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St. Louis city, MO

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

AI Overview

St. Louis city produces $108,996 in GDP per capita against a median household income of $56,160, a gap that reflects a concentration of high-output industries relative to resident earnings. The labor force of roughly 195,000 (66.7% participation) includes 40.2% with a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $42,718 and an unemployment rate of 5.0%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $185,100 and median gross rent of $978/month—though the city has shed 5.8% of its population over five years and carries a 19.8% poverty rate.

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

Population

279,695

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$56,160

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone131,235 (45.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone121,932 (42.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races10,865 (3.8%)
  • Asian Alone10,200 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race7,785 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,695 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,320
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,046
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,775
  4. 4.Vietnamese1,642
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

13,053

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$108,996

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,947

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance43,833
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services20,951
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services15,957
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)13,324
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)13,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations74,623
  2. 2.Service Occupations28,240
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations25,444
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations16,494
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,823

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)44,451
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.22×)16,490
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)8,024
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.07×)10,955
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.02×)19,320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$185,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$978/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

45.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9999,211 (14.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9998,168 (12.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,253 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,990 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9994,446 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,425 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

40.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,718

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone95,453 (64.1%)
  • Worked At Home25,347 (17.0%)
  • Carpooled10,052 (6.8%)
  • Public Transit8,477 (5.7%)
  • Walked5,703 (3.8%)
  • Other1,637 (1.1%)

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.