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St. Louis County, Missouri (MO)

County population in 2022: 990,414 (99% urban, 1% rural); it was 1,016,315 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 214,135
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 77,802
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 299,789
Renter-occupied apartments: 112,828 (it was 104,523 in 2000)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

31%

Land area: 508 sq. mi.

Water area: 15.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 1950 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in St. Louis County: 97.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 85%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in St. Louis County, MO (2022)
    • 615,77862.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 232,65623.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 54,8955.5%Two or more races
    • 49,0184.9%Asian alone
    • 32,3803.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,0910.5%Some other race alone
    • 4700.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1260.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

40.4 years
Missouri median age:

39.1 years
Males: 474,702  (47.9%)
Females: 515,712  (52.1%)
Average household size:
St. Louis County:

2.0 people
Missouri:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,440 ($50,532 in 1999)
This county:

$79,440
Missouri:

$64,811

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $951 (lower quartile is $734, upper quartile is $1,232)
This county:

$951
State:

$757


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $264,300 (it was $114,800 in 2000)
St. Louis:

$264,300
Missouri:

$221,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,600 - $428,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $366,962
Here:

$366,962
State:

$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $296,938
Here:

$296,938
State:

$260,773

In 2-unit structures: $604,192
Here:

$604,192
State:

$172,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,513
Here:

$176,513
State:

$181,162

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $232,155
Here:

$232,155
State:

$263,082

Mobile homes: $53,172
Here:

$53,172
State:

$95,912

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $57,482
Here:

$57,482
State:

$113,560

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,563
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $626

Institutionalized population: 12,035

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 40
  • Rapes: 105
  • Robberies: 289
  • Assaults: 1561
  • Burglaries: 982
  • Thefts: 5265
  • Auto thefts: 1614

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 43
  • Rapes: 101
  • Robberies: 317
  • Assaults: 1540
  • Burglaries: 1120
  • Thefts: 5030
  • Auto thefts: 1622
St. Louis County, MO map from a distance

Health of residents in St. Louis County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
71.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
45.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
53.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
67.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in St. Louis County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
74.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
47.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
72.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
68.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
24.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 929 buildings, average cost: $479,800
  • 2021: 925 buildings, average cost: $447,700
  • 2020: 931 buildings, average cost: $436,200
  • 2019: 869 buildings, average cost: $442,200
  • 2018: 897 buildings, average cost: $404,100
  • 2017: 1174 buildings, average cost: $374,800
  • 2016: 945 buildings, average cost: $399,500
  • 2015: 947 buildings, average cost: $429,000
  • 2014: 727 buildings, average cost: $419,400
  • 2013: 744 buildings, average cost: $376,900
  • 2012: 684 buildings, average cost: $334,200
  • 2011: 511 buildings, average cost: $362,000
  • 2010: 535 buildings, average cost: $344,800
  • 2009: 504 buildings, average cost: $363,000
  • 2008: 620 buildings, average cost: $383,100
  • 2007: 1234 buildings, average cost: $314,100
  • 2006: 1431 buildings, average cost: $300,300
  • 2005: 2155 buildings, average cost: $242,700
  • 2004: 2147 buildings, average cost: $219,300
  • 2003: 1969 buildings, average cost: $198,300
  • 2002: 1673 buildings, average cost: $185,200
  • 2001: 1868 buildings, average cost: $162,000
  • 2000: 1993 buildings, average cost: $162,500
  • 1999: 2209 buildings, average cost: $147,800
  • 1998: 2591 buildings, average cost: $144,100
  • 1997: 2145 buildings, average cost: $140,600
Number of permits per 10,000 St. Louis, MO residents
Average permit cost in St. Louis, MO

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,039 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,995 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in St. Louis, MO in 2022
Distribution of house value in St. Louis, MO in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in St. Louis, MO in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.4%
St. Louis County:

10.4%
Missouri:

13.2%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.2% for Black residents, 15.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.3% for American Indian residents, 11.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 20.3% for other race residents, 10.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.4 years old
(Males: 38.4 years old, Females: 42.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.5 years old, Black residents: 34.7 years old, American Indian residents: 27.7 years old, Asian residents: 36.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.7 years old, Other race residents: 27.5 years old)

Area name: St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Louis County is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $842 a month.

