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Greater St.
Louis is a bi-state region comprised of 12 counties, five in Illinois
and seven in Missouri. It is the 19th most populous metropolitan
area in the U.S. The population has increased by more than 180,000
people since 1980.
Our region has:
- More
than 970,000 households.
- A
median household effective buying income of $41,602 compared
to $37,233 in the U.S.
- A
population of 2,600,300.
- A
total labor force of 1.32 million with a low unemployment
rate of 3.7 percent.
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Key Regional Facts
| Population
(1) |
2,600,300 |
| Media
Market Population (15) |
2,965,700
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| U.S.
Population within 500 miles (3) |
33% |
| Number
of Households (2) |
981,800 |
| Area
(square miles) (2) |
6,397 |
| Labor
force (4) |
1,321,714 |
| Unemployment
rate (4) |
3.7% |
| High-Tech
Work Force (5) |
205,476 |
| Total
Income (15) |
$79
billion |
| Retail
Sales (2) |
$25.5
billion |
| Colleges
and Universities |
12 |
| Cost
of Living Index (U.S. = 100)(6) |
98.8 |
| Median
Household Disposable income as a percent of U.S. (2) |
111.7% |
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Rank Out Of All
U.S. Major Metropolitan Areas
| Population
(1) |
17th
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| Media
Market Population (16) |
20th |
| Households
(2) |
15th |
| Fortune
500 Corporate Headquarters (7) (tied with Atlanta) (10 Fortune
500 HQ) (11 Fortune 2nd 500 HQ) |
4th
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| Cost
of Living (6) |
4th
lowest |
| Housing
Affordability (8) |
16th |
| Crime
Rate (9) |
4th
lowest |
| Airport
(Flights) (10) |
11th
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| Rail
Center (11) |
2nd |
| Inland
Port (northernmost ice-free) (17) |
2nd
largest |
| Distribution
(12) |
10th |
| Manufacturing
(12) |
8th |
| Site
Selection Magazine’s ranking Economic Development Organizations
(19) |
Top
20 |
| Computerworld
Magazine’s ranking of the best regions for information technology
jobs (17) |
9th |
| Fortune
Magazine’s ranking as place to live and work (13) |
6th |
| Industry
Week Magazine’s ranking of top manufacturing communities (18) |
22nd |
| Outlook
magazine’s ranking of top cities for business expansion or
location (16) Among Best in Nation |
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Sources:
(1) American Statistical Association, St. Louis Chapter, 2000. (2)
Sales and Management, Survey of Buying Power, 2000. (3) University
of Missouri St. Louis, 1990. (4) Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial
Relations, Illinois Dept. of Employment Security, 2000. (5) RCGA
based on Missouri Div. Of Labor (1998 estimates) (6) ACCRA Cost
of Living Index, 2nd quarter 2000. (7) Fortune Magazine, April 2000.
(8) E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group, 1998. (9) East-West
Gateway Coordinating Council, 1996. (10) Airports Council International,
2000. (11) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1995. (12) Woods and
Poole, 2000 MSA Profile. Rankings based on Manufacturing and Wholesale
trade earnings of major metropolitan areas. (13) Fortune Magazine,
November 11, 1996. (14) Missouri Economic Indicators, College of
Business and Public Administration University of Missouri-Columbia,
1st quarter 2000. (15) Nielsen, January 1998. (16) Outlook Magazine,
Jan. 1999. (17) Computerworld Magazine, January 11, 1999. (18) Industry
Week Magazine, April 3, 2000. (19) Site Selection Magazine, May
1998.
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