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St. Louis County, MO

987,059 Population
508 square miles 1,943.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,672 ±$1,140 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Missouri: $38,699 ±$393
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,441 ±$2,176 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $68,545 ±$900
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.7% ±1.2% (93,409  ±11,131) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12% 720,210 (±0.4% / ±24,684)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.3 minutes ±0.8 (9,735,960  ±406,663) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.6 62,492,340 (±0.2 / ±849,274)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

419,348 ±3,213 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,556,271 ±10,804
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (966,237  ±423) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,033,157
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.9% ±0.9% (13,389  ±2,085) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.5% 78,185 (±0.4% / ±5,180)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

447,038 ±207 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,844,440 ±583
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$272,400 ±$7,018 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $233,600 ±$2,397
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±0.9% (105,608  ±8,512.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 739,002 (±0.4% / ±22,558.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.8% ±1.9% (653,581  ±13,120.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,915,999 (±0.7% / ±29,203.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
48.7% ±1.2% (335,938  ±8,442.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 33.2% 1,413,984 (±0.4% / ±18,155.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

11.5% ±0.8% (107,410  ±7,628.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7% 407,512 (±0.3% / ±14,473.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

9.2% (90,384  ±6,169) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Missouri: 4.8% 296,832
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.5% (44,479  ±3,724) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,191 (±0.2% / ±8,649)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
44,479 Total veterans ±3,724 40,141 Male ±3,520 4,338 Female ±1,349

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