Cities in this county include: Florissant, Chesterfield, University City, Oakville, Wildwood, Ballwin, Mehlville, Kirkwood, Hazelwood, Maryland Heights.

St. Louis County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in St. Louis County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Highland County, Virginia , Tucker County, West Virginia , Teller County, Colorado , Marion County, Illinois , Page County, Virginia , Shenandoah County, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
Missouri:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in St. Louis, MO
County total employment by year in St. Louis, MO
County average yearly wages by year in St. Louis, MO

Current college students: 64,556
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 75,959 (55.7% naturalized citizens)

St. Louis County:

7.7%
Whole state:

4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 30,9712010 or later
  • 18,1362000 to 2009
  • 13,0961990 to 1999
  • 7,8361980 to 1989
  • 5,9281970 to 1979
  • 8,678Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%

St. Louis County marital status for males St. Louis County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 320,228
  • One, attached: 20,609
  • Two: 7,436
  • 3 or 4: 22,125
  • 5 to 9: 23,839
  • 10 to 19: 20,962
  • 20 to 49: 9,779
  • 50 or more: 18,788
  • Mobile homes: 2,082
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in St. Louis County with a mortgage: 179,422 (17,878 second mortgage, 457 home equity loan, 15,484 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,499

Here:

96.8% with mortgage
State:

98.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for St. Louis County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic230,48874
Evangelical Protestant162,614384
Mainline Protestant74,404130
Other37,15687
Black Protestant9,36948
Orthodox2,0427
None482,881-
St. Louis County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 176
St. Louis County:

1.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
Here:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 50
This county:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

0.60 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 293
St. Louis County:

2.95 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

4.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 683
This county:

6.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.37 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
St. Louis County:

8.6%
Missouri:

8.8%

Adult obesity rate:
St. Louis County:

28.0%
State:

29.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.9%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in St. Louis County:

Average size of farms: 120 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $64,896
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1172.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59,481
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,846
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.67%
Corn for grain: 4565 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 992 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 8419 harvested acres
Vegetables: 307 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 37 acres

Earthquake activity:

St. Louis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 318% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 135.5 miles away from St. Louis County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 135.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 112.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 135.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 147.7 miles away from St. Louis County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 148.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 11, 2017, FEMA Id: 4317, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind

The number of natural disasters in St. Louis County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - St. Louis

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 434,302 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 31,910 (5.5%)
  • Bus: 6,442 (1.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 444 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 563 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,971 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 1,100 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 7,672 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 89,917 (15.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (5%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (18%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (7%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Korea (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Louis County


  • German (16%)
  • American (8%)
  • English (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • European (3%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Yugoslavian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in St. Louis County, Missouri in 2010:

  • 8,936 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 5,929 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,258 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,082 people in state prisons
  • 572 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 331 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 269 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 256 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 210 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 183 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 167 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 153 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 60 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 44 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 4 people in correctional residential facilities

People in group quarters in St. Louis County, Missouri in 2000:

  • 8,735 people in nursing homes
  • 4,637 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,221 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 1,098 people in state prisons
  • 1,015 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 720 people in religious group quarters
  • 439 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 392 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 238 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 188 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 143 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 106 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 79 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 67 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 57 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 47 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 47 people in other group homes
  • 34 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 33 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 23 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 17 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 17 people in other workers' dormitories
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $110,143.

