St. Louis County vs. Franklin County

St. Louis County (MO)Franklin County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)996,945103,670
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)998,986101,495
Population, Census, April 1, 2010998,954101,492
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.1%17.4%
Female persons, percent52.6%50.3%
White alone, percent68.2%96.6%
Black or African American alone, percent24.9%1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.4%
Asian alone, percent4.5%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.0%1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.6%95.0%
Veterans, 2014-201857,7797,716
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.3%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)441,97345,533
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$190,100$160,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,485$1,226
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$559$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$957$755
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.7%11.1%
Building permits, 20181,136457
Households, 2014-2018403,54740,780
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.7%87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.7%87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.7%76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.3%88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.2%20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.1%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.0%10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,628,838126,424
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,445,219322,440
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,922,8702,617,306
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)32,424,231574,723
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)25,262,7021,396,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,252$13,770
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.328.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,300$55,312
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,784$28,773
Persons in poverty, percent10.5%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 201730,6092,631
Total employment, 2017614,02136,248
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)35,063,3891,374,636
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.3%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201777,6076,776
All firms, 201294,6708,403
Men-owned firms, 201250,0974,033
Women-owned firms, 201233,8352,743
Minority-owned firms, 201219,406357
Nonminority-owned firms, 201271,8427,777
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,572712
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201280,3027,113
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%0.3%
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%26.3%
Population per square mile, 20101,967.2110.0
Land area in square miles, 2010507.80922.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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