Ballwin

Population: 30,835
Median household income: $121,170
Median home value: $353,400

Located in St. Louis County, Missouri, Ballwin is a community with a population of 30,835. The median household income of $121,170 is above the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

From 2019 to 2023, Ballwin's population grew 1.9% from 30,252 to 30,835, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $261,900 to $353,400.

65.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,835
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $121,170
Median home value: $353,400
Median gross rent: $1,386
Housing units: 12,429
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,252	$98,750	$261,900	$1,138
2020	30,177	$97,174	$277,100	$1,157
2021	30,998	$107,806	$295,400	$1,178
2022	30,948	$118,647	$337,500	$1,224
2023	30,835	$121,170	$353,400	$1,386

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,076	6.7%
5 to 17	4,934	16.0%
18 to 24	2,034	6.6%
25 to 34	3,674	11.9%
35 to 44	3,686	12.0%
45 to 54	3,991	12.9%
55 to 64	4,526	14.7%
65 to 74	3,629	11.8%
75 and over	2,285	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,538	76.3%
Black or African American	817	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	2,635	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.2%
Two or more races	2,424	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,356	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate10.9%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree40.9%

Graduate or professional degree24.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	411	1.9%
High school graduate	2,372	10.9%
Some college or associate's	4,812	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	8,922	40.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,274	24.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,915	75.7%
Carpooled	664	4.2%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	37	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,024	19.2%
Other means	75	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,352	18.5%
15 to 29 min	5,955	46.8%
30 to 44 min	3,096	24.3%
45 to 59 min	1,047	8.2%
60+ min	271	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,695 of 30,835)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,522	71.4%
Nonfamily households	3,416	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,938	96.0%
Vacant	491	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,979	83.6%
Renter-occupied	1,959	16.4%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,070	81.0%
1-unit, attached	877	7.1%
2 to 4 units	703	5.7%
5 to 19 units	606	4.9%
20 or more units	173	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2903160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5947, -90.5500