University City is home to 34,685 people in Missouri. This is an unusually credentialed place: 65% of adults have a four-year degree. Density works out to 5,897 people per square mile. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $306,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,694, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
65% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about University City
What changed most since 1990
Black share47.9% → 30.9%(−17.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population40,087 → 34,685(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree41.2% → 64.9%(+23.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
University City's population equals 3.5% of St. Louis County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.7% of the county's.
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)15.9%(231)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(238)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(494)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(129)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,449 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
University City, decade by decade
University City 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
40,087
$77,162
$175,685
41.2%
67.0
2000
37,428
$74,509
$188,177
45.0%
70.1
2010
35,371
$73,154
$269,444
49.3%
73.4
2020
35,065
$80,559
$315,857
60.8%
78.5
2024
34,685
$80,694
$306,700
64.9%
79.8
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.
