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St. Louis County, MO

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

AI Overview

St. Louis County is a large suburban county of nearly 1 million residents with a highly educated workforce — 46.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and median household income of $82,936 against relatively modest housing costs, with a median home value of $260,700 and median gross rent of $1,164 per month. GDP per capita of $91,844 runs well above median worker earnings of $47,763, suggesting significant output concentration in higher-productivity sectors. Population has been essentially flat, posting a -0.2% five-year decline, and the 4.2% unemployment rate sits alongside a labor force participation rate of 65.2%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

992,929

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$82,936

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

St. Louis County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone618,307 (62.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone240,070 (24.1%)
  • Asian Alone48,760 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races35,347 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race33,911 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone17,813 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish24,982
  2. 2.Other Indo-European13,919
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic13,688
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island10,667
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9,393

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

46,673

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$91,844

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$51,085

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance130,030
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services69,525
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing49,750
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)49,607
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)47,303

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations251,166
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations98,948
  3. 3.Service Occupations72,671
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations52,540
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations23,466

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.50×)50,181
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.20×)13,870
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.12×)69,019
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.11×)10,370
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)129,109

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$260,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,164/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99943,610 (15.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99933,768 (11.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99932,356 (11.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99930,768 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99926,169 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99920,228 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

46.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone349,336 (71.3%)
  • Worked At Home89,410 (18.3%)
  • Carpooled31,530 (6.4%)
  • Public Transit6,814 (1.4%)
  • Walked6,745 (1.4%)
  • Other3,792 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.