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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Retail trade (11.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.1%).
Detached houses: $265,622Here:$265,622State:$180,542 Townhouses or other attached units: $227,071Here:$227,071State:$174,118 In 2-unit structures: $166,189Here:$166,189State:$114,067 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,188Here:$136,188State:$127,773 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $217,275Here:$217,275State:$190,835 Mobile homes: $75,670Here:$75,670State:$37,932
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
McCain (Republican): 49.7% Obama (Democratic): 49.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,346 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,255 (1.3%)
Area name: St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Louis County is $526 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $654 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $842 a month.
Cities in this county include: Florissant, Chesterfield, University City, Oakville, Wildwood, Ballwin, Mehlville, Kirkwood, Hazelwood, Maryland Heights.
Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average. Lead: 0.05 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.109 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 27 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 75 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 15.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 44 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Above U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in St. Louis County: Peerless Park Landfill (A), City of Saint Louis Bellefontaine Farm (B), Heartland Plaza (C), Southmoor Golf Course (D), Onyx Oak Ridge Landfill (E), Mehlville Fire Protection District Station 4 (F), Metro West Fire Protection District Station 2 (G), Metro - North Fire Protection District (H), Mehlville Fire Protection District Station 7 (I), Museum of Transport (J), Eureka Fire Protection District Training Center (K), Fenton Fire District Station 3 (L), West County Emergency Medical Services and Fire Protection District Station 2 (M), Black Jack Fire Protection District Station 3 Headquarters (N), Black Jack Fire Protection District Station 2 (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Rhodes Plaza Shopping Center (1), Strollway Shopping Center (2), Butler Hill Village Shopping Center (3), Jamestown Mall (4), Central City Shopping Center (5), Clocktower Shopping Center (6), Crossing of Hall Ferry Shopping Center (7), North Hills Shopping Center (8), Paddock Forest Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Louis County include: Saint Bernadette Catholic Church (A), Restoration Temple Church of God in Christ (B), Peoples Community Christian Church (C), Mary Mother of the Church Parish Hall (D), Gospel Assembly Church (E), Word Christian Fellowship Church (F), True Gospel Church of God (G), South County Christian Center (H), San Francisco Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ranken Cemetery (1), Cold Water Cemetery (2), Lewis Cemetery (3), Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Butler Lakes (A), Lone Elk Reservoir (B), Wilson Island (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Antire Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), Coldwater Creek (C), Fox Creek (D), Glaize Creek (E), Keifer Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Spring Branch (H), Sugar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Louis County include: Sylvan Springs County Park (1), Buder Park (2), Love Park (3), Castlewood State Park (4), West Tyson County Park (5), Queeny County Park (6), Suson Park (7), Lone Elk County Park (8), Jefferson Barracks County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in St. Louis County: Peerless Park Landfill (A), City of Saint Louis Bellefontaine Farm (B), Heartland Plaza (C), Southmoor Golf Course (D), Onyx Oak Ridge Landfill (E), Mehlville Fire Protection District Station 4 (F), Metro West Fire Protection District Station 2 (G), Metro - North Fire Protection District (H), Mehlville Fire Protection District Station 7 (I), Museum of Transport (J), Eureka Fire Protection District Training Center (K), Fenton Fire District Station 3 (L), West County Emergency Medical Services and Fire Protection District Station 2 (M), Black Jack Fire Protection District Station 3 Headquarters (N), Black Jack Fire Protection District Station 2 (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Rhodes Plaza Shopping Center (1), Strollway Shopping Center (2), Butler Hill Village Shopping Center (3), Jamestown Mall (4), Central City Shopping Center (5), Clocktower Shopping Center (6), Crossing of Hall Ferry Shopping Center (7), North Hills Shopping Center (8), Paddock Forest Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in St. Louis County include: Saint Bernadette Catholic Church (A), Restoration Temple Church of God in Christ (B), Peoples Community Christian Church (C), Mary Mother of the Church Parish Hall (D), Gospel Assembly Church (E), Word Christian Fellowship Church (F), True Gospel Church of God (G), South County Christian Center (H), San Francisco Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ranken Cemetery (1), Cold Water Cemetery (2), Lewis Cemetery (3), Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Butler Lakes (A), Lone Elk Reservoir (B), Wilson Island (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Antire Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), Coldwater Creek (C), Fox Creek (D), Glaize Creek (E), Keifer Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Spring Branch (H), Sugar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in St. Louis County include: Sylvan Springs County Park (1), Buder Park (2), Love Park (3), Castlewood State Park (4), West Tyson County Park (5), Queeny County Park (6), Suson Park (7), Lone Elk County Park (8), Jefferson Barracks County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Jefferson County , Madison County, Illinois , Monroe County, Illinois , St. Clair County, Illinois , St. Charles County , St. Louis city .
