Language Spoken At Home in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 189,507 | 100% |
English only | 181,639 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 7,868 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,175 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 2,315 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 684 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,973 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 589 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,189 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 612 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,391 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 290 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 200,150 | 100% |
American | 5,969 | 3.0% |
Arab | 257 | 0.1% |
Czech | 2,099 | 1.0% |
Danish | 1,879 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 2,816 | 1.4% |
English | 13,700 | 6.8% |
French (except Basque) | 9,282 | 4.6% |
French Canadian | 3,238 | 1.6% |
German | 49,210 | 24.6% |
Greek | 838 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 486 | 0.2% |
Irish | 20,631 | 10.3% |
Italian | 11,669 | 5.8% |
Lithuanian | 489 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 31,190 | 15.6% |
Polish | 12,728 | 6.4% |
Portuguese | 174 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,009 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,454 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 3,457 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 547 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 616 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 27,596 | 13.8% |
Swiss | 448 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 499 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 822 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 231 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 85,478 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 50,641 | 59.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,478 | 24.0% |
Married-couple family | 39,209 | 45.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,979 | 15.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,406 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,989 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,026 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,510 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 34,837 | 40.8% |
Householder living alone | 27,759 | 32.5% |
65 years and over | 10,515 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 21,839 | 25.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 22,322 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 190,493 | 100% |
Householder | 85,478 | 44.9% |
Spouse | 39,221 | 20.6% |
Child | 47,147 | 24.7% |
Other relatives | 4,819 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 13,828 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 5,954 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 83,846 | 100% |
Never married | 30,341 | 36.2% |
Now married, except separated | 41,069 | 49.0% |
Separated | 688 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 2,270 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 9,478 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 84,169 | 100% |
Never married | 23,744 | 28.2% |
Now married, except separated | 40,873 | 48.6% |
Separated | 713 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 8,808 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 10,031 | 11.9% |
Fertility in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,113 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 694 | 32.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,747 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 760 | 43.5% |
Less than 1 year | 123 | 7.0% |
1 or 2 years | 115 | 6.6% |
3 or 4 years | 210 | 12.0% |
5 or more years | 312 | 17.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 760 | 100% |
Who are female | 456 | 60.0% |
Who are married | 563 | 74.1% |
School Enrollment in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 51,665 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,837 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,074 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,601 | 32.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,494 | 18.4% |
College or graduate school | 20,659 | 40.0% |
Educational Attainment in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 135,277 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,418 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,309 | 5.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 40,539 | 30.0% |
Some college, no degree | 34,919 | 25.8% |
Associate's degree | 15,105 | 11.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 23,759 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,228 | 8.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.9% |
Veteran Status in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 160,572 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,172 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 196,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,083 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 39,026 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,593 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 127,167 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,846 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 30,227 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,644 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 198,281 | 100% |
Same house | 165,324 | 83.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 32,211 | 16.2% |
Same county | 21,544 | 10.9% |
Different county | 10,667 | 5.4% |
Same state | 7,906 | 4.0% |
Different state | 2,761 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 746 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 200,150 | 100% |
Native | 195,918 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 195,077 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 155,962 | 77.9% |
Different state | 39,115 | 19.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 841 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 4,232 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,232 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,429 | 57.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,803 | 42.6% |
Year of Entry in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,073 | 100% |
Native | 841 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 832 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 4,232 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 278 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,954 | 93.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Louis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,232 | 100% |
Europe | 1,153 | 27.2% |
Asia | 1,288 | 30.4% |
Africa | 388 | 9.2% |
Oceania | 26 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 771 | 18.2% |
Northern America | 606 | 14.3% |