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Demographics Dashboard

The demographic dashboard includes basic demographic information about your community covering topics like population, education and poverty. This dashboard is modeled after the US Census Bureau QuickFacts demographic profile. To learn more about this page, please visit our help center.  

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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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County: St. Louis City

Housing

Value
Compared to:

County: St. Louis City

Housing

Value
Compared to:

County: St. Louis City Homeownership

Current Value:

County: St. Louis City Homeownership

36.9%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to MO Counties, St. Louis City has a value of 36.9% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than 59.9% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 55.0%.
MO Counties
The distribution is based on data from 115 regions, including all Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis.
Compared to U.S. Counties, St. Louis City has a value of 36.9% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than 60.4% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 54.6%.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,133 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Compared to the MO Value (59.5%), St. Louis City has a value of 36.9% which is lower and worse.
MO Value
(59.5%)
The regional value is compared to the Missouri State value.
Compared to the US Value (57.8%), St. Louis City has a value of 36.9% which is lower and worse.
US Value
(57.8%)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Over time, the St. Louis City value is increasing, not significantly.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.

County: St. Louis City

Education

Value
Compared to:

County: St. Louis City

Education

Value
Compared to:

County: St. Louis City People 25+ with a High School Diploma or Higher

Current Value:
90.0%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to MO Counties, St. Louis City has a value of 90.0% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than 88.9% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 85.8%.
MO Counties
The distribution is based on data from 115 regions, including all Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis.
Compared to U.S. Counties, St. Louis City has a value of 90.0% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than 89.5% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 85.3%.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,133 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Compared to the MO Value (91.3%), St. Louis City has a value of 90.0% which is lower and worse.
MO Value
(91.3%)
The regional value is compared to the Missouri State value.
Compared to the US Value (89.1%), St. Louis City has a value of 90.0% which is higher and better.
US Value
(89.1%)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Over time, the St. Louis City value is increasing significantly.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.

County: St. Louis City

Income & Poverty

Value
Compared to:

County: St. Louis City

Income & Poverty

Value
Compared to:

County: St. Louis City Median Household Income

Current Value:

County: St. Louis City Median Household Income

$52,941
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to MO Counties, St. Louis City has a value of $52,941 which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than $54,122 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than $49,779.
MO Counties
The distribution is based on data from 115 regions, including all Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis.
Compared to U.S. Counties, St. Louis City has a value of $52,941 which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than $60,831 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than $52,521.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,132 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Compared to the MO Value ($65,920), St. Louis City has a value of $52,941 which is lower and worse.
MO Value
($65,920)
The regional value is compared to the Missouri State value.
Compared to the US Value ($75,149), St. Louis City has a value of $52,941 which is lower and worse.
US Value
($75,149)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Over time, the St. Louis City value is increasing significantly.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.

County: St. Louis City Per Capita Income

Current Value:

County: St. Louis City Per Capita Income

$36,722
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to MO Counties, St. Louis City has a value of $36,722 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than $28,371 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than $26,407.
MO Counties
The distribution is based on data from 115 regions, including all Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis.
Compared to U.S. Counties, St. Louis City has a value of $36,722 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50%  have a value higher than $32,340 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than $28,112.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,133 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Compared to the MO Value ($36,754), St. Louis City has a value of $36,722 which is lower and worse.
MO Value
($36,754)
The regional value is compared to the Missouri State value.
Compared to the US Value ($41,261), St. Louis City has a value of $36,722 which is lower and worse.
US Value
($41,261)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Over time, the St. Louis City value is increasing significantly.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.

County: St. Louis City People Living Below Poverty Level

Current Value:

County: St. Louis City People Living Below Poverty Level

20.2%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to MO Counties, St. Louis City has a value of 20.2% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 15.1% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 17.8%.
MO Counties
The distribution is based on data from 115 regions, including all Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis.
Compared to U.S. Counties, St. Louis City has a value of 20.2% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 13.4% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 17.5%.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,133 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Compared to the MO Value (12.8%), St. Louis City has a value of 20.2% which is higher and worse.
MO Value
(12.8%)
The regional value is compared to the Missouri State value.
Compared to the US Value (12.5%), St. Louis City has a value of 20.2% which is higher and worse.
US Value
(12.5%)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Over time, the St. Louis City value is decreasing, significantly.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.0%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.0%)