# St. Louis County, Missouri demographics

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St. Louis County, Missouri (county FIPS 29189) has a median household income of $82,936 (±$1,390) and a total population of 995,569 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 47 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 995,569 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.3 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 413,849 | ±1,712 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $82,936 | ±$1,390 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $276,800 | ±$2,745 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,209 | ±$12 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 69.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 30.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 94.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 47.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 29189 |
| Land area | 508 sq mi |
| Water area | 15.37 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,960 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [63005](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63005) | 7% | 97.3% | Yes |
| [63025](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63025) | 4.7% | 57.5% | Yes |
| [63069](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63069) | 4.5% | 33.2% |  |
| [63021](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63021) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63129](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63129) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63038](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63038) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63017](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63017) | 3.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63034](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63034) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [63138](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63138) | 3.6% | 99% | Yes |
| [63044](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63044) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63128](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63128) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63146](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63146) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63031) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63141](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63141) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [63122](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63122) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [63011](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63011) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63131](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63131) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [63043](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63043) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [63026](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63026) | 2.5% | 49.5% |  |
| [63033](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63033) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [63123](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63123) | 2.3% | 95.1% | Yes |
| [63136](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63136) | 2.1% | 96% | Yes |
| [63042](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63042) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [63125](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63125) | 1.9% | 98.5% | Yes |
| [63124](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63124) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63114](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63114) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [63119](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63119) | 1.6% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [63134](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63134) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [63121](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63121) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63135](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63135) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [63137](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63137) | 1.2% | 85.2% | Yes |
| [63127](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63127) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63132](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63132) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63130](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63130) | 1% | 98% | Yes |
| [63049](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63049) | 1% | 19.6% |  |
| [63088](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63088) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [63126](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63126) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [63040](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63040) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [63074](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63074) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63133](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63133) | 0.6% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [63105](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63105) | 0.5% | 95.7% | Yes |
| [63144](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63144) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [63117](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63117) | 0.4% | 94.4% | Yes |
| [63045](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63045) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [63143](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63143) | 0.3% | 74.4% | Yes |
| [63140](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63140) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [63120](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63120) | 0% | 6.4% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:189&in=state:29
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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