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St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

2,795,504 Population
7,863.5 square miles 355.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,804 ±$681 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$78,224 ±$1,469 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.4% ±0.7% (284,371  ±17,777) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.9 minutes ±0.4 (30,591,116  ±622,472) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,179,884 ±6,294 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (2,736,435  ±2,411) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.8% ±0.5% (37,112  ±3,460) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,279,935 ±1,224 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$247,900 ±$3,609 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.5% ±0.5% (290,535  ±14,311.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93.8% ±1% (1,845,063  ±20,618.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
39.1% ±0.7% (769,226  ±13,100.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

7.6% ±0.4% (201,190  ±11,113.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

5.7% ±0.3% (159,710  ±8,869) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.9% ±0.3% (151,451  ±6,630) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
151,451 Total veterans ±6,630 135,160 Male ±5,909 16,291 Female ±2,337

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