Maplewood

Population: 8,154
Median household income: $65,510
Median home value: $231,500

Located in St. Louis County, Missouri, Maplewood is a community with a population of 8,154. The median household income of $65,510 is below the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

From 2019 to 2023, Maplewood's population grew 1.3% from 8,051 to 8,154, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $189,600 to $231,500.

56.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,154
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,510
Median home value: $231,500
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 4,603
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0518,154

Median household income

$48,278$65,510

Median home value

$189,600$231,500

Median gross rent

$763$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,051	$48,278	$189,600	$763
2020	8,073	$49,833	$183,500	$747
2021	8,220	$52,420	$190,500	$786
2022	8,205	$58,448	$228,300	$845
2023	8,154	$65,510	$231,500	$898

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3425.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	427	5.2%
5 to 17	1,318	16.2%
18 to 24	562	6.9%
25 to 34	2,103	25.8%
35 to 44	1,096	13.4%
45 to 54	1,193	14.6%
55 to 64	732	9.0%
65 to 74	557	6.8%
75 and over	166	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,840	71.6%
Black or African American	733	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	387	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.2%
Two or more races	904	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	271	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	2.4%
High school graduate	1,083	18.5%
Some college or associate's	1,342	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,792	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,487	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit4.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,118	79.5%
Carpooled	155	3.0%
Public transit	216	4.2%
Walked	88	1.7%
Bicycle	46	0.9%
Worked from home	540	10.4%
Other means	18	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,235	26.6%
15 to 29 min	2,806	60.5%
30 to 44 min	371	8.0%
45 to 59 min	85	1.8%
60+ min	144	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 10.5% (856 of 8,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,783	41.3%
Nonfamily households	2,532	58.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,315	93.7%
Vacant	288	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,925	44.6%
Renter-occupied	2,390	55.4%

1-unit, detached49.8%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units18.1%

20 or more units13.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,294	49.8%
1-unit, attached	58	1.3%
2 to 4 units	783	17.0%
5 to 19 units	832	18.1%
20 or more units	628	13.6%
Mobile home & other	8	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2945830
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6121, -90.3239