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St. Louis County, MO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: St. Louis, MO-IL
Designated Market Area: St. Louis, MO-IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 990,414   ( 8,540 from 2010 , 13,896 from 2020)
Land area: 507.9 square miles
Population density: 1950.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:636,432 64.26% 7.5%
Black:247,15024.95% 6.6%
Indian:1,6010.16% 1.9%
Asian:49,9265.04% 43.7%
2+ races:22,9252.31% 38.2%
Hispanic:32,3803.27% 29.4%
Total non-White:353,98235.74% 13.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:23,586 11.7
Deaths:27,57213.7
Net Migration: -14,294-7.1
Net Immigration: 3,8241.9
Change in White population:-51,552 -5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:43,012 4.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
998,954
687,98468.87%
231,80123.20%
1,6320.16%
34,7393.48%
16,5871.66%
25,0242.51%
310,97031.13%

2000
1,016,315
772,04175.96%
192,54418.95%
1,5570.15%
22,7152.24%
11,5661.14%
14,5771.43%
244,27424.04%

1990
993,529
829,54883.50%
138,60613.95%
1,6530.17%
14,2311.43%
n/a
9,4910.96%
163,98116.50%

1980
973,896
847,37887.01%
108,49411.14%
8730.09%
8,1200.83%
n/a
8,4550.87%
126,51812.99%

1970
951,353
894,18393.99%
45,1014.74%
5350.06%
2,5980.27%
n/a
8,2410.87%
57,170 6.01%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
113,502 11.2
87,4558.6
-58,035-5.7
14,0891.4
-84,057 -8.3
66,696 6.6
1990's
NumberRate
135,788 13.7
93,5359.4
-52,262-5.3
11,8971.2
-57,507 -5.8
80,293 8.1
1980's
NumberRate
141,282 14.5
81,330 8.4
-36,243 -3.7
n/a
-17,830 -1.8
37,463 3.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-49,825 -5.2
n/a
-46,805 -4.9
69,348 7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Louis County, MO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.2
219,288 22.1%
771,126 77.9%
184,287 18.6%
413,247
2.37
257,856 62.4%
187,039 72.5%
27,092 10.5%
155,391 37.6%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
234,174 23.4%
764,780 76.6%
149,493 15.0%
404,765
2.42
263,423 65.1%
189,432 71.9%
31,157 11.8%
141,342 34.9%

2000
NumberPercent
37.4
255,950 25.2%
760,365 74.8%
143,526 14.1%
404,607
2.46
272,519 67.4%
208,987 76.7%
29,034 10.7%
132,088 32.6%

1990
NumberPercent
34.6
243,853 24.5%
749,676 75.5%
129,906 13.1%
380,072
2.57
271,679 71.5%
222,963 82.1%
20,301 7.5%
108,393 28.5%

1980
NumberPercent
31.4
267,497 27.5%
706,399 72.5%
102,273 10.5%
344,706
2.78
263,876 76.6%
225,654 85.5%
17,674 6.7%
80,830 23.4%

