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People QuickFacts |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
332,223 | 5,704,484 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-4.6% | 1.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
348,189 | 5,595,211 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-12.2% | 9.3% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.7% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.7% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.0% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
43.8% | 84.9% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
51.2% | 11.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.0% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 0.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 2.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.7% | 53.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 2.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.6% | 5.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.3% | 81.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.1% | 21.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.1 | 23.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
176,354 | 2,442,017 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
46.9% | 70.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$63,900 | $89,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
147,076 | 2,194,594 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.30 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$27,156 | $37,934 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,108 | $19,936 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
24.6% | 11.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
10,582,859 | 91,411,852 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,361,726 | 51,269,881 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$6,856 | $9,482 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
686,612 | 6,780,812 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
20,276 | 411,403 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
20.1% | 6.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.1% | 25.2% |
