St Louis County Information

St Louis in Missouri occupies 524 square miles and has a 2006 population of 1,000,510, a change from a 2000 population of 1,016,300 and 993,508 in 1990. 13.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 11% percent is 25-35, and 14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 2,762 acts of violent crime reported in St Louis in 2004, a change from 2,505 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 25,194 people: 4.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 2.8%.

Read more about St Louis, Missouri in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountySt Louis 
StateMissouri 
Land Area524 sq. milesRanked 2,091 of 3,140
Population 20061,000,510Ranked 38 of 3,140
Population 20051,002,258 
Population 20001,016,300Ranked 34 of 3,140
Population 1990993,508Ranked 31 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion74.3% 
African American21.3% 
Asian American2.9% 
Native American.2% 
Pacific Islander.5% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 56% 
Population 5 to 1413% 
Population 15 to 2413.6% 
Population 25 to 3411% 
Population 35 to 4414.6% 
Population 45 to 5416.2% 
Population 55 to 6411.6% 
Population 65 to 747% 
Population 75 and up7.1% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes2,7622,505
Murders / Manslaughters31 
Forcible Rapes179 
Robberies675 
Aggravated Assaults1,877 
Total Property Crimes29,78735,397
Burglaries4,197 
Larceny Thefts22,057 
Motor Vehicle Thefts3,533 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population542,763563,110
Unemployed Population25,19415,961
Unemployment Rate4.6%2.8%

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