Language Spoken At Home in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 297,089 | 100% |
English only | 269,533 | 90.7% |
Language other than English | 27,556 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,708 | 4.6% |
Spanish | 8,834 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,142 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,999 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,235 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,238 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,359 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 3,485 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,972 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 318,527 | 100% |
American | 12,164 | 3.8% |
Arab | 2,533 | 0.8% |
Czech | 1,778 | 0.6% |
Danish | 678 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,343 | 0.7% |
English | 13,786 | 4.3% |
French (except Basque) | 8,562 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 412 | 0.1% |
German | 52,256 | 16.4% |
Greek | 850 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 849 | 0.3% |
Irish | 32,413 | 10.2% |
Italian | 12,328 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 336 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,024 | 0.3% |
Polish | 6,419 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 83 | 0.0% |
Russian | 2,135 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,111 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 2,859 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 374 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 5,602 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 1,667 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 895 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 252 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,293 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 720 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 139,840 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 66,156 | 47.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,688 | 21.2% |
Married-couple family | 33,911 | 24.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,195 | 8.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,142 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,543 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 26,103 | 18.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,950 | 10.7% |
Nonfamily households | 73,684 | 52.7% |
Householder living alone | 60,255 | 43.1% |
65 years and over | 14,809 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,048 | 25.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,195 | 20.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 307,431 | 100% |
Householder | 139,840 | 45.5% |
Spouse | 33,802 | 11.0% |
Child | 84,182 | 27.4% |
Other relatives | 25,144 | 8.2% |
Nonrelatives | 24,463 | 8.0% |
Unmarried partner | 10,685 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 124,851 | 100% |
Never married | 64,374 | 51.6% |
Now married, except separated | 38,602 | 30.9% |
Separated | 4,152 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 3,010 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 14,713 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 137,187 | 100% |
Never married | 64,568 | 47.1% |
Now married, except separated | 36,645 | 26.7% |
Separated | 4,920 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 14,309 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 16,745 | 12.2% |
Fertility in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,232 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,088 | 59.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,533 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,726 | 49.5% |
Less than 1 year | 865 | 11.5% |
1 or 2 years | 734 | 9.7% |
3 or 4 years | 529 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 1,598 | 21.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,726 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,719 | 73.0% |
Who are married | 2,047 | 54.9% |
School Enrollment in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 85,902 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,030 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 4,060 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,605 | 32.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 16,291 | 19.0% |
College or graduate school | 32,916 | 38.3% |
Educational Attainment in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 212,243 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,536 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 25,932 | 12.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 53,672 | 25.3% |
Some college, no degree | 47,111 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 13,529 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 34,934 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 25,529 | 12.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.5% |
Veteran Status in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 249,901 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 20,432 | 8.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 313,645 | 100% |
With a disability | 45,122 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 68,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,897 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 211,509 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,577 | 13.0% |
65 years and over | 34,005 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,648 | 43.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 314,159 | 100% |
Same house | 244,962 | 78.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 66,850 | 21.3% |
Same county | 38,699 | 12.3% |
Different county | 28,151 | 9.0% |
Same state | 18,132 | 5.8% |
Different state | 10,019 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 2,347 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 318,527 | 100% |
Native | 296,786 | 93.2% |
Born in United States | 295,138 | 92.7% |
State of residence | 215,801 | 67.7% |
Different state | 79,337 | 24.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,648 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 21,741 | 6.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,741 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,910 | 31.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 14,831 | 68.2% |
Year of Entry in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 23,389 | 100% |
Native | 1,648 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 38 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,610 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 21,741 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,604 | 7.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 20,137 | 92.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,741 | 100% |
Europe | 4,540 | 20.9% |
Asia | 9,319 | 42.9% |
Africa | 2,712 | 12.5% |
Oceania | 37 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 4,847 | 22.3% |
Northern America | 286 | 1.3% |