St. Louis, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

288,512

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.8

0.546% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.6%

4.45% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,160

1.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

St. Louis, MO is home to a population of 289k people, from which 96.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.8% of St. Louis, MO residents were born outside of the country (19.6k people).

In 2024, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (128k people) in St. Louis, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 121k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2024 Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of St. Louis, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in St. Louis, MO was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Louis, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in St. Louis, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
128k ± 411
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
121k ± 1.07k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 331

5.3%

Hispanic Population

15.3k people

5.3% of the people in St. Louis, MO are hispanic (15.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in St. Louis, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

6.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19.6k people

6.47%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19k people

As of 2024, 6.8% of St. Louis, MO residents (19.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Louis, MO was 6.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in St. Louis, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,381 ± 510
Gulf War (2001-)
2,958 ± 554
Gulf War (1990s)
1,895 ± 396

St. Louis, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in St. Louis, MO.

Economy

The economy of St. Louis, MO employs 152k people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Louis, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (25,969 people), Educational Services (17,864 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (14,097 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($133,021), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($92,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,187).

Employment

Occupations

152k

2024 Value

± 3,421

−1.47%

1 Year decline

± 3.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Louis, MO declined at a rate of −1.47%, from 154k employees to 152k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Louis, MO, are Management Occupations (16,752 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13,971 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (11,473 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Louis, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

152k

2024 Value

± 3,421

−1.47%

1 Year decline

± 3.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Louis, MO declined at a rate of −1.47%, from 154k employees to 152k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Louis, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (25,969 people), Educational Services (17,864 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (14,097 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Louis, MO, though some of these residents may live in St. Louis, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,895

Median earning men ± $1,725

$43,206

Median earning women ± $1,284

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,189), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,597), and Public Administration ($64,526).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,571), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,811), and Wholesale Trade ($55,205).

Education

The student population of St. Louis, MO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 10,018 male students and 11,744 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Louis, MO are White (3,153 and 65.4%), Black or African American (647 and 13.4%), Asian (470 and 9.75%), and Hispanic or Latino (296 and 6.14%).

The largest universities in St. Louis, MO by number of degrees awarded are Saint Louis University (3,813 and 69.4%), Ranken Technical College (746 and 13.6%), and Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing (267 and 4.86%).

The most popular majors in St. Louis, MO are Registered Nursing (261 and 4.75%), Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (256 and 4.66%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (235 and 4.28%).

The median tuition costs are $27,810 for private four year colleges, and $5,808 and $10,440 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in St. Louis, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 76.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 21,762 (46% men and 54% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 21,762 students enrolled in St. Louis, MO, 46% men and 54% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 10,798 records, of which 55% were women and 45% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing
232 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
180 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
127 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in St. Louis, MO was Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing with 232 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in St. Louis, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Saint Louis University
3,813 degrees awarded
Ranken Technical College
746 degrees awarded
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
267 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saint Louis University with 3,813 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 2,406 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Louis, MO, which is 0.78 times less than the 3,085 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,153 degrees mean that there were 4.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 647 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,810) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Louis, MO was $197,500 in 2024, which is 0.594 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,100 to $197,500, a 6.7% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Louis, MO is 45.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Louis, MO have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Louis, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$197,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,302

$65,612

Median Property Taxes

±$2,098

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Louis, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in St. Louis, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

45.3%

Homeownership

2024

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 45.3% of the housing units in St. Louis, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. Louis, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,160

Median Household Income

± $1,305

145k

Number of Households

± 3,450

In 2024, the median household income of the 145k households in St. Louis, MO grew to $56,160 from the previous year's value of $55,279.

The following chart displays the households in St. Louis, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Louis, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (17%)
Carpooled (6.75%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in St. Louis, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17%) and those who carpooled to work (6.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Louis, MO have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in St. Louis, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Louis, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Louis, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Louis, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Louis, MO (57.8k out of 280k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Louis, MO is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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