Monroe County vs. St. Louis County

Monroe County (IL)St. Louis County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)34,335996,945
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.2%-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)32,951998,986
Population, Census, April 1, 201032,957998,954
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.8%18.1%
Female persons, percent50.3%52.6%
White alone, percent97.7%68.2%
Black or African American alone, percent0.4%24.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.7%4.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.0%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.5%3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent96.3%65.6%
Veterans, 2014-20182,28857,779
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)14,359441,973
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201884.5%69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$209,100$190,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,645$1,485
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$608$559
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$843$957
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.1%22.7%
Building permits, 20181221,136
Households, 2014-201813,349403,547
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.9%85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.8%9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.3%90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.9%84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201896.0%93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.5%43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.0%65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,0492,628,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)57,0789,445,219
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)182,72532,424,231
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)481,69625,262,702
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,441$25,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.224.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$81,268$65,300
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,988$39,784
Persons in poverty, percent4.3%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 201780730,609
Total employment, 20178,487614,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)296,66435,063,389
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,25577,607
All firms, 20122,79394,670
Men-owned firms, 20121,38650,097
Women-owned firms, 201290333,835
Minority-owned firms, 20128719,406
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,63571,842
Veteran-owned firms, 20121879,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,47680,302
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%10.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%27.2%
Population per square mile, 201085.61,967.2
Land area in square miles, 2010385.01507.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Monroe county (IL) and St. Louis county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.