Shrewsbury

Population: 6,328
Median household income: $84,942
Median home value: $266,600

Shrewsbury, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 6,328 residents. At $84,942, its median household income sits above St. Louis County's $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Shrewsbury's population grew 2.9% from 6,150 to 6,328, while its median home value rose 53.0% from $174,300 to $266,600.

53.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,328
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $84,942
Median home value: $266,600
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 3,332
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1506,328

Median household income

$59,313$84,942

Median home value

$174,300$266,600

Median gross rent

$915$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,150	$59,313	$174,300	$915
2020	6,108	$70,341	$193,400	$951
2021	6,362	$75,556	$228,400	$984
2022	6,352	$82,681	$274,600	$1,096
2023	6,328	$84,942	$266,600	$1,143

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	253	4.0%
5 to 17	706	11.2%
18 to 24	525	8.3%
25 to 34	810	12.8%
35 to 44	702	11.1%
45 to 54	719	11.4%
55 to 64	829	13.1%
65 to 74	850	13.4%
75 and over	934	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,837	76.4%
Black or African American	619	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	364	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	153	2.4%
Two or more races	253	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate11.6%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	1.3%
High school graduate	561	11.6%
Some college or associate's	1,622	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,552	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,048	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,338	71.0%
Carpooled	200	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	162	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	591	18.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	778	28.8%
15 to 29 min	1,264	46.8%
30 to 44 min	570	21.1%
45 to 59 min	49	1.8%
60+ min	39	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 9.1% (557 of 6,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,607	51.6%
Nonfamily households	1,507	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,114	93.5%
Vacant	218	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,930	62.0%
Renter-occupied	1,184	38.0%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units22.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,485	44.6%
1-unit, attached	379	11.4%
2 to 4 units	293	8.8%
5 to 19 units	408	12.2%
20 or more units	753	22.6%
Mobile home & other	14	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2967700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5866, -90.3282