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The Region at a Glance
The St. Louis MO-IL MSA was recently expanded by the Census Bureau to include four additional metro area counties. The bi-state metropolitan area includes eight counties in both Missouri and Illinois, for a total of 16 counties. The current 2004 population estimate is 2,735,927. This ranks
St. Louis as the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
Our location is central and
extremely accessible…
• Within 500 miles of 1/3 of the
U.S. Population.
• Within 1,500 miles of 90 percent
of the North American Continental
Population and North American Gross
Domestic Product.
• Just north of the mean population
center of the nation.
• Located in the Central Time Zone.
| Population |
2,735,927 |
| Media market population |
1,216,700 |
| U.S. population within 500 miles |
33% |
| Number of households |
1,093,520 |
| Area (square miles) |
8,649 |
| St. Louis MSA labor force |
1,444,122 |
| Unemployment rate: |
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| 2003 annual average |
5.9% |
| U.S. 2003 average |
6.0% |
| Total St. Louis MSA personal income |
$84.4 Billion |
| Income per capita-St. Louis MSA |
$35,069 |
| Income per capita-U.S. average |
$33,127 |
(Woods & Poole Economics 2004)
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| Median income-St. Louis MSA |
$46,803 |
| Median income-U.S. average |
$43,564 |
(2003 American Community Survey, U.S. Census)
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| Wealth index (U.S. average = 100) |
106.35 |
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| Cost of living index (U.S. average = 100) |
101.5 |
| (ACCRA 1st Quarter 2004) |
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| Total St. Louis MSA retail sales |
$30.89 Billion |
MISSOURI
| County |
Population |
County Seat |
| Franklin |
96,905 |
Union |
| Jefferson |
206,786 |
Hillsboro |
| Lincoln |
44,207 |
Troy |
| St.Charles |
311,531 |
St. Charles |
| St. Louis City* |
332,223 |
St. Louis |
| St. Louis |
1,013,123 |
Clayton |
| Warren |
26,862 |
Warrenton |
| Washington |
23,884 |
Potosi |
| *An Indepedent City |
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| ILLINOIS |
| County |
Population |
County Seat |
| Bond |
17,941 |
Greenville |
| Calhoun |
5,069 |
Hardin |
| Clinton |
36,135 |
Clinton |
| Jersey |
22,188 |
Jerseyville |
| Macoupin |
49,055 |
Carlinville |
| Madison |
261,689 |
Edwardsville |
| Monroe |
29,723 |
Waterloo |
| St. Clair |
258,606 |
Belleville |
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Signs of Growth
According to revised estimates by the Census Bureau, the City of St. Louis’ population rose slightly in 2003, reversing decades of decline. At the same time, a separate analysis of Census data by the Brookings Institution showed that on a regional basis, the St. Louis metropolitan area is now experiencing net positive in-migration of college educated 25-34 year olds.
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| City (County) |
2004 Population |
1990 Population |
| St. Louis (St. Louis City) |
348,000 |
396,685 |
| O'Fallon |
63,677 |
18,689 |
| St. Charles (St. Charles) |
61,253 |
54,555 |
| St. Peters (St. Charles) |
53,397 |
45,779 |
| Florissant (St. Louis) |
49,976 |
51,206 |
| Chesterfield (St. Louis) |
47,067 |
37,991 |
| Belleville (St. Clair) |
41,209 |
42,785 |
| University City (St. Louis) |
37,757 |
40,087 |
| Wildwood (St. Louis) |
34,145 |
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| Granite City (Madison) |
31,294 |
32,862 |
| Ballwin (St. Louis) |
31,006 |
21,816 |
| East St. Louis (St. Clair) |
30,573 |
40,944 |
| Alton (Madison) |
29,841 |
32,905 |
| Kirkwood (St. Louis) |
27,294 |
27,291 |
| Hazelwood (St. Louis) |
25,848 |
15,324 |
| Maryland Heights (St. Louis) |
25,583 |
25,407 |
| Collinsville (Madison/St. Clair) |
25,218 |
22,446 |
| O'Fallon (St. Clair) |
24,006 |
16,073 |
| Edwardsville (Madison) |
23,600 |
14,579 |
| Webster Groves (St. Louis) |
23,164 |
22,987 |
| Ferguson (St. Louis) |
21,907 |
22,286 |
| Arnold (Jefferson) |
20,070 |
18,828 |
| Creve Coeur (St. Louis) |
16,718 |
12,304 |
| Godfrey* (Madison) |
16,571 |
5,436 |
| Overland (St. Louis) |
16,438 |
17,987 |
| Cahokia (St. Clair) |
16,043 |
17,550 |
| Clayton (St. Louis) |
15,974 |
13,874 |
| Bridgeton (St. Louis) |
15,515 |
17,779 |
| Fairview Heights (St. Clair) |
15,264 |
14,351 |
| Jennings (St. Louis) |
15,160 |
15,905 |
| Washington (Franklin) |
13,608 |
10,704 |
| St. Ann (St. Charles) |
13,408 |
14,489 |
| Crestwood (St. Louis) |
11,831 |
11,234 |
| Glen Carbon* (Madison) |
11,135 |
7,731 |
| Wood River (Madison) |
11,121 |
11,490 |
| Town and Country (St. Louis) |
10,882 |
9,519 |
| Bellefontaine (St. Louis) |
10,865 |
10,922 |
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