Edgar Springs vs St. James

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

Edgar Springs 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 213 in Edgar Springs). St. James has the higher median household income ($50,644 vs $50,341 in Edgar Springs). St. James has the higher median home value ($117,200 vs $83,200 in Edgar Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Edgar Springs	St. James
Population	213	3,922
Median age	43.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,341	$50,644
Median home value	$83,200	$117,200
Median gross rent	$682	$814
Housing units	130	1,939
Homeownership rate	83.5%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgar Springs	St. James
Population	181 → 213 (+17.7%)	4,076 → 3,922 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$27,361 → $50,341 (+84.0%)	$42,615 → $50,644 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$72,000 → $83,200 (+15.6%)	$92,000 → $117,200 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $682 (-27.1%)	$678 → $814 (+20.1%)

Edgar Springs

Population

181213

Median household income

$27,361$50,341

Median home value

$72,000$83,200

Median gross rent

$936$682

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)

	Edgar Springs	St. James
Under 5	5.2%	9.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	5.4%
25 to 34	18.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	16.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.4%
75 and over	5.2%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgar Springs	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	91.0%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgar Springs	St. James
No high school diploma	13.5%	12.1%
High school graduate	56.4%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgar Springs	St. James
Drove alone	84.9%	78.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgar Springs	St. James
1-unit, detached	82.3%	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	17.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Edgar Springs	St. James
Poverty rate	11.3%	20.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1967	1977