5.97% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($70,859 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.97%
Missouri average:

7.67%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
St. Louis County:

0.01%
Missouri average:

0.02%

3.56% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($33,956 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($36,806 average AGI)
St. Louis County:

2.40%
Missouri average:

3.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from St. Louis city, MO  1.92% ($53,112 average AGI)
from St. Charles County, MO  0.62% ($67,207)
from Jefferson County, MO  0.45% ($58,119)
from St. Clair County, IL  0.15% ($55,688)
from Madison County, IL  0.13% ($54,014)
from Cook County, IL  0.10% ($92,985)
from Franklin County, MO  0.10% ($66,206)


6.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($77,630 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.59%
Missouri average:

7.51%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($63 average AGI)
St. Louis County:

0.01%
Missouri average:

0.01%

3.80% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($32,042 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($45,525 average AGI)
St. Louis County:

2.78%
Missouri average:

2.88%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to St. Louis city, MO  1.35% ($40,713 average AGI)
to St. Charles County, MO  1.12% ($66,186)
to Jefferson County, MO  0.60% ($60,098)
to Franklin County, MO  0.14% ($69,582)
to St. Clair County, IL  0.14% ($48,044)
to Madison County, IL  0.14% ($54,253)
to Cook County, IL  0.09% ($98,258)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in St. Louis County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Louis County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in St. Louis County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in St. Louis County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in St. Louis County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in St. Louis County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in St. Louis County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in St. Louis County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in St. Louis County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 160,767 (140,108 aged, 20,659 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 14,549 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in St. Louis County, Missouri in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (21,421)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (15,990)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (12,252)
  • Unspecified dementia (8,758)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (6,474)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (6,287)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (5,969)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (4,618)
  • Congestive heart failure (4,192)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,638)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.2
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,227
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 88
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,952

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,203
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 983
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 70
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 99

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 4,415

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 65.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 48.6
  • Cut/Pierce - 5.4
  • Suffocation - 3.1
  • Other - 8.2

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 50.3
  • Poisoning - 23.4
  • Suffocation - 21.7
  • Other - 7.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 990,414
  • Male householders: 194,136 (55,279 living alone), Female householders: 219,122 (73,659 living alone)
  • 185,640 spouses (184,162 opposite-sex spouses), 25,868 unmarried partners, (24,759 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 275,680 children (261,589 natural, 4,943 adopted, 9,148 stepchildren), 20,339 grandchildren, 9,079 brothers or sisters, 8,393 parents, 1,615 foster children, 11,685 other relatives, 17,805 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 21,052

Size of family households: 124,526 2-persons, 59,220 3-persons, 44,511 4-persons, 20,186 5-persons, 7,079 6-persons, 3,492 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 128,938 1-person, 22,480 2-persons, 2,021 3-persons, 692 4-persons, 113 5-persons.

130,474 married couples with children.
60,352 single-parent households (11,519 men, 48,833 women).

90.3% of residents of St. Louis speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $5,765,109,000 ($5,712 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $553,669,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,539,805,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,369,883,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,564,000
Federal grants: $965,275,000
Federal procurement contracts: $450,880,000 ($335,894,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $434,703,000 ($170,696,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $11,317,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $547,446,000
Federal Government insurance: $769,490,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 65,364
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 50,290
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9,933
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -35,437
Here -35 per 1000 residents
State +5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in St. Louis County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 178.88 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Year house built in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Year house built in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • 3,2042020 or later
  • 14,3122010 to 2019
  • 28,1072000 to 2009
  • 35,9491990 to 1999
  • 54,6251980 to 1989
  • 73,3921970 to 1979
  • 88,0701960 to 1969
  • 79,0671950 to 1959
  • 25,9791940 to 1949
  • 43,1861939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Louis County, Missouri
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • 4941 room
  • 1,0692 rooms
  • 2,7643 rooms
  • 18,5884 rooms
  • 46,0855 rooms
  • 58,0926 rooms
  • 46,8837 rooms
  • 40,8768 rooms
  • 67,6989+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • 3,6821 room
  • 6,5982 rooms
  • 25,1243 rooms
  • 37,5694 rooms
  • 29,0225 rooms
  • 13,8716 rooms
  • 6,5097 rooms
  • 4,6128 rooms
  • 3,7229+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Louis County, Missouri
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • 594no bedroom
  • 3,1711 bedroom
  • 51,9862 bedrooms
  • 124,2903 bedrooms
  • 80,9844 bedrooms
  • 21,5245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Louis County, Missouri
  • 4,087no bedroom
  • 30,4751 bedroom
  • 62,6272 bedrooms
  • 28,0243 bedrooms
  • 4,6144 bedrooms
  • 8825+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in St. Louis County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in St. Louis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in St. Louis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 7,808no vehicle
  • 75,6111 vehicle
  • 130,5572 vehicles
  • 49,4053 vehicles
  • 15,4014 vehicles
  • 3,7675+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in St. Louis County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in St. Louis County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 22,358no vehicle
  • 66,9751 vehicle
  • 35,4252 vehicles
  • 4,2893 vehicles
  • 1,4704 vehicles
  • 1925+ vehicles

