ZIP Code 63042

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Population: 17,953
Median household income: $49,384
Median home value: $138,800

ZIP Code 63042 (St. Louis County, Missouri) is home to about 17,953 residents. Its median household income of $49,384 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 63042's population declined 5.8% from 19,067 to 17,953, while its median gross rent rose 7.1% from $877 to $939.

72.6% of workers drive to work alone. 52.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,953
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,384
Median home value: $138,800
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 9,619
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,06717,953

Median household income

$48,476$49,384

Median home value

$109,200$138,800

Median gross rent

$877$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,067	$48,476	$109,200	$877
2020	18,310	$46,400	$109,700	$859
2021	18,419	$47,161	$114,300	$895
2022	18,143	$48,986	$131,900	$961
2023	17,953	$49,384	$138,800	$939

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,020	5.7%
5 to 17	2,302	12.8%
18 to 24	3,052	17.0%
25 to 34	2,385	13.3%
35 to 44	1,799	10.0%
45 to 54	2,216	12.3%
55 to 64	2,219	12.4%
65 to 74	1,850	10.3%
75 and over	1,110	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,229	45.8%
Black or African American	6,911	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	333	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.4%
Two or more races	1,749	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	668	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	900	7.8%
High school graduate	4,160	35.9%
Some college or associate's	3,836	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,902	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	781	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,870	72.6%
Carpooled	1,101	11.6%
Public transit	151	1.6%
Walked	219	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,040	11.0%
Other means	78	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,977	23.5%
15 to 29 min	4,326	51.4%
30 to 44 min	1,566	18.6%
45 to 59 min	128	1.5%
60+ min	422	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 16.1% (2,875 of 17,890)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,239	48.9%
Nonfamily households	4,429	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,668	90.1%
Vacant	951	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,591	53.0%
Renter-occupied	4,077	47.0%

1-unit, detached52.1%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units28.0%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,014	52.1%
1-unit, attached	917	9.5%
2 to 4 units	414	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2,697	28.0%
20 or more units	491	5.1%
Mobile home & other	86	0.9%

ZIP Code 63042

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