2022 Housing Data for St. Louis County, MO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units444,860 
Median Value$249,400 
Occupied413,24792.9%
Vacant31,6137.1%
Owned283,00768.5%
Rented130,24031.5%
Median Rent$1,119 
Single-Family Units340,55176.6%
    Detached320,57672.1%
    Attached19,9754.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units74,23316.7%
Mobile Homes1,3370.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Louis County, MO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,0194.1%
$10,000 to $14,99912,2433.0%
$15,000 to $19,99912,2623.0%
$20,000 to $24,99913,4423.3%
$25,000 to $29,99915,1013.7%
$30,000 to $34,99915,2253.7%
$35,000 to $39,99915,4343.7%
$40,000 to $44,99914,9193.6%
$45,000 to $49,99915,5783.8%
$50,000 to $59,99930,0307.3%
$60,000 to $74,99938,1789.2%
$75,000 to $99,99951,29412.4%
$100,000 to $124,99940,5339.8%
$125,000 to $149,99928,7277.0%
$150,000 to $199,99936,6378.9%
$200,000 or more56,62513.7%
Median Household Income78,067 
Per Capita Income49,009 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state113 
Compared to U.S.96 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,9444.3%
Public Assistance6,3321.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps36,2418.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed450,62074.8%
Unemployed20,4843.4%
In Armed Forces5490.1%
Total Labor Force471,65378.2%
Not in Labor Force131,17821.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector183,148157,72853.7%
Non-Profit22,72343,32034.4%
Self-Employed26,43316,26961.9%
Local Government10,66816,10439.8%
State Government3,4737,17132.6%
Federal Government5,8546,50747.4%
Total Private + Self209,581173,99754.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.42,71873,10236.9%
Total252,299247,09950.5%
Pct. Govt.10.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts101,62620.3%
Sales and Office Occupations104,99321.0%
Professional, Technical142,66328.5%
Service Occupations72,57514.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5110.1%
All others78,13515.6%
White Collar 69.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance77,91415.6%
Retail trade50,26710.1%
Educational services49,5829.9%
Manufacturing49,2829.9%
Professional, scientific, technical46,3529.3%
Finance and insurance38,3307.7%
Accommodation and food services28,0135.6%
Other services24,1684.8%
Construction23,6464.7%
Transportation and warehousing22,3044.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.19,6803.9%
Public administration15,5523.1%
Wholesale trade14,4082.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,1322.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing10,9912.2%
Information10,4902.1%
Utilities3,8750.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,7780.4%
Management1,7270.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5010.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Louis County, MO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican18,3631.84%
Puerto Rican1,9600.20%
Cuban1,0160.10%
Dominican2750.03%
Total Central American2,9030.29%
Costa Rican1220.01%
Guatemalan1,1870.12%
Honduran9830.10%
Nicaraguan2030.02%
Panamanian570.01%
Salvadoran3510.04%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3,3490.33%
Argentinean2460.02%
Bolivian520.01%
Chilean7900.08%
Colombian9370.09%
Ecuadorian1940.02%
Paraguayan530.01%
Peruvian4550.05%
Uruguayan350.00%
Venezuelan5870.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,1500.32%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian19,1261.91%
Chinese10,8461.08%
Vietnamese4,2950.43%
Filipino3,0900.31%
Korean2,6950.27%
Taiwanese9370.09%
Japanese5510.06%
Thai4260.04%
Laotian2310.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English851,90590.4%
Spanish20,9942.2%
Other Indo-European13,1631.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic12,9711.4%
Other Asian10,1731.1%
Chinese9,9081.1%
Other5,3800.6%
Vietnamese3,9660.4%
Arabic3,8350.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German226,36622.6%
Irish123,90012.4%
English86,8488.7%
American48,4244.8%
Italian46,3954.6%
French25,5702.6%
Polish23,9462.4%
European18,3631.8%
Scottish13,9371.4%
Russian8,7750.9%
Yugoslavian8,6250.9%
Dutch8,2680.8%
Scotch-Irish7,1450.7%
Swedish6,8340.7%
Norwegian5,7250.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen966,18896.6%
Not a citizen33,5153.4%
Native923,05692.3%
Foreign-born76,6477.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Louis County, MO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
12,313 1.8%27,949 4.0%144,260 20.8%189,254 27.3%181,797 26.2%137,618 19.9%
  Average years of education: 14.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 12,313 1.8%
9-12 Years 27,949 4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 144,260 20.8%
Some College 189,254 27.3%
Bach. Degree 181,797 26.2%
Grad Degree 137,618 19.9%
Average years of education: 14.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for St. Louis County, MO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 546,535 522,201 24,334 4.5% 5.9%
1991 547,412 518,712 28,700 5.2% 6.6%
1992 542,001 515,934 26,067 4.8% 6.2%
1993 543,854 519,312 24,542 4.5% 6.2%
1994 553,095 531,747 21,348 3.9% 5.2%
1995 567,588 546,836 20,752 3.7% 4.8%
1996 573,982 553,496 20,486 3.6% 4.7%
1997 563,487 545,423 18,064 3.2% 4.4%
1998 564,874 546,973 17,901 3.2% 4.0%
1999 562,568 547,662 14,906 2.6% 3.2%
2000 556,301 539,860 16,441 3.0% 3.4%
2001 554,172 532,164 22,008 4.0% 4.5%
2002 552,722 525,987 26,735 4.8% 5.3%
2003 545,377 516,346 29,031 5.3% 5.7%
2004 539,287 508,811 30,476 5.7% 5.9%
2005 536,168 508,302 27,866 5.2% 5.4%
2006 532,866 507,666 25,200 4.7% 4.9%
2007 530,105 503,879 26,226 4.9% 5.1%
2008 524,683 492,727 31,956 6.1% 6.2%
2009 516,937 471,724 45,213 8.7% 9.0%
2010 532,792 485,674 47,118 8.8% 9.5%
2011 531,565 489,054 42,511 8.0% 8.6%
2012 523,796 488,787 35,009 6.7% 7.2%
2013 522,762 489,821 32,941 6.3% 6.8%
2014 527,334 496,520 30,814 5.8% 6.2%
2015 530,371 505,340 25,031 4.7% 5.1%
2016 531,064 508,770 22,294 4.2% 4.5%
2017 525,600 507,484 18,116 3.4% 3.8%
2018 526,231 510,372 15,859 3.0% 3.2%
2019 533,020 516,814 16,206 3.0% 3.3%
2020 524,721 491,901 32,820 6.3% 6.1%
2021 524,264 502,337 21,927 4.2% 4.1%
2022 527,524 514,653 12,871 2.4% 2.5%
2023 532,451 516,724 15,727 3.0% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com