Median Household Income
$56,160
Median Home Value
$197,500
Median Gross Rent
$997/mo
Poverty Rate
20.6%
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Homeownership Rate
45.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
41.1%
Median Age
36.8
Population Over Time
St. Louis city shrank 9.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
318,727
2016
316,030
2018
311,273
2020
304,709
2022
298,018
2024
288,512
Business & Industry
St. Louis city has 8,468 business establishments employing 195,963 people.
Health care and social assistance
1,574
Accommodation and food services
1,052
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,041
Other services (except public administration)
911
Real estate and rental and leasing
387
Construction
380
Finance and insurance
372
Wholesale trade
372
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.