Old Jamestown

Population: 21,121
Median household income: $107,250
Median home value: $230,100

Old Jamestown is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 21,121 residents. At $107,250, its median household income sits above St. Louis County's $81,340.

Between 2019 and 2023, Old Jamestown's population grew 6.8% from 19,777 to 21,121, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $176,800 to $230,100.

The median resident is 39.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,121
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $107,250
Median home value: $230,100
Median gross rent: $1,706
Housing units: 7,232
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,77721,121

Median household income

$88,904$107,250

Median home value

$176,800$230,100

Median gross rent

$1,432$1,706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,777	$88,904	$176,800	$1,432
2020	19,602	$92,111	$175,100	$1,432
2021	20,382	$97,341	$184,100	$1,528
2022	20,387	$103,943	$215,700	$1,750
2023	21,121	$107,250	$230,100	$1,706

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,854	8.8%
5 to 17	4,070	19.3%
18 to 24	1,723	8.2%
25 to 34	1,656	7.8%
35 to 44	2,821	13.4%
45 to 54	2,205	10.4%
55 to 64	3,225	15.3%
65 to 74	2,326	11.0%
75 and over	1,241	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,332	20.5%
Black or African American	13,990	66.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	276	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	102	0.5%
Two or more races	1,489	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	927	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	741	5.5%
High school graduate	2,558	19.0%
Some college or associate's	4,852	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,620	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,703	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,008	70.5%
Carpooled	635	6.4%
Public transit	40	0.4%
Walked	91	0.9%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	2,057	20.7%
Other means	87	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,269	16.1%
15 to 29 min	3,149	40.0%
30 to 44 min	2,614	33.2%
45 to 59 min	513	6.5%
60+ min	335	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 6.1% (1,248 of 20,355)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,258	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,748	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,006	96.9%
Vacant	226	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,255	89.3%
Renter-occupied	751	10.7%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,522	90.2%
1-unit, attached	460	6.4%
2 to 4 units	37	0.5%
5 to 19 units	137	1.9%
20 or more units	53	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2954352
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.8349, -90.2851