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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) |
2,633,925
|
| Media
market population(2) |
3,025,600
|
| U.S.
population within 500 miles(3) |
33%
|
| Number
of households(2) |
1,033,800
|
| Area
(square miles) |
6,397
|
| Labor
force(8) |
1,379,502
|
| Unemployment
rate(8) |
5.7%
|
| High-tech
work force(4) |
97,760
|
| Total
income(11) |
$87
billion
|
| Retail
sales(2) |
$32.6
billion
|
| Cost
of living index (U.S.=100)(5) |
103.8
|
| Median
household disposable income as % of U.S.(2) |
93%
|
| Population(1) |
18th
|
| Proximity
to US Center of Population |
Closest
|
| Media
market population(2) |
16th
|
| Households(2) |
15th
|
| Fortune
500 corporate headquarters(6) |
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| (7
Fortune 500 HQ and 11 Fortune 2nd 500 HQ) |
Tied
for 10th
|
| Cost
of living(5) |
9th
lowest
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| Housing
affordability(14) |
2nd
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| Crime
rate(10) |
14th
lowest
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| Airport
(flights)(7) |
16th
|
| 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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| Forbes
Magazine's ranking of the Best Places |
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| with
the Best Education (11) |
4th
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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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LOCATION
- Within
120 miles of U.S. population center.
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Within 500 miles of 1/3 of U.S. population and businesses
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Within 1,500 miles of 90% of combined population and Gross
Domestic Product of Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico
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Located in the Central Time Zone
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MISSOURI
| County |
Population
|
County
Seat
|
| Franklin |
95,890
|
Union
|
| Jefferson |
20,993
|
Hillsboro
|
| Lincoln |
42,280
|
Troy
|
| St.
Charles |
303,030
|
St.
Charles
|
| St.
Louis City* |
338,353
|
St.
Louis
|
| St.
Louis |
1,018,102
|
Clayton
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| Warren |
26,193
|
Warrenton
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ILLINOIS
| County |
Population
|
County
Seat
|
| Clinton |
35,855
|
Carlyle
|
| Jersey |
21,858
|
Jerseyville
|
| Madison |
261,409
|
Edwardsville
|
| Monroe |
29,058
|
Waterloo
|
| St.
Clair |
257,904
|
Belleville
|
| Greater
St. Louis |
2,633,925
|
|
*An independent
city
| MISSOURI |
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| City(County) |
Population
|
| Arnold
(Jefferson) |
19,962
|
| Ballwin
(St. Louis) |
31,265
|
| Bellefontaine
Neighbors (St. Louis) |
10,987
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| Berkeley
(St. Louis) |
9,960
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| Bridgeton
(St. Louis) |
15,563
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| Chesterfield
(St. Louis) |
47,162
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| Clayton
(St. Louis) |
16,049
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| Crestwood
(St. Louis) |
11,874
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| Creve
Coeur (St. Louis) |
16,763
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| Ferguson
(St. Louis) |
22,132
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| Florissant
(St. Louis) |
49,976
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| Hazelwood
(St. Louis) |
26,042
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| Jennings
(St. Louis) |
15,318
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| Kirkwood
(St. Louis) |
27,425
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| Maryland
Heights (St. Louis) |
25,782
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| O’Fallon
(St. Charles) |
59,678
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| Overland
(St. Louis) |
16,606
|
| St.
Ann (St. Louis) |
13,532
|
| St.
Charles (St. Charles) |
60,755
|
| St.
Louis (St. Louis City) |
338,353
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| St.
Peters (St. Charles) |
53,596
|
| Town
And Country (St. Louis) |
10,951
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| University
City (St. Louis) |
37,851
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| Washington
(Franklin) |
13,461
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| Webster
Groves (St. Louis) |
23,414
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| Wildwood
(St. Louis) |
32,870
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| ILLINOIS |
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| City(County) |
Population
|
| Alton
(Madison) |
30,190
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| Belleville
(St. Clair) |
41,325
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| Cahokia*
(St. Clair) |
16,199
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| Collinsville
(St. Clair/Madison) |
25,091
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| East
St. Louis (St. Clair) |
30,995
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| Edwardsville
(Madison) |
23,119
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| Fairview
Heights (St. Clair) |
15,226
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| Glen
Carbon* (Madison) |
10,945
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| Godfrey*
(Madison) |
16,556
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| Granite
City (Madison) |
31,622
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| O’Fallon
(St. Clair) |
23,068
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| Wood
River (Madison) |
11,208
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| *Incorporated
villages |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, American Community Survey 2002
Sources: (1)US Census Bureau, 2003. (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 2003. (6)Fortune Magazine
April 2003. (7)Airport Council International 2002. (8)U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, 2002 Averages. (9)Woods & Poole 2003 MSA Profiles.
Rankings based on manufacturing & wholesale trade earnings of 20
major metropolitan areas.(10)East-West Coordinating Council 2002,
based on 28 metropolitan areas. (11)Missouri Economic Indicators,
College of Business & Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia
2nd Quarter, 2002. (12) Forbes Magazine, June 2003(13) Chief Logistics
Office Magazine, October 2002. (14)Coldwell Banker 2002 (15)Missouri
Department of Transportation. |
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