Ballwin vs University City

A side-by-side comparison of Ballwin and University City: population, income, housing, and more.

Ballwin and University City are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University City has the higher population (34,655 vs 30,835 in Ballwin). Ballwin has the higher median household income ($121,170 vs $76,466 in University City). Ballwin has the higher median home value ($353,400 vs $285,100 in University City).

Population, income & housing

	Ballwin	University City
Population	30,835	34,655
Median age	42.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$121,170	$76,466
Median home value	$353,400	$285,100
Median gross rent	$1,386	$1,265
Housing units	12,429	17,827
Homeownership rate	83.6%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.1%	64.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballwin	University City
Population	30,252 → 30,835 (+1.9%)	34,498 → 34,655 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$98,750 → $121,170 (+22.7%)	$61,274 → $76,466 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$261,900 → $353,400 (+34.9%)	$273,500 → $285,100 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,138 → $1,386 (+21.8%)	$1,066 → $1,265 (+18.7%)

Ballwin

Population

30,25230,835

Median household income

$98,750$121,170

Median home value

$261,900$353,400

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,386

University City

Population

34,49834,655

Median household income

$61,274$76,466

Median home value

$273,500$285,100

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballwin	University City
Under 5	6.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	13.4%
25 to 34	11.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.2%
75 and over	7.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballwin	University City
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	54.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.5%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballwin	University City
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.6%
High school graduate	10.9%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	32.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballwin	University City
Drove alone	75.7%	66.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.2%	4.5%
Walked	0.2%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.2%	17.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballwin	University City
1-unit, detached	81.0%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	8.4%
20 or more units	1.4%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballwin	University City
Poverty rate	5.5%	13.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1976	1949