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Clayton township, St. Louis County, MO

38,597 Population
16.2 square miles 2,383.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in St. Louis County: 40.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$96,481 ±$6,762 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in St. Louis County: $51,977 ±$680
  • more than double the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • more than double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$122,434 ±$5,864 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in St. Louis County: $82,936 ±$1,390
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.4% ±1.7% (2,020  ±650) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in St. Louis County: 9.8% 95,259 (±0.5% / ±4,455)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.3 minutes ±0.5 (285,450  ±20,144) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. Louis County: 23.1 9,237,315 (±0.3 / ±144,478)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,065 ±619 Number of households
  • St. Louis County: 413,849 ±1,712
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (37,586  ±1,205) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. Louis County: 2.4 975,590 (±0 / ±178)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±2% (522  ±181) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 5% 11,304 (±0.4% / ±847)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

18,579 ±678 Number of housing units
  • St. Louis County: 446,192 ±189
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$540,200 ±$58,322 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in St. Louis County: $276,800 ±$2,745
  • more than double the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.4% ±2% (5,102  ±782.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 11.9% 116,678 (±0.4% / ±4,213.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.7% ±3.2% (26,924  ±1,278) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 94.5% 655,172 (±0.9% / ±6,357.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
78.2% ±3.2% (21,563  ±1,154.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in St. Louis County: 47.4% 328,701 (±0.6% / ±4,288.2)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

10.2% ±2.1% (3,942  ±809) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in St. Louis County: 8.4% 83,143
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.2% ±0.8% (1,270  ±241) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in St. Louis County: 6% 46,673 (±0.2% / ±1,500)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,270 Total veterans ±241 1,186 Male ±238 84 Female ±74

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