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Clayton township, St. Louis County, MO

38,249 Population
16.2 square miles 2,361.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in St. Louis County: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$99,642 ±$7,445 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in St. Louis County: $51,085 ±$610
  • more than double the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$120,688 ±$7,752 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in St. Louis County: $81,340 ±$1,143
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

5% ±1.7% (1,871  ±628) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in St. Louis County: 9.6% 93,427 (±0.4% / ±3,862)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

18.5 minutes ±0.3 (301,535  ±19,550) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. Louis County: 23.3 9,605,730 (±0.3 / ±148,052)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

17,220 ±608 Number of households
  • St. Louis County: 414,739 ±1,617
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.2 ±0.1 (37,292  ±1,202) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. Louis County: 2.4 977,242 (±0 / ±153)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

6.1% ±1.8% (545  ±163) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 5% 11,310 (±0.4% / ±883)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

18,541 ±665 Number of housing units
  • St. Louis County: 445,472 ±181
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$527,200 ±$53,740 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in St. Louis County: $260,700 ±$2,616
  • more than double the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

13.7% ±1.9% (5,181  ±736.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 12% 118,506 (±0.5% / ±4,611.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

97.6% ±3.6% (26,914  ±1,311.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 94.4% 653,857 (±0.9% / ±6,400.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
78% ±3.5% (21,510  ±1,183.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in St. Louis County: 46.9% 324,957 (±0.6% / ±4,240.5)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% ±2.1% (4,120  ±818) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in St. Louis County: 8.1% 80,825
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

4.1% ±0.7% (1,253  ±214) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. Louis County: 6.1% 47,020 (±0.2% / ±1,424)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
1,253 Total veterans ±214 1,217 Male ±215 36 Female ±35

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