Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,551
Median household income: $61,310
Median home value: $215,600

Home to 18,551 residents, Ste. Genevieve County is one of Missouri's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $61,310 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ste. Genevieve County's population grew 3.9% from 17,848 to 18,551, while its median household income rose 2.0% from $60,129 to $61,310.

18.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,551
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,310
Median home value: $215,600
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 8,323
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,84818,551

Median household income

$60,129$61,310

Median home value

$166,200$215,600

Median gross rent

$729$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,848	$60,129	$166,200	$729
2020	17,887	$61,746	$171,100	$729
2021	18,406	$62,607	$181,600	$742
2022	18,494	$61,215	$197,600	$744
2023	18,551	$61,310	$215,600	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,042	5.6%
5 to 17	2,969	16.0%
18 to 24	1,344	7.2%
25 to 34	2,078	11.2%
35 to 44	2,095	11.3%
45 to 54	2,224	12.0%
55 to 64	2,933	15.8%
65 to 74	2,323	12.5%
75 and over	1,543	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,434	94.0%
Black or African American	302	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	10	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	518	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	960	7.3%
High school graduate	5,401	40.9%
Some college or associate's	4,405	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,481	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	949	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,027	85.0%
Carpooled	518	6.3%
Public transit	22	0.3%
Walked	129	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	532	6.4%
Other means	38	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,185	28.3%
15 to 29 min	2,554	33.0%
30 to 44 min	1,195	15.5%
45 to 59 min	617	8.0%
60+ min	1,183	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 7.9% (1,431 of 18,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,948	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,165	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,113	85.5%
Vacant	1,210	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,801	81.6%
Renter-occupied	1,312	18.4%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,641	79.8%
1-unit, attached	39	0.5%
2 to 4 units	298	3.6%
5 to 19 units	291	3.5%
20 or more units	91	1.1%
Mobile home & other	963	11.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 29186
State: Missouri
Land area: 499 sq mi
Water area: 7.61 sq mi
Center point: 37.8858, -90.1615

Cities & places

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