Spanish Lake

Population: 18,183
Median household income: $51,125
Median home value: $121,300

Spanish Lake is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 18,183 residents. Its median household income of $51,125 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spanish Lake's population grew 4.0% from 17,485 to 18,183, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $98,800 to $121,300.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 81.3% of the population. 72.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,183
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $51,125
Median home value: $121,300
Median gross rent: $1,073
Housing units: 8,876
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,48518,183

Median household income

$37,153$51,125

Median home value

$98,800$121,300

Median gross rent

$815$1,073

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,485	$37,153	$98,800	$815
2020	17,682	$41,632	$97,700	$830
2021	17,721	$44,095	$102,100	$872
2022	18,051	$49,639	$112,800	$1,030
2023	18,183	$51,125	$121,300	$1,073

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,290	7.1%
5 to 17	3,298	18.1%
18 to 24	1,840	10.1%
25 to 34	2,811	15.5%
35 to 44	1,637	9.0%
45 to 54	2,322	12.8%
55 to 64	2,624	14.4%
65 to 74	1,351	7.4%
75 and over	1,010	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,445	13.4%
Black or African American	14,778	81.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	31	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	89	0.5%
Two or more races	621	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	203	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,169	9.9%
High school graduate	4,361	37.1%
Some college or associate's	4,668	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	863	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	694	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,002	72.6%
Carpooled	1,085	13.1%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	248	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	823	10.0%
Other means	92	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	800	10.7%
15 to 29 min	4,452	59.8%
30 to 44 min	1,460	19.6%
45 to 59 min	636	8.5%
60+ min	95	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 17.3% (3,094 of 17,889)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,428	60.9%
Nonfamily households	2,839	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,267	81.9%
Vacant	1,609	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,561	49.0%
Renter-occupied	3,706	51.0%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,515	62.1%
1-unit, attached	806	9.1%
2 to 4 units	676	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1,203	13.6%
20 or more units	676	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2969266
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.7885, -90.2078