2022 population: 286,578 ( 32,716 from 2010 , 14,996 from 2020)
Land area: 61.7 square miles
Population density: 4642.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	131,284	45.81%	2.5%
Black:	124,099	43.30%	20.6%
Indian:	540	0.19%	21.1%
Asian:	10,426	3.64%	12.2%
2+ races:	7,302	2.55%	10.4%
Hispanic:	12,927	4.51%	16.1%

Total non-White:	155,294	54.19%	15.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,389	13.9
Deaths:	8,221	13.6
Net Migration:	-16,764	-27.8
Net Immigration:	1,652	2.7

Change in White population:	-3,418	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-29,298	-9.2

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
319,294
134,702	42.19%
156,389	48.98%
684	0.21%
9,295	2.91%
6,616	2.07%
11,130	3.49%
184,592	57.81%

2000
348,189
149,329	42.89%
177,446	50.96%
862	0.25%
6,903	1.98%
5,980	1.72%
7,022	2.02%
198,860	57.11%

1990
396,685
199,188	50.21%
187,561	47.28%
1,315	0.33%
3,771	0.95%
n/a
4,850	1.22%
197,497	49.79%

1980
453,085
239,942	52.96%
204,758	45.19%
523	0.12%
2,214	0.49%
n/a
5,380	1.19%
213,143	47.04%

1970
622,236
361,500	58.10%
251,759	40.46%
669	0.11%
1,549	0.25%
n/a
5,946	0.96%
260,736	41.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
48,788	14.0
34,305	9.9
-65,068	-18.7
12,288	3.5

-14,627	-4.2
-14,268	-4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
65,897	16.6
49,524	12.5
-95,699	-24.1
15,226	3.8

-49,859	-12.6
1,363	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
81,101	17.9
61,841	13.6
-69,511	-15.3
n/a

-40,754	-9.0
-15,646	-3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-199,406	-32.0
n/a

-121,558	-19.5
-47,593	-7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Louis city, 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
Number	Percent
36.5
55,190	19.3%
231,388	80.7%
43,123	15.0%

143,059
2.01

61,303	42.9%
34,698	56.6%
11,221	18.3%
81,756	57.1%

2010
Number	Percent
33.9
67,539	21.2%
251,755	78.8%
35,175	11.0%

142,057
2.16

67,488	47.5%
32,966	48.8%
14,891	22.1%
74,569	52.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
89,500	25.7%
258,689	74.3%
47,751	13.7%

147,286
2.29

77,784	52.8%
38,790	49.9%
18,631	24.0%
69,502	47.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
100,104	25.2%
296,581	74.8%
66,254	16.7%

164,404
2.35

91,747	55.8%
51,735	56.4%
19,661	21.4%
72,657	44.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
118,667	26.2%
334,418	73.8%
79,927	17.6%

178,450
2.48

107,989	60.5%
69,642	64.5%
18,803	17.4%
70,461	39.5%

2022 Housing Data for St. Louis city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,314	9.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,792	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,354	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,875	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,729	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,238	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,013	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,748	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,207	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,039	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,182	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,606	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,830	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,202	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,024	5.6%
$200,000 or more	7,906	5.5%

Median Household Income	52,941
Per Capita Income	36,722

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,961	7.0%
Public Assistance	3,032	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27,099	18.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	140,135	71.3%
Unemployed	8,170	4.2%
In Armed Forces	753	0.4%

Total Labor Force	149,058	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	47,463	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	52,916	48,537	52.2%
Non-Profit	9,758	16,454	37.2%
Self-Employed	5,730	4,667	55.1%

Local Government	4,305	4,335	49.8%
State Government	1,425	2,398	37.3%
Federal Government	1,755	2,112	45.4%

Total Private + Self	58,646	53,204	52.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,243	25,299	40.5%
Total	75,889	78,503	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24,899	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	27,796	18.0%
Professional, Technical	47,095	30.4%
Service Occupations	30,189	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	193	0.1%
All others	24,710	16.0%

White Collar		64.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	27,315	17.7%
Educational services	17,337	11.2%
Retail trade	13,616	8.8%
Manufacturing	13,114	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	13,039	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,365	8.0%
Finance and insurance	8,841	5.7%
Other services	7,864	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	7,152	4.6%
Public administration	6,530	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,100	3.9%
Construction	5,913	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,833	3.1%
Wholesale trade	3,240	2.1%
Information	2,843	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,429	1.6%
Utilities	1,146	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	566	0.4%
Management	387	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	59	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,279	2.78%
Puerto Rican	725	0.24%
Cuban	471	0.16%
Dominican	232	0.08%

