Cool Valley

Population: 1,319
Median household income: $50,417
Median home value: $94,700

Cool Valley, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 1,319 residents. The median household income of $50,417 is below the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cool Valley's population grew 14.5% from 1,152 to 1,319, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $68,500 to $94,700.

Owners occupy 70.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 27.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,319
Median age: 27.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,417
Median home value: $94,700
Median gross rent: $932
Housing units: 451
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1521,319

Median household income

$51,354$50,417

Median home value

$68,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$1,153$932

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,152	$51,354	$68,500	$1,153
2020	1,116	$54,833	$75,000	$1,240
2021	1,014	$52,917	$79,100	$1,041
2022	1,175	$49,792	$87,200	$1,005
2023	1,319	$50,417	$94,700	$932

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	120	9.1%
5 to 17	299	22.7%
18 to 24	131	9.9%
25 to 34	240	18.2%
35 to 44	88	6.7%
45 to 54	93	7.1%
55 to 64	158	12.0%
65 to 74	112	8.5%
75 and over	78	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	94	7.1%
Black or African American	1,173	88.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	6.5%
High school graduate	296	38.5%
Some college or associate's	330	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	55	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means12.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	412	71.5%
Carpooled	21	3.6%
Public transit	17	3.0%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	8.3%
Other means	74	12.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	121	22.9%
15 to 29 min	333	63.1%
30 to 44 min	49	9.3%
45 to 59 min	17	3.2%
60+ min	8	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 26.7% (352 of 1,319)

	Count	Share
Family households	273	62.6%
Nonfamily households	163	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	436	96.7%
Vacant	15	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	306	70.2%
Renter-occupied	130	29.8%

1-unit, detached97.8%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	441	97.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	9	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2916228
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7250, -90.3058