Population: 995,569
Households: 413,849
Average household size: 2.36
Median age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $82,936
Housing units: 446,192

Population comparison

2020 Census1,004,125

2024 estimate995,569

Change−0.9%

Population: 995,569
Median age: 40.3 years
Male: 476,263
Female: 519,306

Median age by sex

Male median age: 38.6 years
Female median age: 41.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

28,438Under 527,234

83,5535–1779,679

41,59718–2441,894

61,63525–3464,822

61,85135–4466,021

55,26945–5461,235

62,25755–6469,765

81,66365+108,656

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5–17

Male

5–9: 29,930
10–14: 33,577
15–17: 20,046

Female

5–9: 29,423
10–14: 30,815
15–17: 19,441

18–24

Male

18–19: 12,295
20: 5,238
21: 5,523
22–24: 18,541

Female

18–19: 11,920
20: 5,159
21: 5,630
22–24: 19,185

25–34

Male

25–29: 30,642
30–34: 30,993

Female

25–29: 31,487
30–34: 33,335

35–44

Male

35–39: 31,892
40–44: 29,959

Female

35–39: 33,228
40–44: 32,793

45–54

Male

45–49: 26,960
50–54: 28,309

Female

45–49: 29,992
50–54: 31,243

55–64

Male

55–59: 30,697
60–61: 12,772
62–64: 18,788

Female

55–59: 34,074
60–61: 14,067
62–64: 21,624

65+

Male

65–66: 11,949
67–69: 15,357
70–74: 22,960
75–79: 14,712
80–84: 8,971
85+: 7,714

Female

65–66: 13,509
67–69: 19,225
70–74: 27,849
75–79: 18,795
80–84: 13,411
85+: 15,867

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 618,30762.1%
Black alone: 240,07024.1%
Two or more races: 69,2587.0%
Asian alone: 48,7604.9%
Some other race: 17,8131.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,1480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2130.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 38,412
White, not Hispanic: 610,928

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 255,411
Married-couple share: 71.9%
With children: 45.6%

Household sizeShare of households

135,31232.7%

1 person

139,93933.8%

2 people

60,48314.6%

3 people

49,04711.9%

4 people

29,0687.0%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 19,957
6 People: 5,701
7 Plus People: 3,410

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households255,411

Married-couple families183,70971.9% of family households

With children: 70,11838.2%
Without children: 113,59161.8%

Other families71,70228.1% of family households

Male householder: 18,00825.1%
Female householder: 53,69474.9%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	255,411	Not applicable
Married-couple families	183,709	71.9%
With children	70,118	38.2%
Without children	113,591	61.8%
Other families	71,702	28.1%
Male householder	18,008	25.1%
Female householder	53,694	74.9%

Median household: $82,936
Median family: $110,950
Per capita: $51,977

Household incomeShare of households

50,83512.3%

Under $25k

71,67117.3%

$25–49k

66,93816.2%

$50–74k

50,99712.3%

$75–99k

71,31217.2%

$100–149k

38,1219.2%

$150–199k

63,97515.5%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 16,412
$10,000–$14,999: 11,868
$15,000–$19,999: 10,254
$20,000–$24,999: 12,301

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 13,240
$30,000–$34,999: 14,241
$35,000–$39,999: 14,851
$40,000–$44,999: 15,647
$45,000–$49,999: 13,692

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 28,334
$60,000–$74,999: 38,604

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 41,172
$125,000–$149,999: 30,140

Education universe: 693,174
High school or higher: 94.5%
Bachelor’s or higher: 47.4%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

12,5731.8%

Less than 9th grade

25,4293.7%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

143,25120.7%

High school or equivalent

128,93318.6%

Some college, no degree

54,2877.8%

Associate degree

187,34227.0%

Bachelor’s degree

141,35920.4%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 6,272
Nursery School: 177
Kindergarten: 118
First Grade: 18
Second Grade: 157
Third Grade: 197
Fourth Grade: 145
Fifth Grade: 502
Sixth Grade: 1,018
Seventh Grade: 959
Eighth Grade: 3,010

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 3,318
Tenth Grade: 5,643
Eleventh Grade: 7,522
Twelfth No Diploma: 8,946

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 123,672
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 19,579

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 40,651
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 88,282