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Current college students: 64,556 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 42,702 (49% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.0%
Housing units in St. Louis County with a mortgage: 199,885 (18,909 second mortgage, 25,807 home equity loan, 605 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 79,456
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in St. Louis County (%):
6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,164 average adjusted gross income)
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($425 average AGI)St. Louis County:0.10%Missouri average:0.11% 3.71% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($20,104 average AGI) 2.49% relocated from other states ($24,634 average AGI)St. Louis County:2.49%Missouri average:2.98%
7.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,944 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($284 average AGI)St. Louis County:0.05%Missouri average:0.05% 4.27% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($25,758 average AGI) 2.72% relocated to other states ($26,902 average AGI)St. Louis County:2.72%Missouri average:2.81%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 159,375 (141,129 aged, 18,246 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 65.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
210,139 spouses, 309,228 children (288,373 natural, 8,128 adopted, 12,727 stepchildren), 16,800 grandchildren, 6,431 brothers or sisters, 5,501 parents, 8,726 other relatives, 12,839 non-relatives
Size of family households: 116,928 2-persons, 63,646 3-persons, 55,988 4-persons, 24,404 5-persons, 8,470 6-persons, 3,083 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 113,027 1-person, 16,360 2-persons, 1,995 3-persons, 545 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
93.6% of residents of St. Louis County speak English at home. 1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Population growth in St. Louis County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 178.88 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Year house built
60% of St. Louis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Missouri.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,000
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Air Transportation: $21,721,000
Sewerage: $2,981,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,390,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,009,000
Regular Highways: $279,000
Air Transportation: $3,849,000
General - Other: $268,000
Regular Highways: $48,751,000
Health - Other: $46,950,000
General - Other: $40,724,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,624,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,305,000
Financial Administration: $24,399,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,665,000
Corrections - Other: $19,753,000
Air Transportation: $19,401,000
General Public Buildings: $13,775,000
Housing and Community Development: $10,311,000
Central Staff Services: $9,976,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,894,000
Water Utilities: $3,576,000
Sewerage: $2,655,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,478,000
Total Federal Securities: $41,893,000
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $40,799,000
From Parent Local Government: $31,835,000
Benefit Payments: $24,972,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $10,561,000
Air Transportation: $3,054,000
All Other: $2,617,000
Transit Utilities: $85,720,000
Interest Earnings: $5,577,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,881,000
Rents: $2,620,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $134,821,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,291,000
Police Protection: $2,322,000
General - Other: $1,170,000
Health - Other: $401,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Water Utilities: $222,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $205,000
Financial Administration: $175,000
Air Transportation: $119,000
Central Staff Services: $88,000
Corrections - Other: $56,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $36,000
General Public Building: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,000
End of Fiscal Year: $31,000,000
Highways: $20,458,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,939,000
General Local Government Support: $2,308,000
Public Welfare: $1,172,000
Property: $151,631,000
Public Utilities Sales: $25,324,000
Other License: $14,086,000
Other Selective Sales: $9,136,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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