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Lake St. Louis, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Lake St. Louis, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

17,538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$125,693

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.1% since 2018

Lake St. Louis added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,427 (85.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone999 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race610 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races494 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone343 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone170 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish346
  2. 2.Other Indo-European150
  3. 3.Arabic94
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic84
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$60,780

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,731
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,513
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,348
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate1,289
  5. 5.Manufacturing818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,762
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,528
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,041
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations706
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations502

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.05×)1,289
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)1,348
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.30×)1,513
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.05×)228
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.03×)669

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$375,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,608/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,481 (27.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,079 (20.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999874 (16.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999790 (14.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999383 (7.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999297 (5.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

49.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$58,641

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,987 (75.3%)
  • Worked at Home1,700 (18.3%)
  • Carpooled528 (5.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other47 (0.5%)
  • Walked14 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.