CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Des Peres

Missouri · 8,395 residents · 4.32 sq mi

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Des Peres is a city of 8,395 people in Missouri. That is roughly 157% ahead of the Missouri median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $67,715, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The typical home is worth $177,600.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

55% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,395

−2%vs 2000

vs 8,592 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(594)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(704)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(675)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(366)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.4%(789)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(1,528)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(1,170)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(965)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(657)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(280)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(105)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$67,715

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,433 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,276

−33%vs 2000

vs $40,916 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$177,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $252,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$711

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $911 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

95.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.3% in 2000

4.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(8,244)

Black0.8%(68)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(71)

Asian1.8%(157)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(8,153)

Black1.6%(134)

Hispanic / Latino1%(87)

Asian1%(81)

Other0.3%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(86)

Puerto Rican0.6%(54)

South American0.2%(17)

Peruvian0.2%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(13)

Central American0%(3)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.4%(124)

Vietnamese0.3%(30)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German41.8%(3,836)

Irish21.9%(2,005)

English14.4%(1,323)

Italian7.7%(703)

American5.9%(543)

French4.2%(386)

Polish3.1%(285)

Scottish1.4%(132)

Dutch1.2%(113)

Russian1.2%(111)

Greek1.1%(98)

Swiss0.9%(86)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(67)

Austrian0.6%(59)

Croatian0.6%(56)

Danish0.6%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(51)

British0.5%(47)

Czech0.4%(37)

Norwegian0.4%(36)

Swedish0.4%(34)

Canadian0.2%(18)

Subsaharan African0.2%(17)

Nigerian0.2%(17)

Welsh0.2%(17)

West Indian0.2%(17)

Jamaican0.2%(17)

Slovak0.1%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Bulgarian0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(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

54.7%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

21.8%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+76%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married12%(403)

Married81.3%(2,724)

Widowed2%(67)

Divorced4.6%(155)

Women 15+

Never married15.9%(585)

Married69.8%(2,576)

Widowed5.8%(215)

Divorced8.5%(312)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 1.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

1.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 88.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% 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)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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