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St. Louis city, MO

281,754 Population
61.7 square miles 4,565.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6465%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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45%White40%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander1%Other5%Two+5%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$43,830 ±$2,624 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $38,699 ±$393
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$56,245 ±$3,904 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $68,545 ±$900
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.6% ±2.2% (53,418  ±6,051) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12% 720,210 (±0.4% / ±24,684)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty25%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty22%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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21.8 minutes ±0.8 (2,889,050  ±141,157) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.6 62,492,340 (±0.2 / ±849,274)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

150,404 ±2,942 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,556,271 ±10,804
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
1.8 ±0 (270,572  ±374) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,033,157
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Non-family39%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married32%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale53%Female48%
Now marriedMale34%Female31%
DivorcedMale11%†Female13%†
WidowedMale2%†Female8%†
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5% ±2% (3,797  ±1,536) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.5% 78,185 (±0.4% / ±5,180)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-191%†20-249%†25-2911%†30-354%†35-391%†40-444%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

174,806 ±226 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,844,440 ±583
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied86%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit50%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$192,800 ±$8,568 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $233,600 ±$2,397
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14% ±1.7% (38,972  ±4,699) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 739,002 (±0.4% / ±22,558.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.6% ±4% (188,603  ±8,231) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,915,999 (±0.7% / ±29,203.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
45.1% ±2.7% (92,836  ±5,575.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 33.2% 1,413,984 (±0.4% / ±18,155.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%†No degree22%High school25%Some college23%Bachelor's22%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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8.2% (23,137  ±3,703) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.8% 296,832
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

15%†Europe42%Asia14%†Africa1%†Oceania26%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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4.9% ±0.9% (11,375  ±1,967) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,191 (±0.2% / ±8,649)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

257†WWII396†Korea4,795Vietnam2,825†Gulf (1990s)2,795†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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11,375 Total veterans ±1,967 9,378 Male ±1,736 1,997 Female ±1,000

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for St. Louis city, MO <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US29510-st-louis-city-mo/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for St. Louis city, MO <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US29510-st-louis-city-mo/>