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St. Francois County

Missouri · 67,809 residents (2025 est.) · 452 sq mi
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With 66,999 people, St. Francois County is a county in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $169,300, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $794 a month at the median. 11,358 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
66,999
+20%since 2000
from 55,641 in 2000
67,809 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
148 / sq mi
+7%since 2009
from 139 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.5
+6%since 2000
from 37.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
452 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
47K53K58K64K69K19902000201020202024St. Francois County
202467K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(3,462)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(3,797)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(4,191)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(4,064)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(4,254)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(9,516)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(9,001)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(8,580)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.8%(8,595)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(6,725)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(3,550)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(1,264)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,477
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,199 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,659
+88%since 2000
from $15,273 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.2%
+19.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.437
+4%since 2010
from 0.419 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade9.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$169,300
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$794
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $402 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 73.1% in 2000
31.8% rent
Vacancy rate
14.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.48 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.5%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 20.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.8%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 40.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+14%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.7%(53,228)
Black2%(1,105)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(447)
Asian0.3%(174)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic89.9%(60,219)
Black2.7%(1,835)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,268)
Asian0.4%(253)
Other5.1%(3,424)
Diversity Score
24
+48%since 2009
from 16 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−11%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.1%(738)
Puerto Rican0.2%(127)
Colombian0.1%(79)
Spaniard0%(22)
Cuban0%(12)
Asian origin
Pakistani0.2%(109)
Filipino0.1%(43)
Chinese0%(16)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Thai0%(11)
Korean0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(8)
Ancestry
German18.9%(12,667)
American13.4%(8,980)
English12.8%(8,543)
Irish11.1%(7,436)
French3.8%(2,569)
Italian2.9%(1,961)
Scottish2.2%(1,447)
Polish0.9%(607)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(585)
Dutch0.7%(454)
Welsh0.7%(443)
Arab0.6%(418)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(330)
British0.4%(253)
Norwegian0.3%(169)
Russian0.2%(151)
Czech0.2%(142)
Danish0.1%(98)
Slovak0.1%(94)
Swiss0.1%(88)
Hungarian0.1%(84)
Lebanese0.1%(77)
West Indian0.1%(60)
Moroccan0.1%(44)
Canadian0%(30)
Jordanian0%(28)
Romanian0%(25)
Egyptian0%(24)
Austrian0%(24)
Greek0%(18)
Haitian0%(14)
Jamaican0%(14)
Croatian0%(11)
Syrian0%(3)
Kenyan0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.2%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.0%
+14.6 ptssince 2000
from 72.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.9 min
+18%since 2000
from 21.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 81.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
52.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 53.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 53.0% in 2009
Female
47.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
Foreign born
1.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2012
from 18.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
85.9%
+14.6 ptssince 2017
from 71.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.9%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 87.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.7%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
98.7%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 98.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 0.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.3%(10,702)
Married47.2%(13,922)
Widowed3.3%(974)
Divorced13.3%(3,919)
Women 15+
Never married23.2%(6,035)
Married51.2%(13,318)
Widowed10.3%(2,687)
Divorced15.3%(3,992)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 52.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 22.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2020
from 65.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 39.7% 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)23.4%(1,051)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(796)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(1,703)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(106)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(24)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,487 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in St. Francois County, Missouri?

St. Francois County, Missouri has about 66,999 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in St. Francois County, Missouri?

The typical household in St. Francois County, Missouri earns about $57,477 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. Francois County, Missouri expensive?

In St. Francois County, Missouri, the median home is worth about $169,300, and the typical rent is about $794 a month.

How educated are people in St. Francois County, Missouri?

About 17.2% of adults age 25 and over in St. Francois County, Missouri hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in St. Francois County, Missouri?

About 15.9% of people in St. Francois County, Missouri live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. Francois County, Missouri grown since 1990?

Yes, St. Francois County, Missouri has grown since 1990. The population has added about 18,095 residents, a change of about 37 percent over that period.

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