CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Lake St. Louis

Missouri · 10,169 residents · 8.54 sq mi

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Lake St. Louis is a city of 10,169 people in Missouri. That is roughly 81% ahead of the Missouri median. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 40.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $68,830 a year at the median, 62% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.3

US median: 35.2

More educated

38% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,169

−26%vs 2009

vs 13,821 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

40.3

−6%vs 2009

vs 43.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

8.54 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(572)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(660)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(793)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(732)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.2%(432)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.1%(1,024)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.2%(1,750)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417.1%(1,743)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.4%(1,265)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748%(817)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.2%(323)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.6%(58)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$68,830

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $82,224 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$32,064

−19%vs 2009

vs $39,525 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$164,600

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $244,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$616

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $879 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 81.9% in 2009

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic93%(12,858)

Black1.9%(264)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(131)

Asian2.5%(349)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(9,641)

Black1.8%(183)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(137)

Asian1%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(221)

Central American0.4%(80)

Spaniard0.4%(70)

Guatemalan0.2%(40)

Honduran0.2%(40)

South American0.2%(40)

Venezuelan0.1%(24)

Peruvian0.1%(16)

Cuban0%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(225)

Filipino0.2%(45)

Pakistani0.2%(37)

Korean0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German32.8%(5,925)

English18.4%(3,321)

Irish17.6%(3,179)

American5%(897)

Italian4.4%(803)

French3.9%(710)

Polish2.3%(417)

Scottish1.8%(334)

Norwegian1.5%(269)

Swedish1.2%(212)

Subsaharan African0.9%(154)

Welsh0.8%(142)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.6%(116)

Hungarian0.6%(114)

Czech0.6%(104)

Nigerian0.5%(98)

Dutch0.5%(90)

Arab0.4%(73)

Palestinian0.4%(73)

Ukrainian0.4%(72)

French Canadian0.3%(62)

Russian0.3%(58)

Canadian0.3%(57)

Greek0.3%(57)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(57)

Austrian0.3%(46)

Swiss0.3%(46)

Bulgarian0.2%(32)

Danish0.2%(30)

West Indian0.2%(29)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Australian0.1%(17)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Romanian0.1%(14)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Serbian0.1%(11)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.7%

−6.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 44.0% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

94.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 94.2% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

14.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 16.5% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married18.8%(758)

Married72.9%(2,934)

Widowed1.4%(57)

Divorced6.8%(273)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(676)

Married68.9%(2,813)

Widowed6.1%(249)

Divorced8.5%(347)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 87.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% 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)12.5%(157)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(257)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.8%(524)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(75)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,255 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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