St. Louis County vs. Monroe County

St. Louis County (MO)Monroe County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)996,94534,335
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)998,98632,951
Population, Census, April 1, 2010998,95432,957
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.1%17.8%
Female persons, percent52.6%50.3%
White alone, percent68.2%97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent24.9%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent4.5%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.0%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.6%96.3%
Veterans, 2014-201857,7792,288
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.3%1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)441,97314,359
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%84.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$190,100$209,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,485$1,645
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$559$608
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$957$843
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.7%12.1%
Building permits, 20181,136122
Households, 2014-2018403,54713,349
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.7%91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.7%89.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.7%81.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.3%96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.2%32.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.1%5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.0%3.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%68.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%65.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,628,83843,049
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,445,21957,078
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)32,424,231182,725
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)25,262,702481,696
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,252$14,441
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.329.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,300$81,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,784$39,988
Persons in poverty, percent10.5%4.3%
Total employer establishments, 201730,609807
Total employment, 2017614,0218,487
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)35,063,389296,664
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.3%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201777,6072,255
All firms, 201294,6702,793
Men-owned firms, 201250,0971,386
Women-owned firms, 201233,835903
Minority-owned firms, 201219,40687
Nonminority-owned firms, 201271,8422,635
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,572187
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201280,3022,476
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.2%28.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,967.285.6
Land area in square miles, 2010507.80385.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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