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WHAT'S What
The Region at a Glance
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Greater St.
Louis is a bi-state region comprising 12 counties, five in Illinois
and seven in Missouri. It is the 18th most populous metropolitan
area in the U.S. with a population of 2,622,670.
| Population(1) |
2,622,670
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| Media
market population(2) |
3,001,100
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| U.S.
population within 500 miles(3) |
33%
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| Number
of households(2) |
1,018,000
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| Area
(square miles) |
6,397
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| Labor
force(8) |
1,359,505
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| Unemployment
rate(8) |
5.8%
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| High-tech
work force(4) |
97,760
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| Total
income(11) |
$87
billion
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| Retail
sales(2) |
$33.5
billion
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| Cost
of living index (U.S.=100)(5) |
102.6
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| Median
household disposable income as % of U.S.(2) |
108.3%
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| Population(1) |
18th
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| Proximity
to US Center of Population |
Closest
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| Media
market population(2) |
21st
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| Households(2) |
22nd
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| Fortune
500 corporate headquarters(6) |
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| (7
Fortune 500 HQ and 8 Fortune 2nd 500 HQ) |
7th
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| Cost
of living(5) |
7th
lowest
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| Housing
affordability(14) |
3rd
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| Crime
rate(10) |
12th
lowest
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| Airport
(flights)(7) |
16th
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| Inland
port (northernmost ice-free)(15) |
3rd
largest
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| Distribution(9) |
5th
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| Manufacturing(9) |
9th
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| Business
Facilities magazine’s ranking of |
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| top
wired cities(12) |
10th
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| Nielsen/Netratings
ranking of internet household |
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| penetration
in top markets(14) |
12th
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| Chief
Logistics Officer magazine’s ranking of America’s |
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| most
logistics-friendly city(12) |
10th
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 St. Louis
is within 120 miles of the geographic center of the U.S. population,
and is the 2nd closest metropolitan area to the center of U.S. population.
St. Louis is also:
- Within
500 miles of 1/3 of U.S. population and businesses.
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Within 1,500 miles of 90% of the combined populations
and Gross Domestic Products of Canada, the United States,
and Mexico.
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Located in Central Time Zone.
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MISSOURI
| County |
Population
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County
Seat
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| Franklin |
95,187
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Union
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| Jefferson |
201,826
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Hillsboro
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| Lincoln |
41,010
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Troy
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| St.
Charles |
296,679
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St.
Charles
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| St.
Louis City* |
339,211
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St.
Louis
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| St.
Louis |
1,015,417
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Clayton
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| Warren |
25,525
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Warrenton
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ILLINOIS
| County |
Population
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County
Seat
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| Clinton |
35,658
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Carlyle
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| Jersey |
21,832
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Jerseyville
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| Madison |
260,259
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Edwardsville
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| Monroe |
28,507
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Waterloo
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| St.
Clair |
256,599
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Belleville
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| Greater
St. Louis |
2,622,670
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*An independent
city
Source: US Census Bureau, 2001.
| MISSOURI |
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| City(County) |
Population
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| Arnold
(Jefferson) |
19,965
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| Ballwin
(St. Louis) |
31,283
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| Bellefontaine
Neighbors (St. Louis) |
11,150
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| Berkeley
(St. Louis) |
10,063
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| Bridgeton
(St. Louis) |
15,550
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| Chesterfield
(St. Louis) |
46,802
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| Clayton
(St. Louis) |
12,825
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| Crestwood
(St. Louis) |
11,863
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| Creve
Coeur (St. Louis) |
16,500
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| Ferguson
(St. Louis) |
22,406
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| Florissant
(St. Louis) |
50,497
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| Hazelwood
(St. Louis) |
26,206
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| Jennings
(St. Louis) |
15,469
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| Kirkwood
(St. Louis) |
27,324
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| Maryland
Heights (St. Louis) |
25,756
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| O’Fallon
(St. Charles) |
44,169
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| Overland
(St. Louis) |
16,838
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| St.
Ann (St. Louis) |
13,607
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| St.
Charles (St. Charles) |
60,321
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| St.
Louis (St. Louis City) |
348,189
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| St.
Peters (St. Charles) |
51,381
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| Town
And Country (St. Louis) |
10,894
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| University
City (St. Louis) |
37,428
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| Washington
(Franklin) |
13,243
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| Webster
Groves (St. Louis) |
23,230
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| Wildwood
(St. Louis) |
32,884
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| ILLINOIS |
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| City(County) |
Population
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| Alton
(Madison) |
31,562
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| Belleville
(St. Clair) |
41,608
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| Cahokia*
(St. Clair) |
16,803
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| Collinsville
(St. Clair/Madison) |
23,057
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| East
St. Louis (St. Clair) |
38,595
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| Edwardsville
(Madison) |
16,403
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| Fairview
Heights (St. Clair) |
16,174
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| Glen
Carbon* (Madison) |
10,029
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| Godfrey*
(Madison) |
16,610
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| Granite
City (Madison) |
31,449
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| O’Fallon
(St. Clair) |
19,995
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| Wood
River (Madison) |
11,097
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| *Incorporated
villages |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Census 2000 Census.
Sources: (1) US Census Bureau, 2001 (2) Sales And Marketing Management,
Survey of Buying Power, 2002. (3) University of Missouri St. Louis,
1990. (4)RCGA Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2002 estimates).
(5)ACCRA Cost of Living Index 2rd Quarter 2002. (6) Fortune Magazine
April 2002. (7) Airport Council International 2002. (8) U.S.Bureau
of Labor Statistics, 2001 Averages. (9) Woods & Poole 2002 MSA Profiles.
Rankings based on manufacturing & wholesale trade earnings of 20
major metropolitan areas. (10) East-West Coordinating Council 2000,
based on 29 metropolitan areas. (11) Missouri Economic Indicators,
College of Business & Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia
2nd Quarter, 2002. (12) Business Facilities magazine July 2001.
(13) Nielsen//Netratings April 13, 2001. (14) Coldwell Banker 2002,
National Association of Homebuilders 1st Quarter, 2002. (15) Missouri
Department of Transportation. (16) Chief Logistics Office Magazine,
October 2002.
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