CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ballwin

Missouri · 21,816 residents · 8.98 sq mi

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Ballwin is home to 21,816 people in Missouri. That is roughly 77% ahead of the Missouri median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 36% of adults have a four-year degree. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $46,654 a year at the median, 55% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,816

−30%vs 2000

vs 31,283 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,611)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,771)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,608)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,498)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(1,197)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(3,740)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(3,957)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(2,595)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,939)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,263)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(480)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(157)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,654

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,716

−33%vs 2000

vs $29,520 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$103,200

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $155,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$524

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $695 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(28,844)

Black1.5%(461)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(583)

Asian3.3%(1,017)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(21,137)

Black1.2%(252)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(275)

Asian1.5%(325)

Other0.5%(102)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(1,143)

Puerto Rican0.2%(47)

Central American0.2%(47)

Costa Rican0.1%(33)

Salvadoran0%(14)

South American0%(14)

Colombian0%(14)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.8%(1,175)

Chinese1.9%(581)

Korean1.4%(445)

Filipino0.7%(234)

Pakistani0.2%(57)

Vietnamese0.2%(51)

Japanese0.2%(47)

Mongolian0.1%(43)

Taiwanese0.1%(39)

Thai0.1%(19)

Laotian0%(13)

Ancestry

German31.2%(9,746)

Irish17.7%(5,546)

English13.5%(4,232)

Italian4%(1,251)

American3.9%(1,225)

Polish2.9%(914)

French2.8%(870)

Scottish1.7%(530)

Swedish1.2%(362)

Dutch1.1%(349)

Greek1%(323)

Arab1%(304)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(241)

Hungarian0.7%(224)

Norwegian0.6%(191)

Czech0.6%(181)

Welsh0.6%(181)

Danish0.5%(153)

Russian0.4%(140)

Ukrainian0.3%(92)

Austrian0.3%(82)

Serbian0.2%(78)

Slovak0.2%(74)

Portuguese0.2%(71)

Brazilian0.2%(64)

British0.2%(63)

Syrian0.2%(59)

French Canadian0.2%(58)

Subsaharan African0.2%(56)

Romanian0.1%(44)

Armenian0.1%(43)

Ethiopian0.1%(38)

Canadian0.1%(34)

West Indian0.1%(31)

Croatian0.1%(30)

Slovene0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(23)

Iranian0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Nigerian0.1%(18)

Australian0%(13)

Bulgarian0%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

Haitian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.3%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.4%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.8%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 18.1 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 married28%(3,514)

Married64.1%(8,061)

Widowed2.6%(322)

Divorced5.3%(671)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(2,869)

Married59.8%(7,852)

Widowed7.4%(973)

Divorced10.9%(1,429)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 84.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% 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)23.8%(277)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(174)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(493)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(80)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,165 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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