Des Peres vs Olivette

A side-by-side comparison of Des Peres and Olivette: population, income, housing, and more.

Des Peres and Olivette are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Des Peres has the higher population (9,145 vs 8,539 in Olivette). Des Peres has the higher median household income ($214,167 vs $105,898 in Olivette). Des Peres has the higher median home value ($591,800 vs $450,100 in Olivette).

Population, income & housing

	Des Peres	Olivette
Population	9,145	8,539
Median age	42.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$214,167	$105,898
Median home value	$591,800	$450,100
Median gross rent	$1,931	$1,515
Housing units	3,311	3,546
Homeownership rate	96.3%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.5%	68.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Des Peres	Olivette
Population	8,619 → 9,145 (+6.1%)	7,849 → 8,539 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$150,800 → $214,167 (+42.0%)	$86,250 → $105,898 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$449,800 → $591,800 (+31.6%)	$338,100 → $450,100 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,870 → $1,931 (+3.3%)	$1,133 → $1,515 (+33.7%)

Des Peres

Population

8,6199,145

Median household income

$150,800$214,167

Median home value

$449,800$591,800

Median gross rent

$1,870$1,931

Olivette

Population

7,8498,539

Median household income

$86,250$105,898

Median home value

$338,100$450,100

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,515

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Des Peres	Olivette
Under 5	5.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	22.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	5.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.3%
75 and over	8.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Des Peres	Olivette
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	52.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	20.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Des Peres	Olivette
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.0%
High school graduate	5.8%	10.6%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	44.3%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	36.2%	39.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Des Peres	Olivette
Drove alone	76.9%	67.4%
Carpooled	3.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.7%	23.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Des Peres	Olivette
1-unit, detached	98.4%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.5%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Des Peres	Olivette
Poverty rate	2.2%	4.5%
Average household size	2.78	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1975	1961