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 100,233
Professional School Degree: 23,567
Doctorate Degree: 17,559

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	12,573
Grades 9–12, no diploma	25,429
High school or equivalent	143,251
Some college, no degree	128,933
Associate degree	54,287
Bachelor’s degree	187,342
Graduate or professional	141,359

Marital status by sexMale and Female

10,83838,955

Widowed

33,08354,712

Divorced

5,1807,585

Separated

201,187197,638

Now Married

139,210140,529

Never Married

11,78614,722

Married Spouse Absent

189,401182,916

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	10,838	38,955
Divorced	33,083	54,712
Separated	5,180	7,585
Now Married	201,187	197,638
Never Married	139,210	140,529
Married Spouse Absent	11,786	14,722
Married Spouse Present	189,401	182,916

Median home value: $276,800
Median gross rent: $1,209

Housing tenure

Owner: 286,53069.2%
Renter: 127,31930.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 413,84992.8%
Vacant: 32,3437.2%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 183,801
Owners without mortgage: 102,729

Vacancy reason

For rent6,751

20.9%

For sale2,156

6.7%

Rented, not occupied1,193

3.7%

Sold, not occupied3,046

9.4%

Seasonal1,751

5.4%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other17,446

53.9%

Structure type

Detached321,187

72.0%

Attached20,308

4.6%

2–4 units28,895

6.5%

5–19 units45,908

10.3%

20+ units28,157

6.3%

Mobile or other1,737

0.4%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 6,883
Structure 3–4 Units: 22,012

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 24,958
Structure 10–19 Units: 20,950

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 10,672
Structure 50 Plus Units: 17,485

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 1,546
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 191

Year builtHousing units by period

152,61334.2%

Before 1960

153,32434.4%

1960–79

93,40120.9%

1980–99

43,6899.8%

2000–19

3,1650.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 43,354
1940–1949: 28,196
1950–1959: 81,063

1960–79

1960–1969: 82,127
1970–1979: 71,197

1980–99

1980–1989: 53,584
1990–1999: 39,817

2000–19

2000–2009: 27,989
2010–2019: 15,700

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

47,491

1,583

1990s

42,610

2,368

2000s

62,678

6,255

2010s

96,828

62,396

2020–22

32,078

42,817

2023+

4,845

11,900

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

32,09111.2%

Under $100k

97,12733.9%

$100–249k

102,13535.6%

$250–499k

30,76810.7%

$500–749k

13,5424.7%

$750–999k

6,1742.2%

$1–1.49m

4,6931.6%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 1,849
10000–14999: 676
15000–19999: 1,307
20000–24999: 1,088
25000–29999: 575
30000–34999: 1,134
35000–39999: 695
40000–49999: 2,368
50000–59999: 2,878
60000–69999: 4,031
70000–79999: 3,707
80000–89999: 5,403
90000–99999: 6,380

$100–249k

100000–124999: 13,922
125000–149999: 14,363
150000–174999: 20,228
175000–199999: 14,846
200000–249999: 33,768

$250–499k

250000–299999: 26,169
300000–399999: 43,610
400000–499999: 32,356

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 2,433
2000000+: 2,260

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5003,692

3.0%

$500–99931,473

25.8%

$1,000–1,49952,471

43.0%

$1,500–1,99922,340

18.3%

$2,000–2,4996,446

5.3%

$2,500–2,9991,925

1.6%

$3,000+3,619

3.0%

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Under $500

Under 100: 112
100–149: 30
150–199: 88
200–249: 246
250–299: 827
300–349: 509
350–399: 601
400–449: 666
450–499: 613

$500–999

500–549: 753
550–599: 882
600–649: 992
650–699: 1,896
700–749: 2,873
750–799: 4,085
800–899: 9,153
900–999: 10,839

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 30,918
1250–1499: 21,553

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,020
3500+: 2,599

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

7,209

20,208

1 vehicle

82,837

70,289

2 vehicles

131,381

30,577

3 vehicles

46,669

4,816

4 vehicles

14,095

1,098

5+ vehicles

4,339

331

Workers age 16+: 489,741
Average commute: 23.1 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 349,33671.3%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 31,5306.4%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 6,8141.4%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 7,6381.6%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 89,41018.3%Derived from published counts
Other: 5,0131.0%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 6,745
Bicycle: 893

