St. Louis County, MO Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
St louis county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 281,608 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 23,858 | 8.5 |
| Kindergarten | 14,214 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 120,030 | 42.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 58,950 | 20.9 |
| College or graduate school | 64,556 | 22.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 677,027 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 26,962 | 4.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 54,573 | 8.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 162,405 | 24.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 153,941 | 22.7 |
| Associate degree | 39,417 | 5.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 149,139 | 22.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 90,590 | 13.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 35.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 804,818 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 214,097 | 26.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 439,752 | 54.6 |
| Separated | 12,909 | 1.6 |
| Widowed | 58,723 | 7.3 |
Female | 48,728 | 6.1 |
| Divorced | 79,337 | 9.9 |
Female | 49,316 | 6.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,393 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 7,030 | 42.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 759,643 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 103,083 | 13.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 228,331 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 18,010 | 7.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 575,821 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 79,125 | 13.7 |
Percent employed | 61.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 496,696 | 86.3 |
Percent employed | 81.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 135,766 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 49,248 | 36.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 952,458 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 563,758 | 59.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 373,980 | 39.3 |
Same county | 186,266 | 19.6 |
Different county | 187,714 | 19.7 |
Same state | 113,073 | 11.9 |
Different state | 74,641 | 7.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 14,720 | 1.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 1,016,315 | 100.0 |
| Native | 973,613 | 95.8 |
Born in United States | 968,485 | 95.3 |
State of residence | 702,897 | 69.2 |
Different state | 265,588 | 26.1 |
Born outside United States | 5,128 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 42,702 | 4.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 20,260 | 2.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 20,781 | 2.0 |
Not a citizen | 21,921 | 2.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 42,702 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 14,042 | 32.9 |
| Asia | 18,886 | 44.2 |
| Africa | 2,306 | 5.4 |
| Oceania | 312 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 5,270 | 12.3 |
| Northern America | 1,886 | 4.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 952,458 | 100.0 |
| English only | 891,645 | 93.6 |
| Language other than English | 60,813 | 6.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 21,129 | 2.2 |
Spanish | 16,758 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,004 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 26,247 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,833 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 13,634 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,249 | 0.7 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 1,016,315 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 1,139,374 | 112.1 |
| Arab | 4,210 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 9,844 | 1.0 |
| Danish | 3,435 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 13,422 | 1.3 |
| English | 94,838 | 9.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 44,276 | 4.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 3,273 | 0.3 |
| German | 306,707 | 30.2 |
| Greek | 4,996 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 5,593 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 158,224 | 15.6 |
| Italian | 54,109 | 5.3 |
| Lithuanian | 2,342 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 6,491 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 30,885 | 3.0 |
| Portuguese | 683 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 14,286 | 1.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 15,076 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 14,945 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 1,821 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 7,484 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 8,840 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 5,610 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 2,746 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 51,419 | 5.1 |
| Welsh | 5,908 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 880 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 267,031 | 26.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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