87.6% of St. Louis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Missouri.

St. Louis County:

87.6%
State average:

87.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 672,621
  • Other state: 234,073
  • Northeast: 29,684
  • Midwest: 107,149
  • South: 67,347
  • West: 29,893
Year householders moved into unit in St. Louis County, MO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in St. Louis County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 83.8%Utility gas
  • 14.2%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 53.9%Utility gas
  • 42.9%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18,308
Here:

19.3%
Missouri:

15.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11,456
Here:

22.2%
Missouri:

13.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15,619
Here:

34.1%
Missouri:

22.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

St. Louis County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $185,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $147,362,000
  • Charges - Other: $62,822,000
    Other: $60,357,000
    Air Transportation: $19,852,000
    Air Transportation: $16,534,000
    Sewerage: $3,017,000
    Sewerage: $2,940,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,316,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $48,927,000
    Regular Highways: $36,425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,594,000
    Police Protection: $7,341,000
    General - Other: $5,879,000
    Air Transportation: $3,361,000
    Police Protection: $2,284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,870,000
    General - Other: $1,535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,304,000
    Air Transportation: $1,275,000
    Health - Other: $193,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,423,000
    Police Protection: $119,512,000
    General - Other: $85,757,000
    General - Other: $74,823,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $65,646,000
    Regular Highways: $58,944,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,475,000
    Regular Highways: $51,778,000
    Health - Other: $47,596,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,818,000
    Health - Other: $42,052,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,982,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,581,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,040,000
    Parks and Recreation: $26,295,000
    Financial Administration: $24,619,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,857,000
    General Public Buildings: $22,225,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,352,000
    Air Transportation: $19,767,000
    Financial Administration: $19,382,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,823,000
    Air Transportation: $15,358,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,120,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,610,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,409,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,760,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,680,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,135,000
    Water Utilities: $4,274,000
    Water Utilities: $3,885,000
    Sewerage: $3,075,000
    Sewerage: $2,630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $908,000
    Solid Waste Management: $854,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $182,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $11,375,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,125,000
    Air Transportation: $1,719,000
    Other: $976,000
    Air Transportation: $937,000
    Other: $641,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $25,170,000
    Interest on Debt: $24,688,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $159,805,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $146,149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,705,233,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,621,572,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,540,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,432,470,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $553,724,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $550,987,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,305,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $511,949,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $154,167,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $83,661,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,130,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $46,243,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,392,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,356,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $49,019,000
    General Revenue - Other: $39,340,000
    Special Assessments: $36,045,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,816,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,635,000
    Rents: $6,263,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,334,000
    Rents: $4,215,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,475,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,733,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,063,000
    Police Protection: $2,981,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,517,000
    General - Other: $844,000
    Police Protection: $565,000
    Regular Highways: $394,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $310,000
    Financial Administration: $141,000
    Corrections - Other: $124,000
    Central Staff Services: $114,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $105,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $93,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
    Health - Other: $86,000
    General Public Building: $85,000
    General - Other: $68,000
    Financial Administration: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,000
    Corrections - Other: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $556,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $441,881,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,879,000
    Water Utilities: $3,714,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $47,000,000
    Beginning: $31,848,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,004,525,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,553,122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,686,000
    Highways: $19,976,000
    Other: $18,264,000
    Other: $17,099,000
    General Local Government Support: $16,459,000
    General Local Government Support: $15,214,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,975,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,021,000
    Public Welfare: $713,000
    Public Welfare: $642,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $423,506,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $343,537,000
    Property: $135,341,000
    Property: $109,321,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $33,695,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $30,225,000
    Other License: $18,831,000
    Other License: $18,339,000
    Other Selective Sales: $14,125,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,273,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $268,217,000

