Jennings

Population: 12,900
Median household income: $37,356
Median home value: $62,300

Jennings is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 12,900 residents. Its median household income of $37,356 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Jennings's population declined 12.3% from 14,712 to 12,900, while its median home value fell 3.9% from $64,800 to $62,300.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $944.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,900
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $37,356
Median home value: $62,300
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 7,221
Homeownership rate: 43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,71212,900

Median household income

$33,425$37,356

Median home value

$64,800$62,300

Median gross rent

$853$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,712	$33,425	$64,800	$853
2020	14,672	$31,952	$62,500	$799
2021	13,129	$29,237	$58,000	$809
2022	12,996	$32,462	$64,000	$857
2023	12,900	$37,356	$62,300	$944

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	683	5.3%
5 to 17	2,545	19.7%
18 to 24	796	6.2%
25 to 34	1,925	14.9%
35 to 44	1,202	9.3%
45 to 54	1,619	12.6%
55 to 64	1,989	15.4%
65 to 74	1,084	8.4%
75 and over	1,057	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	594	4.6%
Black or African American	11,755	91.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.3%
Asian	29	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	452	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,718	19.4%
High school graduate	3,540	39.9%
Some college or associate's	2,738	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	614	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	266	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit13.5%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,138	65.5%
Carpooled	409	8.5%
Public transit	646	13.5%
Walked	308	6.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	216	4.5%
Other means	71	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,043	22.8%
15 to 29 min	2,034	44.5%
30 to 44 min	980	21.4%
45 to 59 min	68	1.5%
60+ min	447	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 24.1% (3,033 of 12,597)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,768	49.8%
Nonfamily households	2,795	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,563	77.0%
Vacant	1,658	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,390	43.0%
Renter-occupied	3,173	57.0%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,427	75.2%
1-unit, attached	245	3.4%
2 to 4 units	462	6.4%
5 to 19 units	440	6.1%
20 or more units	647	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2937178
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7231, -90.2644