Bel-Ridge vs Pagedale

A side-by-side comparison of Bel-Ridge and Pagedale: population, income, housing, and more.

Bel-Ridge and Pagedale are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bel-Ridge has the higher population (2,714 vs 2,547 in Pagedale). Bel-Ridge has the higher median household income ($39,878 vs $30,908 in Pagedale). Bel-Ridge has the higher median home value ($88,900 vs $77,500 in Pagedale).

Population, income & housing

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
Population	2,714	2,547
Median age	31.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,878	$30,908
Median home value	$88,900	$77,500
Median gross rent	$945	$930
Housing units	1,261	1,341
Homeownership rate	49.7%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
Population	2,703 → 2,714 (+0.4%)	3,306 → 2,547 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$32,448 → $39,878 (+22.9%)	$26,932 → $30,908 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$64,400 → $88,900 (+38.0%)	$53,600 → $77,500 (+44.6%)
Median gross rent	$841 → $945 (+12.4%)	$911 → $930 (+2.1%)

Bel-Ridge

Population

2,7032,714

Median household income

$32,448$39,878

Median home value

$64,400$88,900

Median gross rent

$841$945

Pagedale

Population

3,3062,547

Median household income

$26,932$30,908

Median home value

$53,600$77,500

Median gross rent

$911$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
Under 5	4.3%	12.4%
5 to 17	29.2%	14.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.5%
75 and over	3.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
White (non-Hispanic)	12.6%	3.8%
Black or African American	70.0%	91.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	11.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
No high school diploma	15.1%	17.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
Drove alone	77.9%	77.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	5.5%
Public transit	10.2%	7.5%
Walked	1.2%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	3.2%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
1-unit, detached	75.7%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bel-Ridge	Pagedale
Poverty rate	16.9%	29.2%
Average household size	2.63	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1954	1952