CITY · 1990 CENSUS

St. James

Missouri · 3,256 residents · 4.27 sq mi

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St. James is home to 3,256 people in Missouri. The median age is 38.8, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $38,700. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 35%. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $17,045 at the median, 43% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,256

−12%vs 2000

vs 3,704 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(249)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(222)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(180)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(177)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(138)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(459)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(400)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.2%(234)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(334)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(423)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.7%(315)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(125)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,045

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,629 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,721

−26%vs 2000

vs $14,509 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,700

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.8% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(3,458)

Black0.3%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(34)

Asian0.3%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(3,241)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0.2%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(120)

Cuban0.4%(14)

Ancestry

Irish17.7%(695)

German17.3%(679)

American11.8%(463)

Italian7.9%(311)

English7.9%(310)

French6.2%(244)

Greek2.1%(81)

Scotch-Irish1%(38)

Scottish0.7%(27)

Hungarian0.7%(26)

Turkish0.7%(26)

Arab0.2%(8)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Syrian0.2%(8)

Dutch0.2%(6)

Polish0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.8%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married27.4%(398)

Married55.7%(807)

Widowed6.9%(100)

Divorced10%(145)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(390)

Married41.8%(743)

Widowed11.5%(204)

Divorced24.8%(441)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.9%

−14.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.9%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% 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)24.6%(76)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(84)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.8%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 309 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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