St. Clair vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of St. Clair and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Clair and Washington are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington has the higher population (14,948 vs 4,767 in St. Clair). Washington has the higher median household income ($78,510 vs $40,933 in St. Clair). Washington has the higher median home value ($217,500 vs $134,100 in St. Clair).

Population, income & housing

	St. Clair	Washington
Population	4,767	14,948
Median age	38.1 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,933	$78,510
Median home value	$134,100	$217,500
Median gross rent	$874	$846
Housing units	2,286	6,610
Homeownership rate	54.2%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Clair	Washington
Population	4,718 → 4,767 (+1.0%)	14,014 → 14,948 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$41,036 → $40,933 (-0.3%)	$60,882 → $78,510 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$108,900 → $134,100 (+23.1%)	$165,000 → $217,500 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $874 (+25.9%)	$762 → $846 (+11.0%)

St. Clair

Population

4,7184,767

Median household income

$41,036$40,933

Median home value

$108,900$134,100

Median gross rent

$694$874

Washington

Population

14,01414,948

Median household income

$60,882$78,510

Median home value

$165,000$217,500

Median gross rent

$762$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Clair	Washington
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.4%
75 and over	6.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Clair	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Clair	Washington
No high school diploma	17.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	43.1%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Clair	Washington
Drove alone	72.0%	77.1%
Carpooled	20.2%	6.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Clair	Washington
1-unit, detached	60.7%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Clair	Washington
Poverty rate	16.8%	7.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1972	1978