Velda Village Hills

Population: 771
Median household income: $45,313
Median home value: $50,700

Velda Village Hills is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 771 residents. The median household income of $45,313 is below the St. Louis County median ($81,340).

Between 2019 and 2023, Velda Village Hills's population declined 12.0% from 876 to 771, while its median home value fell 2.3% from $51,900 to $50,700.

20.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 771
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,313
Median home value: $50,700
Median gross rent: $1,089
Housing units: 439
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 14.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

876771

Median household income

$38,750$45,313

Median home value

$51,900$50,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	876	$38,750	$51,900	$956
2020	869	$43,854	$42,000	$951
2021	841	$40,163	$39,700	$1,028
2022	849	$39,444	$46,100	$1,091
2023	771	$45,313	$50,700	$1,089

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6422.8%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	9.7%
5 to 17	77	10.0%
18 to 24	52	6.7%
25 to 34	80	10.4%
35 to 44	63	8.2%
45 to 54	107	13.9%
55 to 64	176	22.8%
65 to 74	96	12.5%
75 and over	45	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11	1.4%
Black or African American	750	97.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate52.9%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	5.5%
High school graduate	300	52.9%
Some college or associate's	122	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	93	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled0.6%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.3%

Other means8.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	213	64.0%
Carpooled	2	0.6%
Public transit	10	3.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	24.3%
Other means	27	8.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	9.1%
15 to 29 min	200	79.4%
30 to 44 min	26	10.3%
45 to 59 min	2	0.8%
60+ min	1	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 12.7% (98 of 771)

	Count	Share
Family households	261	68.7%
Nonfamily households	119	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	380	86.6%
Vacant	59	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	58.7%
Renter-occupied	157	41.3%

1-unit, detached93.8%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	93.8%
1-unit, attached	7	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2975814
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6922, -90.2877