St. Louis, MO Profile

St. Louis, MO, population 344,362, is located in Missouri's St. Louis (city) county, about 86.5 miles from Springfield and 146.6 miles from Peoria.

Through the 90's St. Louis's population has declined by about 12%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of St. Louis has declined by about 1%.

St. Louis's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Missouri's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in St. Louis tend to be much higher than Missouri's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	44%
	African American	51%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	33.70
	Males	32.10
	Females	35.20

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	14.00%	Under 20:	14.00%
20 to 40	15.00%	20 to 40:	16.00%
40 to 60	11.00%	40 to 60:	12.00%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	11.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	348,189	N/A
2001	348,758	0.16%
2002	348,730	-0.01%
2003	348,039	-0.20%
2004	350,705	0.77%
2005	344,362	-1.81%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$27,156

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,188
2002	2,124
2003	1,859
2004	2,058
2005	2,405
2006	2,481
2007	2,198
2008	2,073

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	148	111	73	113	131	129	138	167
Forcible Rape	120	136	75	111	276	337	255	237
Robbery	3,140	2,818	2,303	2,632	2,965	3147	2761	2634
Aggravated Assault	4,256	4,434	3,874	4,041	4,951	4992	4500	4345

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	12,837
2002	12,161
2003	11,847
2004	11,578
2005	11,053
2006	11,748
2007	9,736
2008	8,547

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	8,128	7,059	5,889	6,300	7,213	8510	7289	7274
Larceny, Theft	28,000	26,036	23,747	23,592	22,886	23596	20330	17328
Motor Vehicle Theft	8,843	9,835	10,674	8,912	8,146	8645	6282	5841
Arson	711	585	470	576	535	431	410	325