St. Louis County, Missouri

98 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 996,618
Median household income: $81,340
Median home value: $260,700

Home to 996,618 residents, St. Louis County is one of Missouri's counties. 98 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $81,340 runs above the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Louis County's population held roughly steady from 996,919 to 996,618, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $67,420 to $81,340.

73.7% of workers drive to work alone. 72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 996,618
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,340
Median home value: $260,700
Median gross rent: $1,164
Housing units: 445,472
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

996,919996,618

Median household income

$67,420$81,340

Median home value

$198,800$260,700

Median gross rent

$983$1,164

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	996,919	$67,420	$198,800	$983
2020	996,179	$68,661	$206,700	$985
2021	1,001,982	$72,562	$220,100	$1,032
2022	999,703	$78,067	$249,400	$1,119
2023	996,618	$81,340	$260,700	$1,164

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56,721	5.7%
5 to 17	163,750	16.4%
18 to 24	83,674	8.4%
25 to 34	126,836	12.7%
35 to 44	126,402	12.7%
45 to 54	117,802	11.8%
55 to 64	135,283	13.6%
65 to 74	108,691	10.9%
75 and over	77,459	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	617,588	62.0%
Black or African American	239,810	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	558	0.1%
Asian	46,635	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	173	0.0%
Some other race	4,153	0.4%
Two or more races	50,492	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,209	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree26.6%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38,616	5.6%
High school graduate	144,696	20.9%
Some college or associate's	184,204	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	184,024	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	140,933	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	362,167	73.7%
Carpooled	30,285	6.2%
Public transit	7,108	1.4%
Walked	6,470	1.3%
Bicycle	728	0.1%
Worked from home	80,127	16.3%
Other means	4,849	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91,294	22.2%
15 to 29 min	195,332	47.5%
30 to 44 min	93,196	22.6%
45 to 59 min	19,093	4.6%
60+ min	12,692	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 9.6% (93,427 of 974,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	257,582	62.1%
Nonfamily households	157,157	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	414,739	93.1%
Vacant	30,733	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	286,352	69.0%
Renter-occupied	128,387	31.0%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	320,708	72.0%
1-unit, attached	19,934	4.5%
2 to 4 units	28,632	6.4%
5 to 19 units	47,150	10.6%
20 or more units	27,672	6.2%
Mobile home & other	1,376	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 29189
State: Missouri
Land area: 508 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 38.6407, -90.4461

Cities & places

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