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The bi-state
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes
eight counties in both Missouri and Illinois, for a total of 16
counties. The current population estimate is 2,796,368. This ranks
Greater St. Louis as the 18th largest metropolitan area in the
United States.1
| KEY
REGIONAL FACTS |
ST.
LOUIS MO-IL MSA |
| Population
(July 2006)1 |
2,796,368 |
| Media
Market (2006)2 |
1,244,370 |
| U.S.
Population within 500 miles (2006)3 |
31% |
| Households
(2006)4 |
1,095,451
|
| Area
(square miles)5 |
8,649 |
| Total
Labor Force (as of July 2007)6 |
1,503,400
|
| Unemployment
Rate (1) |
|
| St.
Louis MSA (as of Nov. 2007)7 |
5.1% |
|
U.S. (as of Nov. 2007) |
4.5% |
| Total
Gross Domestic Product - St. Louis, MO-IL MSA9 |
$116.2
billion |
| Total
St. Louis MSA personal income (2006)10 |
$104.2
billion |
| Personal
income per capita - St. Louis MSA (2006)11 |
$37,263 |
| Personal
income per capita - U.S. (2006)11 |
$36,307 |
| Median
Household Income - St. Louis MSA (2006)4 |
$49,765 |
| Median
Household Income - U.S. (2006)12 |
$48,451 |
| Personal
Wealth Indicator as a % of U.S. Average (2006)13 (2) |
113% |
| Cost
of Living Index 3rd Quarter 2007 (U.S. average = 100)14 |
90.6 |
METRO
AREA COUNTIES
| MISSOURI
COUNTIES1 |
| County |
County
Seat |
2006
pop. |
| Franklin |
Union |
100,067 |
| Jefferson |
Hillsboro |
216,469 |
| Lincoln |
Troy |
50,123 |
| St.
Charles |
St.
Charles |
338,719 |
| City
of St. Louis |
St.
Louis |
353,837 |
| St.
Louis County |
Clayton |
1,000,510 |
| Warren |
Warrenton |
29,685 |
| Washington |
Potosi |
24,182 |
| ILLINOIS
COUNTIES3 |
| County |
County
Seat |
2006
pop. |
| Bond |
Greenville |
18,055 |
| Calhoun |
Hardin |
5,177 |
| Clinton |
Carlyle |
36,633 |
| Jersey |
Jerseyville |
22,628 |
| Macoupin |
Carlinville |
48,841 |
| Madison |
Edwardsville |
265,303 |
| Monroe |
Waterloo |
31,876 |
| St.
Clair |
Belleville |
260,919 |
MUNCIPALITIES
WITH POPULATIONS OVER 10,000
| City,
State (County) |
2006
POP. |
| City
of St. Louis, MO (City of St. Louis)1 |
353,837 |
| O’Fallon,
MO (St. Charles) |
72,477 |
| St.
Charles, MO (St. Charles) |
63,009 |
| St.
Peters, MO (St. Charles) |
54,839 |
| Florissant,
MO (St. Louis) |
51,387 |
| Chesterfield,
MO (St. Louis) |
46,635 |
| Belleville,
IL (St. Clair) |
41,095 |
| University
City, MO (St. Louis) |
36,847 |
| Wildwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
34,549 |
| Granite
City, IL (Madison) |
30,593 |
| Ballwin,
MO (St. Louis) |
30,264 |
| East
St. Louis, IL (St. Clair) |
29,448 |
| Alton,
IL (Madison) |
29,269 |
| Kirkwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
26,936 |
| Maryland
Heights, MO (St. Louis) |
26,339 |
| O’Fallon,
IL (St. Clair) |
25,822 |
| Collinsville,
IL (Madison/St. Clair) |
25,610 |
| Hazelwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
25,523 |
| Edwardsville,
IL (Madison) |
24,270 |
| Webster
Groves, MO (St. Louis) |
22,686 |
| Ferguson,
MO (St. Louis) |
21,296 |
| Arnold,
MO (Jefferson) |
20,766 |
| Wentzville,
MO (St. Charles) |
20,749 |
| Manchester,
MO (St. Louis) |
18,808 |
| Godfrey,
IL (Madison) |
17,051 |
| Creve
Coeur, MO (St. Louis) |
16,997 |
| Fairview
Heights, IL (St. Clair) |
16,587 |
| Clayton,
MO (St. Louis) |
16,019 |
| Overland,
MO (St. Louis) |
15,906 |
| Cahokia,
IL (St. Clair) |
15,430 |
| Bridgeton,
MO (St. Louis) |
15,173 |
| Jennings,
MO (St. Louis) |
14,829 |
| Washington,
MO (Franklin) |
14,228 |
| Centralia,
IL (Clinton) |
13,732 |
| Lake
St. Louis, MO (St. Charles) |
13,708 |
| St.
Ann, MO (St. Charles) |
12,972 |
| Swansea,
IL (St. Clair) |
12,582 |
| Glen
Carbon, IL (Madison) |
12,349 |
| Crestwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
11,579 |
| Festus,
MO (Jefferson) |
11,202 |
| Troy,
MO (Lincoln) |
10,985 |
| Wood
River, IL (Madison) |
10,933 |
| Town
and Country, MO (St. Louis) |
10,773 |
| Shiloh,
IL (St. Clair) |
10,575 |
| Bellefontaine,
MO (St. Louis) |
10,508 |
Downtown
St. Louis— Continuing Growth
St. Louis is experiencing a boom in downtown redevelopment and
housing with over $1 billion in committed residential investment
between 1999 and 2006. This translates to over 3,400 new residential
units from 1999 to 2006 and another 1,200 units under construction
or in development in 2007. Most of these residential developments
are rehabbed historic buildings. However, five new construction
condo projects are being developed providing a range of urban
downtown residential options. All of this residential construction
has increased the downtown residential population from 8,300 in
2000 to 10,000 in 2007. Projections are for 17,000 people living
downtown by 2010.
This
has resulted in a revised estimate for the 2006 population of
353,837, up from the original Census Bureau’s estimate of 347,181.1
This new estimate also confirms that the City’s population continues
to increase after a 12% decline between 1990 and 2000.
Total
investment in downtown St. Louis continues to grow with the announcement
of agreement on the $400 million first stage of the Ballpark Village
project. Overall investment downtown, between 1999 and 2006, is
estimated to be over $3.8 billion with another $1 billion investment
planned in 2007/2008.2 On top of all this, in September, Centene
Corp. a St. Louis area Fortune 1,000 healthcare company, announced
that it would move its headquarters to a new $250 million office
tower to be built in Ballpark Village.3
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