 123, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-29-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-20-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and JUN-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1996), St BCA signed (MAR-26-1997)

One routine major monitoring violation

EMERALD GREEN ESTATES (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

COUNTRY ESTATES (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-15-2005)

19 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.4%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.6%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	7.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wright City, MO

Wright City compared to Missouri state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Wright City (2009 data):

First State Community Bank: Wright City Branch at 20 Wildcat Drive, branch established on 2002-02-25. Info updated 2008-03-07: Bank assets: $951.3 mil, Deposits: $746.7 mil, headquarters in Farmington, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancshares, Inc.
American Bank of Missouri: Wright City Branch at 690 North Service Road West, branch established on 2007-03-26. Info updated 2007-10-30: Bank assets: $113.3 mil, Deposits: $87.0 mil, headquarters in Wellsville, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Evergreen Bancshares, Inc.
FMB Bank: Fmb Bank at 100 Veterans Memorial Parkway, branch established on 1910-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34.4 mil, Deposits: $28.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Wright City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Warren County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Wright City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Southern Baptist Convention	The Wesleyan Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	41.4%	16.2%	15.2%	10.8%	7.3%
Congregations	10.3%	17.2%	17.2%	3.4%	17.2%

Name	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	5.3%	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%
Congregations	6.9%	6.9%	3.4%	3.4%	13.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$3,480	$41,760	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$5,252	$31,512	5	$6,199
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,553	$30,636	1	$111
Police Protection - Officers	8	$23,209	$34,814	3	$1,001
Police - Other	1	$2,391	$28,692	1	$137
Streets and Highways	1	$4,007	$48,084	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$3,531	$42,372	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,966	$23,592	1	$418
Water Supply	3	$6,117	$24,468	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,578	$42,936	0	$0
Totals for Government	20	$56,084	$33,650	11	$7,866

10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,469 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.85%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from St. Charles County, MO	4.40% ($53,467 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	1.42% ($51,571)
from Lincoln County, MO	0.95% ($27,846)

8.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.89%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to St. Charles County, MO	2.84% ($39,598 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.84% ($30,222)
to Lincoln County, MO	0.82% ($35,125)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wright City:

KWRE (730 AM; 1 kW; WARRENTON, MO; Owner: KASPAR BROADCASTING CO. OF MISSOURI)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wright City:

KFAV (99.9 FM; WARRENTON, MO; Owner: KASPAR B/CASTING COMPANY OF MISSOURI)
KSLQ-FM (104.5 FM; WASHINGTON, MO; Owner: Y2K, INC.)
KFTK (97.1 FM; FLORISSANT, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KFNS-FM (100.7 FM; TROY, MO; Owner: SIMULCAST, LLC)
KPNT (105.7 FM; ST. GENEVIEVE, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KLPW-FM (101.7 FM; UNION, MO; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPCR-FM (94.1 FM; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Owner: FOUR HIM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
KGNV (89.9 FM; WASHINGTON, MO; Owner: MISSOURI RIVER CHRISTIAN B/CING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Wright City:

K63FW (Channel 63; JAMESTOWN, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
K59GP (Channel 59; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Wright City, Missouri:

Fatal accident count: 21
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
Fatalities: 25
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 64
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4

Missouri average:

Fatal accident count: 99
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
Fatalities: 109
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 252
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of Wright City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 41 meters (135ft)
Total costs: $229,000
Total average daily traffic: 116,022
Total average daily truck traffic: 37,074

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wright City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 16
Hazardous Condition: 3
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Wright City

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Wright City, MO

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