Saint Louis Metro Area

  1. Saint Louis Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Saint Louis Metro Area Statistics
  3. Saint Louis Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Saint Louis Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Saint Louis Metro Area Family Information
  6. Saint Louis Metro Area Education Information
  7. Saint Louis Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  8. Saint Louis Metro Area Criminal Information
  9. Saint Louis Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Saint Louis Metro Area Counties
  11. Saint Louis Metro Area Cities


Saint Louis Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Saint Louis Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,027,106
  • Land Area (2000): 11,735.639 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 223.748 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 855,949
Saint Louis Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,597,234 88.57%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 21,300 0.52%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 442,778 10.90%

Saint Louis Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Saint Louis Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Saint Louis Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 1,017,457 959,402 58,055 5.71% 57
1991 1,026,858 959,036 67,822 6.60% 66
1992 1,019,585 959,464 60,121 5.90% 59
1993 1,024,224 966,779 57,445 5.61% 56
1994 1,039,493 991,650 47,843 4.60% 46
1995 1,058,002 1,011,110 46,892 4.43% 44
1996 1,070,832 1,024,048 46,784 4.37% 44
1997 1,058,628 1,016,589 42,039 3.97% 40
1998 1,065,519 1,023,644 41,875 3.93% 39
1999 1,064,229 1,030,846 33,383 3.14% 31
2000 1,091,341 1,056,086 35,255 3.23% 32
2001 1,102,000 1,053,361 48,640 4.41% 44
2002 1,104,704 1,047,006 57,697 5.22% 52
2003 1,095,918 1,034,248 61,670 5.63% 56
2004 1,093,153 1,028,627 64,526 5.90% 59
2005 1,092,561 1,032,572 59,989 5.49% 55
2006 1,094,622 1,040,572 54,051 4.94% 49
2007 1,095,062 1,038,555 56,507 5.16% 52
2008 1,085,573 1,016,837 68,735 6.33% 63
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 1,081,113 1,014,457 66,656 6.17% 62
Feb 2008 1,075,185 1,009,955 65,230 6.07% 61
Mar 2008 1,080,226 1,011,284 68,942 6.38% 64
Apr 2008 1,079,296 1,021,368 57,928 5.37% 54
May 2008 1,088,745 1,022,736 66,009 6.06% 61
Jun 2008 1,103,666 1,035,160 68,506 6.21% 62
Jul 2008 1,101,252 1,024,419 76,833 6.98% 70
Aug 2008 1,085,785 1,008,261 77,524 7.14% 71
Sep 2008 1,074,885 1,003,894 70,991 6.60% 66
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Saint Louis Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 110,136 10.76%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 68,724 6.72%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 57,238 5.59%
4. Educational Services 48,568 4.75%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 47,320 4.62%
6. Health Care 45,470 4.44%
7. Finance and Insurance 44,798 4.38%
8. Public Administration 37,340 3.65%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 36,076 3.53%
10. Repair and Maintenance 24,854 2.43%
11. Metal Manufactuing 23,232 2.27%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 21,816 2.13%
13. Truck Transportation 21,378 2.09%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 21,166 2.07%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 20,176 1.97%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 19,928 1.95%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 19,140 1.87%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 17,970 1.76%
19. Other Transportation 17,410 1.70%
20. Chemical Manufacturing 17,220 1.68%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 150,556 15.89%
2. Educational Services 117,964 12.45%
3. Finance and Insurance 71,692 7.57%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 62,132 6.56%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 55,068 5.81%
6. Public Administration 33,678 3.56%
7. Social Assistance 32,006 3.38%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 30,844 3.26%
9. Department and Other General Stores 26,678 2.82%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 21,674 2.29%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 20,992 2.22%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 20,688 2.18%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 20,254 2.14%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 18,636 1.97%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 15,882 1.68%
16. Construction 14,892 1.57%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 12,360 1.30%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 10,690 1.13%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 10,360 1.09%
20. Other Transportation 9,396 0.99%

Saint Louis Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 47,016 4.59%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 42,740 4.18%
3. Other Production Occupations 41,828 4.09%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 40,718 3.98%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 40,598 3.97%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 39,284 3.84%
7. Computer Specialists 38,894 3.80%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 36,156 3.53%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 33,028 3.23%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 29,868 2.92%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 28,154 2.75%
12. Top Executives 27,212 2.66%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 27,122 2.65%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 26,350 2.57%
15. Engineers 25,610 2.50%
16. Carpenters 21,414 2.09%
17. Other Construction Trades 21,382 2.09%
18. Business Operations Specialists 20,822 2.03%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 18,172 1.78%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 17,878 1.75%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 60,598 6.40%
2. Secretaries and Admins 58,616 6.19%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 45,402 4.79%
4. Registered Nurses 36,248 3.83%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 34,960 3.69%
6. Other Management Occupations 33,654 3.55%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 33,212 3.51%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 30,734 3.24%
9. Cashiers 28,916 3.05%
10. Customer Service Representatives 26,872 2.84%
11. Business Operations Specialists 25,422 2.68%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 24,362 2.57%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 23,572 2.49%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 22,984 2.43%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 21,412 2.26%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 21,236 2.24%
17. Other Production Occupations 20,586 2.17%
18. Child Care Workers 19,482 2.06%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 19,094 2.02%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 18,272 1.93%

