Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 266,650
1990: 239,971
2000: 243,815
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.02%
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 146th
City Residents
1980: 92,811
1990: 85,493
2000: 86,918
2003 estimate: 85,734
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.01%
U.S. rank in 1980: 184th
U.S. rank in 1990: 243rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 321st (State rank: 4th)
Density: 1,278.1.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 80,532
Black or African American: 1,415
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,122
Asian: 993
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 25
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 921
Other: 251
Percent of residents born in state: 75.1% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 4,695
Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,924
Population 10 to 14 years old: 5,505
Population 15 to 19 years old: 7,886
Population 20 to 24 years old: 9,549
Population 25 to 34 years old: 10,484
Population 35 to 44 years old: 12,222
Population 45 to 54 years old: 11,615
Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,913
Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,978
Population 65 to 74 years old: 5,684
Population 75 to 84 years old: 5,116
Population 85 years and over: 2,347
Median age: 35.4 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 1,054
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 2,182 (of which, 10 were infants under the age of 1 year) (St. Louis County data)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,969
Median household income: $33,766
Total households: 35,547
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 4,398
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,338
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,465
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,061
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,826
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,334
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,752
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,579
$150,000 to $199,999: 366
$200,000 or more: 428
Percent of families below poverty level: 8.6% (48.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 5,340