Jefferson County vs. St. Louis County

Jefferson County (MO)St. Louis County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)224,347996,945
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.6%-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)218,708998,986
Population, Census, April 1, 2010218,733998,954
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%18.1%
Female persons, percent50.4%52.6%
White alone, percent96.1%68.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%24.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.8%4.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.0%3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.3%65.6%
Veterans, 2014-201815,97757,779
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)91,627441,973
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.7%69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$158,100$190,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,307$1,485
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$559
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$848$957
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.1%22.7%
Building permits, 20186771,136
Households, 2014-201884,393403,547
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.7%85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.7%9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.0%84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.2%43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.3%65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)228,3642,628,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)478,7109,445,219
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,420,48315,922,870
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)797,96632,424,231
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,952,58325,262,702
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,867$25,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.324.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,030$65,300
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,844$39,784
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,97330,609
Total employment, 201741,150614,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,451,60135,063,389
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,31277,607
All firms, 201216,19694,670
Men-owned firms, 20129,13250,097
Women-owned firms, 20124,88633,835
Minority-owned firms, 201254419,406
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,31271,842
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,5569,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,85880,302
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, 200726.6%27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010333.11,967.2
Land area in square miles, 2010656.63507.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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