Bel-Ridge

Population: 2,714
Median household income: $39,878
Median home value: $88,900

Bel-Ridge is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 2,714 residents. The median household income of $39,878 is below the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bel-Ridge's population held roughly steady from 2,703 to 2,714, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $64,400 to $88,900.

The median resident is 31.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 29.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,714
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,878
Median home value: $88,900
Median gross rent: $945
Housing units: 1,261
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 14.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7032,714

Median household income

$32,448$39,878

Median home value

$64,400$88,900

Median gross rent

$841$945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,703	$32,448	$64,400	$841
2020	2,686	$36,169	$68,100	$942
2021	2,944	$38,866	$71,100	$1,043
2022	2,687	$38,642	$82,800	$1,016
2023	2,714	$39,878	$88,900	$945

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1729.2%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	118	4.3%
5 to 17	793	29.2%
18 to 24	265	9.8%
25 to 34	335	12.3%
35 to 44	349	12.9%
45 to 54	300	11.1%
55 to 64	293	10.8%
65 to 74	175	6.4%
75 and over	86	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	341	12.6%
Black or African American	1,899	70.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	312	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's40.1%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	15.1%
High school graduate	539	35.0%
Some college or associate's	617	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	106	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	43	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit10.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	798	77.9%
Carpooled	50	4.9%
Public transit	105	10.2%
Walked	12	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	4.6%
Other means	13	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	260	26.6%
15 to 29 min	327	33.4%
30 to 44 min	275	28.1%
45 to 59 min	11	1.1%
60+ min	105	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 16.9% (455 of 2,691)

	Count	Share
Family households	644	62.4%
Nonfamily households	388	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,032	81.8%
Vacant	229	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	513	49.7%
Renter-occupied	519	50.3%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	955	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	120	9.5%
5 to 19 units	154	12.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2904366
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7128, -90.3285