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The bi-state
metropolitan area includes eight counties in both Missouri and Illinois,
for a total of 16 counties. The current 2006 population estimate
is 2,778,518. This ranks St. Louis as the 18th largest metropolitan
area in the United States.
THE REGION AT A GLANCE
| Population1
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2,778,518
|
| Media
Market2 |
1,228,980
|
| U.S.
Population within 500 miles3 |
30%
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| Households4 |
1,085,710
|
| Area
(square miles)5 |
8,649
|
| Total
Labor Force (as of July 2006)6 |
1,481,500
|
| Unemployment
Rate |
|
| St.
Louis MSA (as of Sept. 2006)7 |
4.8%
|
| U.S.
(as of Sept. 2006)8 |
4.6%
|
| Total
St. Louis MSA personal income in 20059 |
$100.5
billion
|
| Personal
income per capita - St. Louis MSA in 20059 |
$36,174
|
| Personal
income per capita - metropolitan portion of the U.S. in 20059 |
$36,048
|
| 2005
Median Household Income - St. Louis MSA4 |
$48,716
|
| 2005
Median Household Income - U.S. average10 |
$46,242
|
| 2005
Wealth Index (U.S. average = 100)11 |
108.41
|
| Cost
of Living Index 2nd Quarter 2006 (U.S. average = 100)12 |
96.9
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| Total
St. Louis MSA Retail Sales11 |
$31.0
billion
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METRO AREA COUNTIES
| MISSOURI
COUNTIES1 |
| County |
County
Seat |
2005
pop.
|
| Franklin |
Union |
98,086
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| Jefferson |
Hillsboro |
211,639
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| Lincoln |
Troy |
47,727
|
| St. Charles |
St. Charles |
326,152
|
| St. Louis
City |
St. Louis |
352,5722
|
| St. Louis
County |
Clayton |
985,393
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| Warren |
Warrenton |
28,764
|
| Washington |
Potosi |
24,032
|
| ILLINOIS
COUNTIES1 |
| County |
County
Seat |
2005
pop.
|
| Bond |
Greenville |
18,027
|
| Calhoun |
Hardin |
5,163
|
| Clinton |
Carlyle |
36,095
|
| Jersey |
Jerseyville |
22,456
|
| Macoupin |
Carlinville |
49,111
|
| Madison |
Edwardsville |
258,567
|
| Monroe |
Waterloo |
31,040
|
| St.
Clair |
Belleville |
255,072
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MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER 10,000
| City
(County) |
2005
pop.
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| St. Louis,
MO (St. Louis City) |
352,572
|
| O'Fallon,
MO (St. Charles) |
69,694
|
| St. Charles,
MO (St. Charles) |
62,304
|
| St. Peters,
MO (St. Charles) |
54,209
|
| Florissant,
MO (St. Louis) |
51,812
|
| Chesterfield,
MO (St. Louis) |
47,020
|
| Belleville,
IL (St. Clair) |
41,143
|
| University
City, MO (St. Louis) |
37,170
|
| Wildwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
34,831
|
| Granite
City, IL (Madison) |
30,796
|
| Ballwin,
MO (St. Louis) |
30,481
|
| East
St. Louis, IL (St. Clair) |
29,843
|
| Alton,
IL (Madison) |
29,433
|
| Kirkwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
27,038
|
| Maryland
Heights, MO (St. Louis) |
26,544
|
| Hazelwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
25,535
|
| Collinsville,
IL (Madison/St. Clair) |
25,487
|
| O'Fallon,
IL (St. Clair) |
25,155
|
| Edwardsville,
IL (Madison) |
24,047
|
| Webster
Groves, MO (St. Louis) |
22,896
|
| Ferguson,
MO (St. Louis) |
21,458
|
| Arnold,
MO (Jefferson) |
20,413
|
| Godfrey,
IL (Madison) |
16,996
|
| Creve
Coeur, MO (St. Louis) |
16,975
|
| Overland,
MO (St. Louis) |
16,082
|
| Clayton,
MO (St. Louis) |
16,061
|
| Fairview
Heights, IL (St. Clair) |
16,471
|
| Cahokia,
IL (St. Clair) |
15,608
|
| Bridgeton,
MO (St. Louis) |
15,259
|
| Jennings,
MO (St. Louis) |
14,926
|
| Washington,
MO (Franklin) |
14,136
|
| St. Ann,
MO (St. Charles) |
13,092
|
| Crestwood,
MO (St. Louis) |
11,691
|
| Glen
Carbon, IL (Madison) |
11,932
|
| Wood
River, IL (Madison) |
10,985
|
| Town
and Country, MO (St. Louis) |
10,807
|
| Bellefontaine,
MO (St. Louis) |
10,616
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CONTINUED SIGNS OF GROWTH
For the third year in a row, the U.S. Census Bureau has accepted
a challenge to their population estimate by the City of St. Louis.
This has resulted in a revised estimate of 352,572 for the 2005
population up from the original Census Bureau’s estimate of 344,362.1
This new estimate also confirms that the City’s population continues
to increase after a 12 percent decline between 1990 and 2000.
This increase has been fueled in part by a boom in downtown redevelopment
and housing with over $1 billion in committed residential investment
between 1999 and 2006. This translates to over 1,700 new residential
units from 1999 to 2005 and another 3,200 unit under construction
or in development in 2006 with 2,500 more units in the planning
stage. All of this residential construction is increasing the downtown
residential population from 8,300 in 2000 to a projected 17,000
people by 2010. 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, raising overall investment
downtown, between 1999 and 2005 estimated to be over $3.3 billion
with another $1 billion investment planned in 2006.2
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