St. Louis city, Missouri

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 293,109
Median household income: $55,279
Median home value: $185,100

St. Louis city is a county in Missouri with a population of 293,109. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $55,279 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Louis city's population declined 4.9% from 308,174 to 293,109, while its median household income rose 25.9% from $43,896 to $55,279.

66.6% of workers drive to work alone. 43.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 293,109
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,279
Median home value: $185,100
Median gross rent: $978
Housing units: 173,920
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

308,174293,109

Median household income

$43,896$55,279

Median home value

$138,700$185,100

Median gross rent

$828$978

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	308,174	$43,896	$138,700	$828
2020	304,709	$45,782	$143,700	$840
2021	302,787	$48,751	$153,200	$873
2022	298,018	$52,941	$174,100	$938
2023	293,109	$55,279	$185,100	$978

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,129	5.8%
5 to 17	37,280	12.7%
18 to 24	25,780	8.8%
25 to 34	58,032	19.8%
35 to 44	41,679	14.2%
45 to 54	32,579	11.1%
55 to 64	37,008	12.6%
65 to 74	28,081	9.6%
75 and over	15,541	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	130,110	44.4%
Black or African American	125,617	42.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	433	0.1%
Asian	9,932	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	97	0.0%
Some other race	1,190	0.4%
Two or more races	10,725	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,005	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20,282	9.5%
High school graduate	52,175	24.5%
Some college or associate's	54,924	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	46,762	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	38,777	18.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit5.2%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100,653	66.6%
Carpooled	10,178	6.7%
Public transit	7,858	5.2%
Walked	6,044	4.0%
Bicycle	1,366	0.9%
Worked from home	22,614	15.0%
Other means	2,343	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,274	25.9%
15 to 29 min	60,789	47.3%
30 to 44 min	25,013	19.5%
45 to 59 min	4,118	3.2%
60+ min	5,248	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 19.8% (56,166 of 284,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	60,848	42.1%
Nonfamily households	83,602	57.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	144,450	83.1%
Vacant	29,470	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65,511	45.4%
Renter-occupied	78,939	54.6%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units27.2%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75,506	43.4%
1-unit, attached	6,646	3.8%
2 to 4 units	47,318	27.2%
5 to 19 units	13,979	8.0%
20 or more units	29,627	17.0%
Mobile home & other	844	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 29510
State: Missouri
Land area: 62 sq mi
Water area: 4.45 sq mi
Center point: 38.6357, -90.2446