Des Peres is a city of 9,170 people in Missouri. Households here earn about 217% more than in Missouri as a whole. Median household income runs $224,327, well clear of the $82,259 US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 79% of adults have a four-year degree. 96% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $224,327, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
79% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Des Peres
What changed most since 1990
White share96.5% → 90.9%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree54.7% → 79.2%(+24.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.4%(99)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.2%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 189 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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Over time
Des Peres, decade by decade
Des Peres population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,395
$162,521
$426,252
54.7%
8.5
2000
8,592
$175,668
$460,332
62.6%
9.9
2010
8,373
$177,609
$528,675
73.0%
16.1
2020
9,193
$210,497
$557,417
75.8%
25.1
2024
9,170
$224,327
$609,200
79.2%
21.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
