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St. Louis County

Population in July 2008: 289. Population change since 2000: +1.8%
 

Males: 145  (50.4%)
Females: 144  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  49.5 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 63131.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $134,387 (it was $119,618 in 2000)
Westwood:  $134,387
Missouri:  $45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $95,726
Westwood:  $95,726
Missouri:  $23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $976,744 (it was $616,100 in 2000)
Westwood:  $976,744
Missouri:  $138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,028,601; Detached houses: $1,027,019

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Races in Westwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Black (3.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Westwood: 88.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.8%), Russian (7.7%), United States (6.3%), Polish (6.0%), English (5.6%), Irish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1951

Elevation: 590 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 462 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Westwood

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westwood village

  • Never married: 10.0%
  • Now married: 81.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 2.7%

9 residents are foreign born (1.4% Oceania, 1.1% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

This village:  3.2%
Missouri:  2.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Westwood:  0.7% ($4,517)
Missouri:  1.0% ($851)
Westwood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (10.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (264.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Frontenac, MO (1.0 miles ), Crystal Lake Park, MO (1.2 miles ), Country Life Acres, MO (1.3 miles) , Creve Coeur, MO (1.4 miles ), Town and Country, MO (1.5 miles ), Huntleigh, MO (1.5 miles ), Ladue, MO (1.7 miles ), Des Peres, MO (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 38.64 N, Longitude: 90.43 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 314

Westwood household income distribution Westwood home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-12.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Top executives (18%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Accountants and auditors (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (9%)



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Crime in Westwood by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 100000
    per 100,000 347.20.00.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 121000
    per 100,000 347.2684.9339.00.00.00.0
Thefts 211110
    per 100,000 694.4342.5339.0337.8335.60.0
Auto thefts 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 121.561.637.313.513.40.0

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Westwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Westwood village center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/10/1959, a category 4 tornado 11.8 miles away from the village center killed 21 people and injured 345 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Westwood-area historical earthquake activity is below Missouri state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Westwood center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 38.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Westwood center
On 12/29/2003 at 09:02:08, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Westwood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Westwood topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Westwood:
  • DES PERES HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)
  • MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)
  • RANKEN JORDAN A PEDIATRIC REHAB (about 2 miles; CREVE COEUR, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Westwood, MO

Amtrak stations near Westwood:
  • 5 miles: KIRKWOOD (110 W. ARGONNE RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ST. LOUIS (550 S. 16TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westwood:
  • MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 2 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 5 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
  • WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 8,252)
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,939)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 9 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 10 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 11 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  77.5%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  0.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.7%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.4%
Whole state:  5.1%


Westwood compared to Missouri state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Westwood travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll



Westwood government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $54,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $344,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $37,000
    Property: $8,000
    NEC: $6,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.31%
Missouri average:  7.87%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($425 average AGI)
St. Louis County:  0.10%
Missouri average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Louis city, MO  2.00% ($31,991 average AGI)
from St. Charles County, MO  0.58% ($40,885)
from Jefferson County, MO  0.47% ($35,485)


7.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.04%
Missouri average:  7.66%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($284 average AGI)
St. Louis County:  0.05%
Missouri average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Louis city, MO  1.63% ($32,071 average AGI)
to St. Charles County, MO  1.22% ($54,840)
to Jefferson County, MO  0.66% ($44,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Westwood:
  • KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
  • WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
  • KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSTL (690 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Westwood:
  • KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
  • KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
  • KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDHX (88.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: DOUBLE HELIX CORPORATION)
  • KYMC (89.7 FM; BALLWIN, MO; Owner: THE YMCA OF GREATER ST. LOUIS)
  • KFTK-FM1 (97.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KMJM-FM (104.9 FM; COLUMBIA, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPNT (105.7 FM; ST. GENEVIEVE, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KWUR (90.3 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
  • WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Westwood:
  • KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
  • KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
  • KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
  • KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
  • KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
  • KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
  • K18BT (Channel 18; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K65FN (Channel 65; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
  • K49FC (Channel 49; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • K64DT (Channel 64; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • K59GP (Channel 59; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K63FW (Channel 63; JAMESTOWN, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • K62EG (Channel 62; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ETERNAL FAMILY NETWORK)
  • K38HD (Channel 38; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)


Westwood fatal accident list:
Aug 21, 1983 08:07 AM, Westwood, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 89 meters (292ft)
Total average daily traffic: 560,081
Total average daily truck traffic: 61,044

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • BRAD G ZIELIE, Nicholson & Uprr Row, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 24.4 m
    Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: AB0CV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00454483
    Grant Date: 01/24/2002, Expiration Date: 03/17/2012
    Registrant: Richard G Hoover, 14 Terry Hill Ln, Westwood, MO 63131



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$432,69114$469,6881$211,3902$232,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$427,2351$355,9500$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$287,0404$383,1150$01$137,420
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$357,9302$268,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$260,3700$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2153.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$205,635
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2153.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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