St. Louis city County vs. St. Clair County
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St. Louis city County (MO) St. Clair County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 302,838 261,059
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.1% -3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 319,275 270,062
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 319,294 270,056
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.7% 23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.6% 15.8%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.8%
White alone, percent 46.2% 64.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 46.9% 30.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 3.2% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.2% 61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 16,543 24,799
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 2.9%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 43.4% 64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $131,900 $124,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,259 $1,342
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $450 $489
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $810 $844
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 52.8% 20.1%
Households, 2014-2018 140,455 103,063
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.14 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.6% 87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.1% 5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.8% 84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 70.9% 72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.9% 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.0% 27.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.8% 9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.2% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.4% 61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.7% 58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,255,664 589,311
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 4,162,081 1,363,794
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,736,982 2,779,890
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,916,406 2,643,797
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,471,933 3,234,241
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,769 $12,030
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.4 25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $41,107 $53,681
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,478 $29,541
Persons in poverty, percent 24.2% 14.8%
All firms, 2012 30,040 18,397
Men-owned firms, 2012 13,943 9,104
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,086 7,393
Minority-owned firms, 2012 11,994 5,427
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 16,498 12,167
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,924 2,289
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 25,309 15,023
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.4% 13.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 33.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 5,157.5 410.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 61.91 657.76
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Louis city county (MO) and St. Clair county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.