St. Louis Area Population Breakdowns

St. Louis Area Population Breakdowns

The St. Louis metropolitan area is the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The population of the region is growing, and that growth has accelerated since the 2000 Census.

Population - Metro Area Counties
Missouri Counties	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Franklin County	94,999	96,121	96,957	98,029	99,090	100,076
Jefferson County	201,462	203,985	207,055	210,466	213,669	216,469
Lincoln County	40,850	42,429	44,270	45,733	47,727	50,123
St. Charles County	295,046	303,525	311,961	320,459	329,940	338,719
St. Louis County	1,016,724	1,014,896	1,011,781	1,007,723	1,004,666	1,000,510
Warren County	25,379	26,157	26,988	27,822	28,764	29,685
Washington County	23,474	23,661	23,811	23,926	24,032	24,182
St. Louis City	347,954	347,252	348,039	350,705	352,572	353,837
Total	2,045,888	2,058,026	2,070,862	2,084,863	2,100,460	2,113,601
Source: "Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Missouri", U.S. Census Bureau.
Illinois Counties	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Bond County	17,615	17,844	17,916	18,041	18,027	18,055
Calhoun County	5,062	5,010	5,129	5,156	5,163	5,177
Clinton County	35,689	35,786	36,014	36,107	36,095	36,633
Jersey County	21,730	21,982	22,102	22,344	22,456	22,628
Macoupin County	48,983	49,010	49,055	49,073	49,111	48,841
Madison County	260,227	260,926	263,224	263,443	264,309	265,303
Monroe County	28,314	29,051	29,742	30,491	31,040	31,876
St. Clair County	256,093	257,440	258,486	259,123	260,067	260,919
Total	673,713	677,049	681,668	683,778	686,268	689,432
St. Louis MSA Total	2,719,601	2,735,075	2,752,530	2,768,641	2,786,728	2,803,033
Source: "Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties in Illinois", U.S. Census Bureau.

Population Breakdown By Sex
Gender	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	U.S.
Female	51.7%	51.0%
Male	48.3%	49.0%
Source: "American Community Survey 2005", U.S. Census Bureau.

Population Breakdown By Race
Race	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	U.S.
White	78.2.%	74.7%
African American	17.9%	12.1%
Asian	1.8%	4.3%
Some other race	2.1%	8.9%
Source: "American Community Survey 2005", U.S. Census Bureau.

Population Breakdown By Hispanic Or/ Latino Origin
Origin	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	U.S.
Hispanic/Latino	1.8%	14.5%
Source: "American Community Survey 2005", U.S. Census Bureau.

Population Breakdown By Age Distribution
Age	St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	U.S.
Under 20	27.3%	27.8%
20 to 24 years	6.7%	6.7%
25 to 34 years	12.7%	13.5%
35 to 54 years	30.6%	29.6%
55 years and over	22.8%	22.5%
Source: "American Community Survey 2005", U.S. Census Bureau.