St. Louis County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $185,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $147,362,000
  • Charges - Other: $62,822,000
    Other: $60,357,000
    Air Transportation: $19,852,000
    Air Transportation: $16,534,000
    Sewerage: $3,017,000
    Sewerage: $2,940,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,316,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $48,927,000
    Regular Highways: $36,425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,594,000
    Police Protection: $7,341,000
    General - Other: $5,879,000
    Air Transportation: $3,361,000
    Police Protection: $2,284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,870,000
    General - Other: $1,535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,304,000
    Air Transportation: $1,275,000
    Health - Other: $193,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,423,000
    Police Protection: $119,512,000
    General - Other: $85,757,000
    General - Other: $74,823,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $65,646,000
    Regular Highways: $58,944,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,475,000
    Regular Highways: $51,778,000
    Health - Other: $47,596,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,818,000
    Health - Other: $42,052,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,982,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,581,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,040,000
    Parks and Recreation: $26,295,000
    Financial Administration: $24,619,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,857,000
    General Public Buildings: $22,225,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,352,000
    Air Transportation: $19,767,000
    Financial Administration: $19,382,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,823,000
    Air Transportation: $15,358,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,120,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,610,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,409,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,760,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,680,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,135,000
    Water Utilities: $4,274,000
    Water Utilities: $3,885,000
    Sewerage: $3,075,000
    Sewerage: $2,630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $908,000
    Solid Waste Management: $854,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $182,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $11,375,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,125,000
    Air Transportation: $1,719,000
    Other: $976,000
    Air Transportation: $937,000
    Other: $641,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $25,170,000
    Interest on Debt: $24,688,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $159,805,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $146,149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,705,233,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,621,572,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,540,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,432,470,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $553,724,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $550,987,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,305,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $511,949,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $154,167,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $83,661,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,130,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $46,243,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,392,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,356,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $49,019,000
    General Revenue - Other: $39,340,000
    Special Assessments: $36,045,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,816,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,635,000
    Rents: $6,263,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,334,000
    Rents: $4,215,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,475,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,733,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,063,000
    Police Protection: $2,981,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,517,000
    General - Other: $844,000
    Police Protection: $565,000
    Regular Highways: $394,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $310,000
    Financial Administration: $141,000
    Corrections - Other: $124,000
    Central Staff Services: $114,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $105,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $93,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
    Health - Other: $86,000
    General Public Building: $85,000
    General - Other: $68,000
    Financial Administration: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,000
    Corrections - Other: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $556,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $441,881,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,879,000
    Water Utilities: $3,714,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $47,000,000
    Beginning: $31,848,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,004,525,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,553,122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,686,000
    Highways: $19,976,000
    Other: $18,264,000
    Other: $17,099,000
    General Local Government Support: $16,459,000
    General Local Government Support: $15,214,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,975,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,021,000
    Public Welfare: $713,000
    Public Welfare: $642,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $423,506,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $343,537,000
    Property: $135,341,000
    Property: $109,321,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $33,695,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $30,225,000
    Other License: $18,831,000
    Other License: $18,339,000
    Other Selective Sales: $14,125,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,273,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $268,217,000

