St. Louis, St. Louis MO Demographic Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	348,189	100.0

Male	163,567	47.0
Female	184,622	53.0

Under 5 years	23,477	6.7
5 to 9 years	26,709	7.7
10 to 14 years	25,014	7.2
15 to 19 years	24,729	7.1
20 to 24 years	26,541	7.6
25 to 34 years	54,395	15.6
35 to 44 years	53,144	15.3
45 to 54 years	41,260	11.8
55 to 59 years	13,466	3.9
60 to 64 years	11,612	3.3
65 to 74 years	23,047	6.6
75 to 84 years	17,482	5.0
85 years and over	7,313	2.1

Median age (years)	33.7	(X)

18 years and over	258,532	74.3
Male	118,186	33.9
Female	140,346	40.3
21 years and over	242,835	69.7
62 years and over	54,824	15.7
65 years and over	47,842	13.7
Male	16,921	4.9
Female	30,921	8.9

RACE
One race	341,650	98.1
White	152,666	43.8
Black or African American	178,266	51.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	950	0.3
Asian	6,891	2.0
Asian Indian	845	0.2
Chinese	1,038	0.3
Filipino	454	0.1
Japanese	217	0.1
Korean	289	0.1
Vietnamese	3,319	1.0
Other Asian ¹	729	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	94	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	23	0.0
Samoan	31	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	24	0.0
Some other race	2,783	0.8
Two or more races	6,539	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	157,460	45.2
Black or African American	181,503	52.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,831	0.8
Asian	8,076	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	333	0.1
Some other race	5,098	1.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	348,189	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,022	2.0
Mexican	4,111	1.2
Puerto Rican	500	0.1
Cuban	373	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,038	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	341,167	98.0
White alone	149,329	42.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	348,189	100.0
In households	337,557	96.9
Householder	147,076	42.2
Spouse	38,470	11.0
Child	101,229	29.1
Own child under 18 years	73,140	21.0
Other relatives	28,509	8.2
Under 18 years	13,616	3.9
Nonrelatives	22,273	6.4
Unmarried partner	9,891	2.8
In group quarters	10,632	3.1
Institutionalized population	4,667	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	5,965	1.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	147,076	100.0
Family households (families)	76,976	52.3
With own children under 18 years	37,393	25.4
Married-couple family	38,470	26.2
With own children under 18 years	15,947	10.8
Female householder, no husband present	31,359	21.3
With own children under 18 years	18,274	12.4
Nonfamily households	70,100	47.7
Householder living alone	59,269	40.3
Householder 65 years and over	18,978	12.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	44,234	30.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	36,681	24.9

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	3.19	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	176,354	100.0
Occupied housing units	147,076	83.4
Vacant housing units	29,278	16.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	523	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	147,076	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	68,939	46.9
Renter-occupied housing units	78,137	53.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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