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St. Louis MO - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	348,189	49 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 972) (100%)
Average Income	$27,156	19,292 (23%)	583 (40%)
Median House Value	$63,900	15,601 (38%)	357 (63%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	43.8%	23,432 (of 25,150) (7%)	933 (of 972) (4%)
% Black Population	51.2%	962 (96%)	40 (96%)
% Hispanic Population	2.0%	11,091 (56%)	180 (81%)
% Asian Population	2.0%	3,181 (87%)	39 (96%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	12,215 (51%)	508 (48%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	71.3%	18,924 (of 25,150) (25%)	620 (of 972) (36%)
% College Graduates	19.1%	7,511 (70%)	165 (83%)
% Never Married	41.5%	832 (97%)	26 (97%)
% Married	32.7%	24,611 (2%)	945 (3%)
% Seperated	4.4%	1,645 (93%)	65 (93%)
% Divorced	12.3%	6,733 (73%)	419 (57%)
% Foreign Born	5.6%	5,573 (78%)	51 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	176,354	38 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 972) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	48.5%	3,344 (87%)	120 (88%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.2%	13,422 (47%)	355 (63%)
Average Rooms in House	4.6	23,224 (8%)	925 (5%)
% Households with No Car	25.2%	588 (98%)	14 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	6.5%	24,036 (4%)	931 (4%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,480 (86%)	63 (94%)
Median House Value	$63,900	15,601 (38%)	357 (63%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	7.5%	8,658 (66%)	452 (53%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.3%	5,303 (79%)	86 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$442	13,050 (48%)	296 (70%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	60.5%	14,317 (of 25,150) (43%)	529 (of 972) (46%)
% Drive Alone to Work	68.9%	21,001 (16%)	823 (15%)
% Take Public Transportation	10.7%	631 (97%)	7 (99%)
% Walk to Work	4.0%	7,922 (69%)	206 (79%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	25.1	10,569 (58%)	466 (52%)
% Households making less than $10,000	19.3%	3,674 (85%)	219 (77%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.8%	10,433 (59%)	291 (70%)
Median Household Income	$27,156	19,292 (23%)	583 (40%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	8.1%	2,441 (90%)	118 (88%)
Per Capita Income	$16,108	14,141 (44%)	373 (62%)
Male Worker Income	$30,106	15,120 (40%)	352 (64%)
Female Worker Income	$24,987	8,670 (66%)	191 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	20.8%	2,801 (89%)	126 (87%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	24.6%	3,015 (88%)	153 (84%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	0.87
Cincinnati, Ohio	0.86
Buffalo, New York	0.85
Cleveland, Ohio	0.85
Rochester, New York	0.82
Toledo, Ohio	0.80
Louisville, Kentucky	0.79
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.79
Birmingham, Alabama	0.79
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.79

St. Louis MO Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
3 or 4 Unit Housing Units	29,132	10
Vacant Housing Units	29,278	11
2 Unit Housing Units	32,631	11
Renters Paying between $200 and $299 a Month	7,775	12
Houses Built Earlier than 1939	85,545	13

St. Louis MO Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
85 Year and Older Population	7,313	1
Black or African American Population	178,266	1
Vietnamese Population	3,319	1
Black Plus Other Race Population	181,503	1
Other Relatives in Households	28,509	1

St. Louis MO Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	26.2%	24,938
Percent Married People	32.7%	24,611
Percent Spouse in Household Population	11.0%	24,598
Percent Family Households	52.3%	24,294
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	10.8%	24,247

St. Louis MO Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Percent Spouse in Household Population	11.0%	953
Percent Married Couple Family Households	26.2%	953
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	46.9%	948
Percent Married People	32.7%	945
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	40.3%	942

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	St. Louis MO	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Total Population	348,189	334,563
Average Age	33.7	35.5
Average Income	$27,156	$28,588
Median House Value	$63,900	$59,700
% White Population	43.8%	67.6%
% Black Population	51.2%	27.1%
% Asian Population	2.0%	2.7%
% Hispanic Population	2.0%	1.3%

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