Doolittle vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Doolittle and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. James has the higher population (3,922 vs 579 in Doolittle). St. James has the higher median household income ($50,644 vs $44,500 in Doolittle). St. James has the higher median home value ($117,200 vs $105,200 in Doolittle).

Population, income & housing

	Doolittle	St. James
Population	579	3,922
Median age	35.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,500	$50,644
Median home value	$105,200	$117,200
Median gross rent	$639	$814
Housing units	237	1,939
Homeownership rate	80.6%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Doolittle	St. James
Population	670 → 579 (-13.6%)	4,076 → 3,922 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $44,500 (+17.0%)	$42,615 → $50,644 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $105,200 (+22.6%)	$92,000 → $117,200 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $639 (-13.4%)	$678 → $814 (+20.1%)

Doolittle

Population

670579

Median household income

$38,021$44,500

Median home value

$85,800$105,200

Median gross rent

$738$639

St. James

Population

4,0763,922

Median household income

$42,615$50,644

Median home value

$92,000$117,200

Median gross rent

$678$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Doolittle	St. James
Under 5	7.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	5.4%
25 to 34	20.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.4%
75 and over	9.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Doolittle	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Doolittle	St. James
No high school diploma	20.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	47.3%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Doolittle	St. James
Drove alone	73.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	8.5%
Other means	5.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Doolittle	St. James
1-unit, detached	73.8%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Doolittle	St. James
Poverty rate	14.3%	20.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1973	1977