Other

Other Transportation: 3,792
Motorcycle: 386
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 835

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

91,80422.9%

Under 15 min

190,61347.6%

15–29 min

88,26622.0%

30–44 min

17,9284.5%

45–59 min

11,7202.9%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 7,497
5–9: 32,013
10–14: 52,294

15–29 min

15–19: 71,982
20–24: 78,027
25–29: 40,604

30–44 min

30–34: 62,958
35–39: 12,369
40–44: 12,939

60+ min

60–89: 5,674
90+: 6,046

Population age 16+: 802,863
Civilian labor force: 521,387
Employed: 498,791
Unemployed: 22,596
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Poverty universe: 972,716
Persons below poverty: 95,259
Gini index: 0.49
White-collar workers: 350,114
Blue-collar workers: 76,006

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

31,714

40,957

Sales Office Occupations

37,683

61,265

Management Business Science Arts

119,189

131,977

Production Transportation Material Moving

38,665

13,875

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

22,018

1,448

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	31,714	40,957
Sales Office Occupations	37,683	61,265
Management Business Science Arts	119,189	131,977
Production Transportation Material Moving	38,665	13,875
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	22,018	1,448

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 437,957
Workplace jobs: 608,526
Internal commuters: 279,461
Inbound commuters: 329,065
Outbound commuters: 158,496
Net worker inflow: 170,569

Coverage status

Insured: 928,16994.3%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 56,3185.7%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

8,26914.7%

Under 19

22,08039.2%

Age 19–34

25,13044.6%

Age 35–64

8391.5%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 912,42691.6%
Foreign born: 83,1438.4%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 45,512
Not a citizen: 37,631

Residential mobility

Same house: 868,162
Within same county: 67,049
From another county: 24,515
From another state: 19,562
From abroad: 5,552

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 444,653

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
St. Louis County, Missouri	995,569	$82,936	40.3 years	69.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Missouri	6,191,814	$70,702	39 years	68.1%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	28,438	27,234
5–17	83,553	79,679
18–24	41,597	41,894
25–34	61,635	64,822
35–44	61,851	66,021
45–54	55,269	61,235
55–64	62,257	69,765
65+	81,663	108,656

Category	Value
White alone	618,307
Black alone	240,070
Two or more races	69,258
Asian alone	48,760
Some other race	17,813
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,148
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	213

Category	Value
1 person	135,312
2 people	139,939
3 people	60,483
4 people	49,047
5+ people	29,068

Category	Value
Under $25k	50,835
$25–49k	71,671
$50–74k	66,938
$75–99k	50,997
$100–149k	71,312
$150–199k	38,121
$200k+	63,975

Category	Value
For rent	6,751
For sale	2,156
Rented, not occupied	1,193
Sold, not occupied	3,046
Seasonal	1,751
Migrant workers	0
Other	17,446

Category	Value
Detached	321,187
Attached	20,308
2–4 units	28,895
5–19 units	45,908
20+ units	28,157
Mobile or other	1,737

Category	Value
Before 1960	152,613
1960–79	153,324
1980–99	93,401
2000–19	43,689
2020+	3,165

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	47,491	1,583
1990s	42,610	2,368
2000s	62,678	6,255
2010s	96,828	62,396
2020–22	32,078	42,817
2023+	4,845	11,900

Category	Value
Under $100k	32,091
$100–249k	97,127
$250–499k	102,135
$500–749k	30,768
$750–999k	13,542
$1–1.49m	6,174
$1.5m+	4,693

Category	Value
Under $500	3,692
$500–999	31,473
$1,000–1,499	52,471
$1,500–1,999	22,340
$2,000–2,499	6,446
$2,500–2,999	1,925
$3,000+	3,619

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	413,849
Vacant	32,343

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	7,209	20,208
1 vehicle	82,837	70,289
2 vehicles	131,381	30,577
3 vehicles	46,669	4,816
4 vehicles	14,095	1,098
5+ vehicles	4,339	331

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	349,336
Carpool	31,530
Public transit	6,814
Walk or bicycle	7,638
Work from home	89,410
Other	5,013

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	928,169
Uninsured	56,318

Category	Value
Under 15 min	91,804
15–29 min	190,613
30–44 min	88,266
45–59 min	17,928
60+ min	11,720

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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