Breckenridge Hills

Population: 4,413
Median household income: $44,800
Median home value: $92,700

Located in St. Louis County, Missouri, Breckenridge Hills is a community with a population of 4,413. The median household income of $44,800 is below the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

Between 2019 and 2023, Breckenridge Hills's population declined 4.4% from 4,616 to 4,413, while its median home value rose 17.9% from $78,600 to $92,700.

The typical home was built around 1953. 26.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,413
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,800
Median home value: $92,700
Median gross rent: $1,110
Housing units: 2,286
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6164,413

Median household income

$47,077$44,800

Median home value

$78,600$92,700

Median gross rent

$916$1,110

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,616	$47,077	$78,600	$916
2020	4,590	$44,391	$83,200	$872
2021	4,493	$39,973	$78,100	$979
2022	4,452	$49,198	$92,700	$1,057
2023	4,413	$44,800	$92,700	$1,110

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	316	7.2%
5 to 17	742	16.8%
18 to 24	389	8.8%
25 to 34	608	13.8%
35 to 44	620	14.0%
45 to 54	864	19.6%
55 to 64	391	8.9%
65 to 74	364	8.2%
75 and over	119	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,979	44.8%
Black or African American	1,091	24.7%
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	345	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	998	22.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	406	13.7%
High school graduate	1,371	46.2%
Some college or associate's	1,015	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	80	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	94	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled21.7%

Public transit8.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,457	65.2%
Carpooled	485	21.7%
Public transit	197	8.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	8.3%
15 to 29 min	1,207	56.4%
30 to 44 min	196	9.2%
45 to 59 min	186	8.7%
60+ min	372	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 26.8% (1,181 of 4,413)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,176	55.9%
Nonfamily households	926	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,102	92.0%
Vacant	184	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,203	57.2%
Renter-occupied	899	42.8%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,799	78.7%
1-unit, attached	186	8.1%
2 to 4 units	282	12.3%
5 to 19 units	19	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2908164
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7158, -90.3684