University City

Population: 34,655
Median household income: $76,466
Median home value: $285,100

University City, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 34,655 residents. Its median household income of $76,466 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, University City's population held roughly steady from 34,498 to 34,655, while its median home value rose 4.2% from $273,500 to $285,100.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 54.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,655
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $76,466
Median home value: $285,100
Median gross rent: $1,265
Housing units: 17,827
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,49834,655

Median household income

$61,274$76,466

Median home value

$273,500$285,100

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,265

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,498	$61,274	$273,500	$1,066
2020	34,336	$66,466	$260,600	$1,088
2021	34,953	$66,830	$272,000	$1,129
2022	34,850	$71,888	$303,600	$1,204
2023	34,655	$76,466	$285,100	$1,265

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,817	5.2%
5 to 17	4,024	11.6%
18 to 24	4,646	13.4%
25 to 34	5,543	16.0%
35 to 44	4,371	12.6%
45 to 54	3,402	9.8%
55 to 64	4,697	13.6%
65 to 74	3,535	10.2%
75 and over	2,620	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,973	54.7%
Black or African American	10,522	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	2,273	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.2%
Two or more races	1,605	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,185	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree31.5%

Graduate or professional degree32.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	867	3.6%
High school graduate	3,433	14.2%
Some college or associate's	4,359	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,622	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7,887	32.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit4.5%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,640	66.1%
Carpooled	1,099	5.7%
Public transit	858	4.5%
Walked	747	3.9%
Bicycle	69	0.4%
Worked from home	3,256	17.0%
Other means	468	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,711	29.7%
15 to 29 min	7,949	50.1%
30 to 44 min	2,149	13.5%
45 to 59 min	552	3.5%
60+ min	520	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 13.4% (4,488 of 33,385)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,015	49.3%
Nonfamily households	8,253	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,268	91.3%
Vacant	1,559	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,018	55.4%
Renter-occupied	7,250	44.6%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units18.8%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,911	61.2%
1-unit, attached	360	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3,358	18.8%
5 to 19 units	1,503	8.4%
20 or more units	1,695	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2975220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6657, -90.3315