Franklin County vs. St. Louis County

Franklin County (MO)St. Louis County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)103,670996,945
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.1%-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)101,495998,986
Population, Census, April 1, 2010101,492998,954
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.4%18.1%
Female persons, percent50.3%52.6%
White alone, percent96.6%68.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.0%24.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.5%4.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.8%3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.0%65.6%
Veterans, 2014-20187,71657,779
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)45,533441,973
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.4%69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$160,600$190,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,226$1,485
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$430$559
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$755$957
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.1%22.7%
Building permits, 20184571,136
Households, 2014-201840,780403,547
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.9%85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.2%9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.6%90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.0%84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.0%93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.1%43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.9%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)126,4242,628,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)322,4409,445,219
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,617,30615,922,870
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)574,72332,424,231
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,396,40125,262,702
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,770$25,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.424.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,312$65,300
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,773$39,784
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,63130,609
Total employment, 201736,248614,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,374,63635,063,389
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.4%4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,77677,607
All firms, 20128,40394,670
Men-owned firms, 20124,03350,097
Women-owned firms, 20122,74333,835
Minority-owned firms, 201235719,406
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,77771,842
Veteran-owned firms, 20127129,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,11380,302
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%10.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%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, 200726.3%27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010110.01,967.2
Land area in square miles, 2010922.68507.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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