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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

St. Louis Metro

St. Louis, MO-IL · 15 counties · 2,820,253 residents · 7,863 sq mi
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St. Louis is home to 2,820,253 people. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $181,394, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. About 35% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.8
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,820,253
+5%since 2000
from 2,675,343 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
359 / sq mi
+5%since 2000
from 340 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.8
+10%since 2000
from 36.1 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
7,863 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.5M2.6M2.7M2.8M2.8M19902000201020202024St. Louis
20242.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.6%(157,387)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(171,422)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.4%(181,443)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.4%(180,384)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(173,962)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.1%(369,676)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.7%(357,186)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.1%(340,113)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.1%(398,635)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.3%(290,240)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845%(141,254)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.1%(58,551)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,016
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,007 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,021
+64%since 2000
from $22,556 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
44.5%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
10.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade10.9%
US avg: 10%
Information10.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration6.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$181,394
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $96,741 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$922
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $538 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
68.8%
−3.2 ptssince 2000
from 72.0% in 2000
31.2% rent
Persons per household
2.43 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.7
−5%since 2009
from 2.9 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.9%(2,083,446)
Black17.8%(476,242)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(40,267)
Asian1.4%(36,930)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic70.3%(1,983,321)
Black17.8%(503,344)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(106,269)
Asian2.9%(81,630)
Other3.2%(90,117)
Segregation Score
55
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
Mexican2%(55,193)
Puerto Rican0.3%(7,470)
Central American0.2%(6,594)
South American0.2%(5,912)
Spaniard0.1%(2,846)
Guatemalan0.1%(2,479)
Cuban0.1%(2,458)
Colombian0.1%(1,702)
Honduran0.1%(1,635)
Peruvian0%(1,213)
Venezuelan0%(962)
Salvadoran0%(957)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0%(881)
Chilean0%(699)
Nicaraguan0%(677)
Panamanian0%(559)
Argentine0%(554)
Ecuadorian0%(460)
Bolivian0%(169)
Uruguayan0%(76)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(23,680)
Chinese0.6%(16,914)
Vietnamese0.3%(9,262)
Filipino0.3%(7,526)
Korean0.2%(5,243)
Pakistani0.1%(2,298)
Japanese0.1%(1,466)
Thai0%(1,183)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,150)
Nepalese0.1%(1,014)
Burmese0.1%(675)
Laotian0%(462)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Mongolian0%(343)
Cambodian0%(262)
Malaysian0%(61)
Hmong0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(597)
Chamorro0%(199)
Fijian0%(31)
Tongan0%(14)
Ancestry
German26.5%(742,845)
Irish12.9%(361,163)
English8.1%(227,368)
American5.7%(159,213)
Italian4.7%(130,901)
French3.1%(87,397)
Polish2.4%(66,583)
Scottish1.5%(42,005)
Dutch1%(29,042)
Subsaharan African0.9%(24,487)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(22,230)
Swedish0.7%(18,990)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(15,973)
Welsh0.6%(15,710)
Russian0.5%(15,187)
British0.5%(14,902)
Czech0.5%(13,203)
Hungarian0.4%(10,439)
Swiss0.4%(9,817)
Greek0.3%(8,814)
Austrian0.3%(7,980)
Croatian0.3%(7,734)
French Canadian0.2%(6,271)
Lithuanian0.2%(5,880)
Danish0.2%(5,548)
Slovak0.1%(4,002)
Ukrainian0.1%(3,870)
West Indian0.1%(3,757)
Lebanese0.1%(3,201)
Belgian0.1%(2,993)
Romanian0.1%(2,992)
Nigerian0.1%(2,764)
Canadian0.1%(2,649)
Portuguese0.1%(2,080)
Finnish0.1%(2,058)
Kenyan0.1%(2,047)
Iranian0.1%(1,879)
Syrian0.1%(1,828)
Jamaican0.1%(1,825)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,625)
Serbian0.1%(1,502)
Turkish0.1%(1,444)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,442)
Palestinian0.1%(1,346)
Armenian0.1%(1,344)
Egyptian0.1%(1,267)
Somali0.1%(1,246)
Brazilian0%(1,180)
Ghanaian0%(932)
Slovene0%(887)
Australian0%(880)
Arab0%(792)
Haitian0%(771)
Israeli0%(758)
Macedonian0%(703)
Iraqi0%(628)
Moroccan0%(601)
Latvian0%(480)
Jordanian0%(342)
Guyanese0%(161)
Barbadian0%(64)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.4%
+10.6 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
92.5%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 83.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
14.3%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.0% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.8 min
+51%since 2000
from 17.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
81.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 82.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 67.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
4.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
6.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.0%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.0%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married35.8%(398,942)
Married51.7%(576,020)
Widowed2.7%(30,241)
Divorced9.8%(109,119)
Women 15+
Never married31%(370,479)
Married47.7%(569,558)
Widowed8.8%(105,354)
Divorced12.5%(148,941)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
63.3%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
18.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
13.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.2%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
74.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
30.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(31,428)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(37,290)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.5%(65,209)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.4%(13,297)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.2%(5,693)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 178,831 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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In this metro

Largest cities

St. LouisCENTRAL278,144O'Fallon96,101St. CharlesCENTRAL72,561St. Peters61,479Florissant51,124Wentzville49,495Chesterfield49,309Belleville40,237Oakville35,333Wildwood34,955University City34,657O'Fallon32,656Ballwin30,901Mehlville29,805Kirkwood29,331Maryland Heights27,559Granite City26,807Edwardsville26,463Alton25,013Hazelwood24,849Collinsville23,717Webster Groves23,450Arnold20,994Old Jamestown20,651Lake St. Louis19,129Affton19,052Creve Coeur18,480Concord18,368Manchester18,069Ferguson17,953

The 30 most populous of 307 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

15 component counties

St. Louis CountyCENTRAL990,911St. Charles CountyCENTRAL426,499St. LouisCENTRAL278,144Madison CountyCENTRAL263,110St. Clair CountyCENTRAL250,708Jefferson CountyCENTRAL233,132Franklin County108,090Lincoln County66,676Macoupin County43,748Warren County39,016Clinton County37,128Monroe CountyCENTRAL34,840Jersey County21,160Bond County16,959Calhoun County4,300
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Frequently asked

How many people live in St. Louis, MO-IL?

St. Louis, MO-IL has about 2,820,253 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in St. Louis, MO-IL?

The typical household in St. Louis, MO-IL earns about $67,016 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. Louis, MO-IL expensive?

In St. Louis, MO-IL, the median home is worth about $181,394, and the typical rent is about $922 a month.

How educated are people in St. Louis, MO-IL?

About 35.4% of adults age 25 and over in St. Louis, MO-IL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in St. Louis, MO-IL?

About 10.7% of people in St. Louis, MO-IL live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. Louis, MO-IL grown since 1990?

Yes, St. Louis, MO-IL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 259,736 residents, a change of about 10 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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