St. Louis County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $185,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $147,362,000
  • Charges - Other: $62,822,000
    Other: $60,357,000
    Air Transportation: $19,852,000
    Air Transportation: $16,534,000
    Sewerage: $3,017,000
    Sewerage: $2,940,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,316,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $48,927,000
    Regular Highways: $36,425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,594,000
    Police Protection: $7,341,000
    General - Other: $5,879,000
    Air Transportation: $3,361,000
    Police Protection: $2,284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,870,000
    General - Other: $1,535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,304,000
    Air Transportation: $1,275,000
    Health - Other: $193,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,423,000
    Police Protection: $119,512,000
    General - Other: $85,757,000
    General - Other: $74,823,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $65,646,000
    Regular Highways: $58,944,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,475,000
    Regular Highways: $51,778,000
    Health - Other: $47,596,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,818,000
    Health - Other: $42,052,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,982,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,581,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,040,000
    Parks and Recreation: $26,295,000
    Financial Administration: $24,619,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,857,000
    General Public Buildings: $22,225,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,352,000
    Air Transportation: $19,767,000
    Financial Administration: $19,382,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,823,000
    Air Transportation: $15,358,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,120,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,610,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,409,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,760,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,680,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,135,000
    Water Utilities: $4,274,000
    Water Utilities: $3,885,000
    Sewerage: $3,075,000
    Sewerage: $2,630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $908,000
    Solid Waste Management: $854,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $182,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $11,375,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,125,000
    Air Transportation: $1,719,000
    Other: $976,000
    Air Transportation: $937,000
    Other: $641,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $25,170,000
    Interest on Debt: $24,688,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $159,805,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $146,149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,705,233,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,621,572,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,540,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,432,470,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $553,724,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $550,987,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,305,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $511,949,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $154,167,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $83,661,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,130,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $46,243,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,392,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,356,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $49,019,000
    General Revenue - Other: $39,340,000
    Special Assessments: $36,045,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,816,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,635,000
    Rents: $6,263,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,334,000
    Rents: $4,215,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,475,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,733,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,063,000
    Police Protection: $2,981,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,517,000
    General - Other: $844,000
    Police Protection: $565,000
    Regular Highways: $394,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $310,000
    Financial Administration: $141,000
    Corrections - Other: $124,000
    Central Staff Services: $114,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $105,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $93,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
    Health - Other: $86,000
    General Public Building: $85,000
    General - Other: $68,000
    Financial Administration: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,000
    Corrections - Other: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $556,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $441,881,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,879,000
    Water Utilities: $3,714,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $47,000,000
    Beginning: $31,848,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,004,525,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,553,122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,686,000
    Highways: $19,976,000
    Other: $18,264,000
    Other: $17,099,000
    General Local Government Support: $16,459,000
    General Local Government Support: $15,214,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,975,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,021,000
    Public Welfare: $713,000
    Public Welfare: $642,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $423,506,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $343,537,000
    Property: $135,341,000
    Property: $109,321,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $33,695,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $30,225,000
    Other License: $18,831,000
    Other License: $18,339,000
    Other Selective Sales: $14,125,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,273,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $268,217,000

