Lemay

Population: 16,431
Median household income: $59,026
Median home value: $139,100

Lemay, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 16,431 residents. Its median household income of $59,026 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Lemay's population declined 2.9% from 16,918 to 16,431, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $105,500 to $139,100.

The median resident is 35.9 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,431
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,026
Median home value: $139,100
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 7,197
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,91816,431

Median household income

$49,938$59,026

Median home value

$105,500$139,100

Median gross rent

$850$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,918	$49,938	$105,500	$850
2020	16,565	$49,628	$109,400	$820
2021	16,312	$53,271	$113,000	$830
2022	16,211	$56,591	$135,300	$913
2023	16,431	$59,026	$139,100	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,056	6.4%
5 to 17	2,439	14.8%
18 to 24	1,367	8.3%
25 to 34	3,058	18.6%
35 to 44	2,246	13.7%
45 to 54	1,666	10.1%
55 to 64	2,463	15.0%
65 to 74	1,437	8.7%
75 and over	699	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,898	84.6%
Black or African American	511	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	228	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.1%
Some other race	55	0.3%
Two or more races	905	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	809	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,551	13.4%
High school graduate	3,766	32.6%
Some college or associate's	4,043	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,607	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	602	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,379	78.9%
Carpooled	897	11.1%
Public transit	30	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	759	9.4%
Other means	18	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,377	18.8%
15 to 29 min	3,352	45.8%
30 to 44 min	2,131	29.1%
45 to 59 min	305	4.2%
60+ min	159	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 14.3% (2,304 of 16,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,018	63.1%
Nonfamily households	2,348	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,366	88.5%
Vacant	831	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,007	78.7%
Renter-occupied	1,359	21.3%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,832	81.0%
1-unit, attached	236	3.3%
2 to 4 units	515	7.2%
5 to 19 units	562	7.8%
20 or more units	45	0.6%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2941438
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 38.5335, -90.2850