Saint Louis Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,760,228 56.53%
15-35 hours 394,612 12.67%
1-14 hours 93,493 3.00%
No regular hours 865,273 27.79%

Saint Louis Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 59,266 3.14%
5 AM-5:29 AM 57,305 3.04%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 87,528 4.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 187,881 9.95%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 216,438 11.46%
7 AM-7:29 AM 296,041 15.68%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 282,971 14.99%
8 AM-8:29 AM 196,203 10.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 93,687 4.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 93,735 4.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 40,351 2.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 16,685 0.88%
Noon-3:59 PM 129,215 6.84%
4 PM-11:59 PM 130,730 6.92%

Saint Louis Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 40,769 2.16%
5-9 157,540 8.34%
10-14 241,724 12.80%
15-19 291,539 15.44%
20-24 309,184 16.38%
25-29 138,334 7.33%
30-34 305,607 16.19%
35-39 67,104 3.55%
40-44 76,320 4.04%
45-59 153,272 8.12%
60-89 71,552 3.79%
At least 90 35,091 1.86%

Saint Louis Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 14,961 0.79% 1,164,129 61.66%
30-44 12,158 0.64% 436,873 23.14%
45-59 8,868 0.47% 144,404 7.65%
At least 60 13,106 0.69% 93,537 4.95%

Saint Louis Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2,118 0.11%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 192,733 9.91%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,604,159 82.49%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 874 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 9,056 0.47%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 49,093 2.52%
Color 6 Box Walked 30,003 1.54%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 56,612 2.91%

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Saint Louis Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,583,670 (3,976,564 people)
Families (2000): 1,064,624 (3,293,242 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 430,710
People at same address in 1995: 2,134,178
Saint Louis Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 128,475 8.10%
$10,000-$14,999 86,015 5.42%
$15,000-$19,999 92,246 5.81%
$20,000-$24,999 98,636 6.22%
$25,000-$29,999 98,294 6.20%
$30,000-$34,999 101,353 6.39%
$35,000-$39,999 92,662 5.84%
$40,000-$44,999 91,949 5.80%
$45,000-$49,999 80,116 5.05%
$50,000-$59,999 149,375 9.42%
$60,000-$74,999 181,569 11.45%
$75,000-$99,999 178,790 11.27%
$100,000-$124,999 89,002 5.61%
$125,000-$149,999 42,579 2.68%
$150,000-$199,999 36,198 2.28%
$200,000 or more 39,149 2.47%

Saint Louis Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 219,930 27.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 216,210 27.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 35,425 4.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 125,599 15.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4,641 0.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 111,414 14.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1,503 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 50,020 6.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 419 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 16,779 2.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 130 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 8,769 1.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 98 0.01%

Saint Louis Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,288,862 29.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 628,323 14.58%
Public Assistance 52,048 1.21%
Retirement 278,437 6.46%
Self Employment 151,994 3.53%
Social Security 406,683 9.44%
Supplemental Security 55,442 1.29%
Wage / Salary 1,258,856 29.21%
Other 189,296 4.39%

Saint Louis Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 426,181 53.38%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 372,189 46.62%

Saint Louis Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 135,657 9.06%
Color 1 Box Married 868,285 57.99%
Color 2 Box Never Married 454,172 30.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 39,199 2.62%

Saint Louis Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 190,595 11.36%
Color 1 Box Married 879,895 52.44%
Color 2 Box Never Married 425,191 25.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 182,170 10.86%

Saint Louis Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Saint Louis Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Saint Louis Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 155,213 5.18%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 368,482 12.31%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 829,136 27.69%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 722,602 24.14%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 167,557 5.60%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 487,095 16.27%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 263,797 8.81%

Saint Louis Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 41,441 2.04% 44,861 2.21% 86,302 4.26%
Kindergarten 44,290 2.18% 14,061 0.69% 58,351 2.88%
Grades 1-4 201,403 9.94% 52,180 2.57% 253,583 12.51%
Grades 5-8 199,088 9.82% 50,117 2.47% 249,205 12.29%
Grades 9-12 194,829 9.61% 43,758 2.16% 238,587 11.77%
Undergrad college 121,262 5.98% 60,504 2.98% 181,766 8.97%
Graduate or professional school 20,907 1.03% 33,930 1.67% 54,837 2.71%
Total 823,220 40.61% 299,411 14.77% 1,122,631 55.38%

Saint Louis Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Saint Louis Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Saint Louis Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,599,362 90.32%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 385,684 9.68%

Saint Louis Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Saint Louis Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 4,961
Saint Louis Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Saint Louis Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Saint Louis Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 287,347 14.18%
10-19 Years 300,580 14.83%
20-29 Years 252,631 12.46%
30-39 Years 310,048 15.30%
40-49 Years 319,152 15.74%
50-59 Years 224,861 11.09%
60-69 Years 145,847 7.19%
70-79 Years 118,649 5.85%
80-89 Years 56,721 2.80%
90+ Years 11,270 0.56%