Total Central American	629	0.21%
Costa Rican	33	0.01%
Guatemalan	161	0.05%
Honduran	177	0.06%
Nicaraguan	112	0.04%
Panamanian	56	0.02%
Salvadoran	50	0.02%
Other Central American	40	0.01%

Total South American	1,245	0.42%
Argentinean	70	0.02%
Bolivian	62	0.02%
Chilean	32	0.01%
Colombian	462	0.16%
Ecuadorian	140	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	81	0.03%
Uruguayan	38	0.01%
Venezuelan	360	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,253	0.42%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,127	0.71%
Indian	2,080	0.70%
Vietnamese	1,836	0.62%
Filipino	807	0.27%
Korean	795	0.27%
Burmese	402	0.13%
Japanese	310	0.10%
Taiwanese	251	0.08%
Thai	167	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	254,726	90.8%
Spanish	7,609	2.7%
Other Indo-European	3,278	1.2%
Other	3,081	1.1%
Chinese	1,834	0.7%
Vietnamese	1,820	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,686	0.6%
Other Asian	1,516	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,391	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	46,278	15.5%
Irish	28,558	9.6%
English	17,306	5.8%
American	14,882	5.0%
Italian	11,900	4.0%
French	7,021	2.4%
Polish	5,235	1.8%
Scottish	3,532	1.2%
African	3,217	1.1%
European	2,998	1.0%
Dutch	2,145	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,884	0.6%
Nigerian	1,763	0.6%
Swedish	1,622	0.5%
Norwegian	1,552	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	287,684	96.5%
Not a citizen	10,334	3.5%

Native	279,139	93.7%
Foreign-born	18,879	6.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,663	3.1%	14,951	6.9%	53,213	24.7%	57,534	26.7%	46,330	21.5%	36,941	17.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,663	3.1%
9-12 Years	14,951	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	53,213	24.7%
Some College	57,534	26.7%
Bach. Degree	46,330	21.5%
Grad Degree	36,941	17.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	180,724	165,332	15,392	8.5%	5.9%
1991	178,750	162,217	16,533	9.2%	6.6%
1992	173,795	158,223	15,572	9.0%	6.2%
1993	170,160	155,364	14,796	8.7%	6.2%
1994	168,145	154,834	13,311	7.9%	5.2%
1995	169,030	155,892	13,138	7.8%	4.8%
1996	166,669	153,411	13,258	8.0%	4.7%
1997	161,839	149,496	12,343	7.6%	4.4%
1998	160,370	148,088	12,282	7.7%	4.0%
1999	156,147	146,264	9,883	6.3%	3.2%

2000	161,831	153,072	8,759	5.4%	3.4%
2001	162,702	151,735	10,967	6.7%	4.5%
2002	163,205	150,254	12,951	7.9%	5.3%
2003	161,530	147,604	13,926	8.6%	5.7%
2004	161,678	147,154	14,524	9.0%	5.9%
2005	157,619	144,788	12,831	8.1%	5.4%
2006	157,304	146,397	10,907	6.9%	4.9%
2007	158,814	147,597	11,217	7.1%	5.1%
2008	158,816	146,296	12,520	7.9%	6.2%
2009	158,964	140,858	18,106	11.4%	9.0%

2010	164,163	145,451	18,712	11.4%	9.5%
2011	163,556	146,378	17,178	10.5%	8.6%
2012	160,128	146,076	14,052	8.8%	7.2%
2013	159,342	145,939	13,403	8.4%	6.8%
2014	159,559	147,413	12,146	7.6%	6.2%
2015	158,810	148,980	9,830	6.2%	5.1%
2016	157,198	148,669	8,529	5.4%	4.5%
2017	154,137	147,268	6,869	4.5%	3.8%
2018	151,168	145,297	5,871	3.9%	3.2%
2019	152,325	146,448	5,877	3.9%	3.3%

2020	152,292	139,334	12,958	8.5%	6.1%
2021	149,707	140,933	8,774	5.9%	4.1%
2022	149,069	144,444	4,625	3.1%	2.5%
2023	150,650	145,099	5,551	3.7%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	173,792
Median Value	$174,100

Occupied	143,059	82.3%
Vacant	30,733	17.7%

Owned	64,173	44.9%
Rented	78,886	55.1%
Median Rent	$938

Single-Family Units	82,316	47.4%
Detached	75,897	43.7%
Attached	6,419	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	42,692	24.6%
Mobile Homes	726	0.4%

St. Louis city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Louis city, MO

2022 Housing Data for St. Louis city, MO

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

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Louis city, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for St. Louis city, MO