CITY · 1990 CENSUS

St. Louis

Michigan · 3,828 residents · 3.32 sq mi

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St. Louis is home to 3,828 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $30,000. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 37%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $19,552 at the median, 35% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,828

−15%vs 2000

vs 4,494 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

+2%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(269)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(302)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(270)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(264)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(239)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(558)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(532)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(311)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(341)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(366)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(270)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(106)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,552

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,122 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,352

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,196 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.1%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,000

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$312

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(3,569)

Black10%(448)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(337)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(3,752)

Black0.6%(24)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(181)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.4%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.4%(398)

Cuban1.2%(85)

Puerto Rican1.1%(80)

South American0.5%(38)

Paraguayan0.3%(21)

Peruvian0.2%(17)

Central American0%(3)

Honduran0%(3)

Asian origin

Hmong0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German10.2%(750)

English9.8%(722)

Irish5.3%(389)

American3.7%(271)

Subsaharan African3%(222)

Polish2.3%(173)

French1.6%(115)

Scottish1.5%(112)

Italian1.4%(106)

Swedish1.1%(82)

Norwegian1%(72)

Arab0.8%(58)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Moroccan0.7%(48)

French Canadian0.6%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(40)

Portuguese0.5%(36)

Canadian0.4%(28)

Belgian0.3%(24)

Dutch0.3%(23)

British0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.2%(13)

Nigerian0.2%(13)

West Indian0.1%(11)

Haitian0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Jordanian0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(6)

Austrian0.1%(5)

Serbian0.1%(5)

Ukrainian0.1%(5)

Iraqi0.1%(4)

Romanian0.1%(4)

Finnish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 12.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married60.3%(3,145)

Married21.6%(1,126)

Widowed2.9%(149)

Divorced15.2%(794)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(429)

Married41.5%(627)

Widowed11.6%(176)

Divorced18.5%(279)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.1%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.5%

−11.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.6%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.3%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(89)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.3%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 300 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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