Saint Louis Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 973,382 48.02%
Color 1 Box Female 1,053,724 51.98%

Saint Louis Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,552,947 76.61%
Color 1 Box African-American 381,506 18.82%
Color 2 Box Asian 32,798 1.62%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 29,383 1.45%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 23,543 1.16%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4,159 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2,345 0.12%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 425 0.02%

Saint Louis Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,185,211 34.66%
2. Irish 586,739 17.16%
3. English 339,806 9.94%
4. United States Or American 247,735 7.24%
5. Italian 196,469 5.75%
6. French Non-Basque 186,925 5.47%
7. Polish 104,006 3.04%
8. Dutch 56,599 1.66%
9. Scotch Irish 54,262 1.59%
10. Scottish 51,468 1.51%

Saint Louis Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,572,293 94.27%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 67,561 1.78%
3. German 20,785 0.55%
4. French 16,970 0.45%
5. Serbo Croatian 15,530 0.41%
6. Chinese 13,974 0.37%
7. Vietnamese 9,230 0.24%
8. Italian 7,932 0.21%
9. Russian 7,358 0.19%
10. Arabic 5,494 0.14%

Saint Louis Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,918,243 96.48%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 62,079 1.53%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 80,990 1.99%

Saint Louis Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Saint Louis Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Saint Louis Metro Area Counties Back to top

Saint Louis Metro Area Cities Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Affton Glencoe Olympian Village
Airport Glendale Overland
Allenton Grantwood Village Pacific
Arnold Gravois Pagedale
Augusta Gray Summit Parkdale
Ballwin Green Park Parkway
Barnhart Greendale Pasadena Hills
Beaufort Grover Pasadena Park
Bedford Grubville Pevely
Bel-Nor Hadley Pinckney
Bel-Ridge Halls Ferry Pine Lawn
Belgrade Hanley Hills Plattin
Bella Villa Harmony Portage Des Sioux
Bellefontaine Neighbors Harvester Potosi
Bellerive Hawk Point Prairie
Bellevue Hazelwood Queeny
Berger Hematite Richmond Heights
Berkeley Herculaneum Richwoods
Beverly Hills Hickory Grove River View
Big River High Ridge Rivers
Black Jack Hillsboro Riverview
Blanchette Hillsdale Robertsville
Boeuf Horine Rock
Boles House Springs Rock Hill
Bonhomme Huntleigh Saint Albans
Boone Hurricane Saint Louis
Breckenridge Hills Imperial Sappington
Brentwood Innsbrook Scotsdale
Breton Irondale Shrewsbury
Bridgeport Jefferson Silex
Bridgeton Jennings Snow Hill
Burr Oak Joachim South Elkhorn
Byrnes Mill Johnson Spanish Lake
Cadet Josephville Spencer Creek
Caledonia Kimmswick St. Ann
Calverton Park Kingston St. Charles
Calvey Kinloch St. Clair
Camp Branch Kirkwood St. Ferdinand
Castle Point Labadie St. George
Catawissa Ladue St. John
Cave Lafayette St. Johns
Cedar Hill Lake Saint Louis St. Louis
Central Lake St. Louis St. Paul
Chain of Rocks Lakeshire St. Peters
Champ Lemay Stanton
Charlack Leslie Sullivan
Charrette Lewis and Clark Sunset Hills
Chesterfield Liberty Sycamore Hills
Clark Liguori Tesson Ferry
Clarkson Valley Lindenwood Tiff
Clayton Lonedell Town and Country
Concord Luebbering Treloar
Cool Valley Lyon Troy
Cottleville Mackenzie Truesdale
Country Club Hills Manchester Truxton
Country Life Acres Mapaville Twin Oaks
Crestwood Maplewood Union
Creve Coeur Marlborough University
Crystal City Marthasville University City
Crystal Lake Park Maryland Heights Uplands Park
Dardenne Mehlville Valle
Dardenne Prairie Meramec Valley Park
De Soto Midland Velda City
Defiance Millwood Velda Village Hills
Dellwood Mineral Point Villa Ridge
Des Peres Miramiguoa Park Vinita Park
Dittmer Missouri River Vinita Terrace
Dutzow Moline Acres Walton
Earth City Monroe Warrenton
Edmundson Morse Mill Warson Woods
Ellisville Moscow Mills Washington
Elsberry Murphy Waverly
Eureka New Haven Webster Groves
Fenton New Melle Weldon Spring
Ferguson Nineveh Wellston
Festus Normandy Wentzville
Fletcher North Elkhorn West Alton
Flinthill Northwest Westwood
Flordell Hills Northwoods Whiteside
Florissant Norwood Wilbur Park
Foley Norwood Court Wildwood
Foristell O Fallon Winchester
Fountain N' Lakes Oak Grove Windsor
Friedens Oakland Winfield
Frontenac Oakville Woodson Terrace
Gerald Old Monroe Wright City
Glasgow Village Olivette Zumbehl
Glen Echo Park Olney