St. Louis County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $185,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $147,362,000
  • Charges - Other: $62,822,000
    Other: $60,357,000
    Air Transportation: $19,852,000
    Air Transportation: $16,534,000
    Sewerage: $3,017,000
    Sewerage: $2,940,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,316,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $48,927,000
    Regular Highways: $36,425,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,594,000
    Police Protection: $7,341,000
    General - Other: $5,879,000
    Air Transportation: $3,361,000
    Police Protection: $2,284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,870,000
    General - Other: $1,535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,304,000
    Air Transportation: $1,275,000
    Health - Other: $193,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $149,423,000
    Police Protection: $119,512,000
    General - Other: $85,757,000
    General - Other: $74,823,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $65,646,000
    Regular Highways: $58,944,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,475,000
    Regular Highways: $51,778,000
    Health - Other: $47,596,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,818,000
    Health - Other: $42,052,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,982,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,581,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,040,000
    Parks and Recreation: $26,295,000
    Financial Administration: $24,619,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,857,000
    General Public Buildings: $22,225,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,352,000
    Air Transportation: $19,767,000
    Financial Administration: $19,382,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,823,000
    Air Transportation: $15,358,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,120,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,610,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,409,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,760,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,680,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,135,000
    Water Utilities: $4,274,000
    Water Utilities: $3,885,000
    Sewerage: $3,075,000
    Sewerage: $2,630,000
    Solid Waste Management: $908,000
    Solid Waste Management: $854,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $182,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $11,375,000
    Housing and Community Development: $9,125,000
    Air Transportation: $1,719,000
    Other: $976,000
    Air Transportation: $937,000
    Other: $641,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $25,170,000
    Interest on Debt: $24,688,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $159,805,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $146,149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,705,233,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,621,572,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,540,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,432,470,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $553,724,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $550,987,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $545,305,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $511,949,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $154,167,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $83,661,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,130,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $46,243,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,392,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,356,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $49,019,000
    General Revenue - Other: $39,340,000
    Special Assessments: $36,045,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,816,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,635,000
    Rents: $6,263,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,334,000
    Rents: $4,215,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,475,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,733,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,063,000
    Police Protection: $2,981,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,119,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,517,000
    General - Other: $844,000
    Police Protection: $565,000
    Regular Highways: $394,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $310,000
    Financial Administration: $141,000
    Corrections - Other: $124,000
    Central Staff Services: $114,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $105,000
    Health - Other: $98,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $93,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
    Health - Other: $86,000
    General Public Building: $85,000
    General - Other: $68,000
    Financial Administration: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,000
    Corrections - Other: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $556,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $441,881,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,879,000
    Water Utilities: $3,714,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $47,000,000
    Beginning: $31,848,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,004,525,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,553,122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,686,000
    Highways: $19,976,000
    Other: $18,264,000
    Other: $17,099,000
    General Local Government Support: $16,459,000
    General Local Government Support: $15,214,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,975,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,021,000
