St. Louis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,465 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Louis is the 157th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Louis is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Louis is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Louis who work in sales jobs (12.35%), healthcare suport services (9.51%), and office and administrative support (8.05%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.70 minutes getting to work every day.The population of St. Louis has a very low overall level of education: only 6.84% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in St. Louis in 2022 was $13,169, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $52,676 for a family of four. However, St. Louis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Louis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Louis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Louis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. St. Louis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Louis include German, English, Irish, African, and European. The most common language spoken in St. Louis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
