St. Louis city County vs. St. Louis County
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St. Louis city County (MO) St. Louis County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 302,838 996,945
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.1% -0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 319,275 998,986
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 319,294 998,954
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.7% 22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.6% 18.1%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 52.6%
White alone, percent 46.2% 68.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 46.9% 24.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 3.2% 4.5%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.2% 65.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 16,543 57,779
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 7.3%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 43.4% 69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $131,900 $190,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,259 $1,485
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $450 $559
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $810 $957
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 52.8% 22.7%
Households, 2014-2018 140,455 403,547
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.14 2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.6% 85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.1% 9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.8% 90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 70.9% 84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.9% 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.0% 43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.8% 8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.2% 8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.4% 65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.7% 60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,255,664 2,628,838
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 4,162,081 9,445,219
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,736,982 15,922,870
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,916,406 32,424,231
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,471,933 25,262,702
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,769 $25,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.4 24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $41,107 $65,300
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,478 $39,784
Persons in poverty, percent 24.2% 10.5%
All firms, 2012 30,040 94,670
Men-owned firms, 2012 13,943 50,097
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,086 33,835
Minority-owned firms, 2012 11,994 19,406
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 16,498 71,842
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,924 9,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 25,309 80,302
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.4% 10.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1% 3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 5,157.5 1,967.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 61.91 507.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Louis city county (MO) and St. Louis county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.