    Public Welfare: $713,000
    Public Welfare: $642,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $423,506,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $343,537,000
    Property: $135,341,000
    Property: $109,321,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $33,695,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $30,225,000
    Other License: $18,831,000
    Other License: $18,339,000
    Other Selective Sales: $14,125,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,273,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $268,217,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 16,272
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,117
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 15,155
  • Number of recipients under 18: 3,259
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 10,371
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 2,642
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4,859
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7,740
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 173 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4,490$135,7106,074$194,83935,233$203,6581,039$91,79265$2,636,0152,267$126,94323$188,217
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED206$143,728370$255,1812,501$188,871176$61,2165$738,600105$154,8952$31,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED565$122,184643$189,6077,961$183,444984$41,75711$2,164,091511$107,06814$64,857
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN463$135,263624$207,6525,623$181,582222$90,9053$2,983,333259$147,8962$112,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS80$127,92596$205,1151,428$184,50669$84,9130$069$121,4781$15,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 169 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,098$206,7191,168$202,8524$147,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED316$193,972398$206,60312$138,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED167$191,880229$209,8128$122,125
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN91$198,58293$205,7422$63,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS34$171,67623$203,6963$69,667
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in St. Louis, MO
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in St. Louis, MO - Value
Most common first names in St. Louis County, MO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary7,55579.6 years
John7,26474.7 years
William6,73175.4 years
Robert4,88371.2 years
James4,65471.5 years
Charles4,27474.3 years
Joseph4,05975.7 years
George3,62276.5 years
Helen3,62181.0 years
Dorothy3,43478.3 years
Most common last names in St. Louis County, MO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith2,24175.3 years
Williams1,49773.4 years
Johnson1,46573.6 years
Miller1,25376.5 years
Brown1,22474.3 years
Jones1,19874.3 years
Davis1,02274.2 years
Meyer91377.9 years
Wilson77475.3 years
Moore76673.8 years
Businesses in St. Louis County, MO
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness3Justice4
7-Eleven27KFC11
ALDI11Kincaid2
ALDO3Kmart5
AMF Bowling2Knights Inn1
AT&T22Kohl's5
Abercrombie & Fitch2La Quinta4
Abercrombie Kids1La-Z-Boy4
Ace Hardware7Lane Bryant5
Advance Auto Parts12Lane Furniture15
Aeropostale5LensCrafters7
American Eagle Outfitters6Levi Strauss & Co.1
Ann Taylor7Little Caesars Pizza15
Apple Store2Long John Silver's2
Applebee's9Lowe's6
Arby's13Macy's5
Ascend Collection1Marriott12
Ashley Furniture2Marshalls7
Audi3MasterBrand Cabinets62
AutoZone17Maurices1
Avenue4Mazda3
BMW3McDonald's48
Bakers4Men's Wearhouse7
Bally Total Fitness2Motel 64
Banana Republic4Motherhood Maternity12
Barnes & Noble4New Balance34
Baskin-Robbins4New York & Co4
Bath & Body Works9Nike84
Bebe2Nissan4
Bed Bath & Beyond4Nordstrom2
Ben & Jerry's2Office Depot10
Bentleymotors.Com1OfficeMax9
Best Western3Old Navy5
Blockbuster17Olive Garden4
Brooks Brothers2Outback3
Brookstone2Outback Steakhouse3
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards2Pac Sun3
Budget Car Rental5Panda Express4
Burger King16Panera Bread25
CVS5Papa John's Pizza10
Cache2Payless15
Casual Male XL3Penske6
Catherines4PetSmart7
Charlotte Russe4Pier 1 Imports5
Chevrolet4Pizza Hut18
Chick-Fil-A2Plato's Closet3
Chico's4Popeyes8
Chipotle6Pottery Barn2
Chuck E. Cheese's2Pottery Barn Kids1
Church's Chicken10Qdoba Mexican Grill12
Cinnabon 2Quality4
Circle K34Quiznos16
Clarks2RadioShack18
Cold Stone Creamery7Ramada2
Coldwater Creek2Red Lobster5
Comfort Inn5Red Robin1
Costco2Red Roof Inn1
Cracker Barrel2Ruby Tuesday2
Crate & Barrel1Rue212
Cricket Wireless36Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing2
Curves15SAS Shoes1
DHL5SONIC Drive-In11
Dairy Queen21Saks Fifth Avenue1
Days Inn2Sam's Club6
Deb2Sears12
Decora Cabinetry17Sephora3
Dennys7Sheraton3
Domino's Pizza26Shoe Carnival5
DressBarn6Skechers USA1
Dressbarn7Slumberland1
Dunkin Donuts2Soma Intimates3
Eddie Bauer3Spencer Gifts3
Ethan Allen1Sprint Nextel19
Express4Starbucks31
Famous Footwear7Steak 'n Shake22
Fashion Bug3Subaru3
FedEx160Subway62
Finish Line5Super 82
Firestone Complete Auto Care19T-Mobile49
Foot Locker7T.G.I. Driday's3
Ford8T.J.Maxx3
Forever 215Taco Bell29
GNC14Talbots2
GameStop15Target9
Gap4The Cheesecake Factory2
Goodwill6The Limited3
Gymboree5The Room Place1
H&M3Torrid2
H&R Block38Toyota5
Haagen-Dazs1Toys"R"Us11
Hardee's14Trader Joe's4
Haworth1Travelodge1
Hilton13True Value6
Hobby Lobby2U-Haul32
Holiday Inn10U.S. Cellular13
Hollister Co.4UPS191
Home Depot10Urban Outfitters1
HomeTown Buffet3Value City Furniture2
Honda4Vans9
Hot Topic5Verizon Wireless6
Houlihan's3Victoria's Secret4
Hyundai3Volkswagen4
IHOP7Waffle House6
InTown Suites1Walgreens44
J. Jill3Walmart7
J.Crew3Wendy's5
JCPenney4Wet Seal4
Jack In The Box15White Castle14
JoS. A. Bank3Whole Foods Market2
Johnny Rockets2Wingate1
Jones New York25YMCA8
Journeys6

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