St. Louis is a large city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 281,754 people and 166 associated neighborhoods, St. Louis is the second largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in St. Louis was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.St. Louis is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, St. Louis is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Louis who work in management occupations (10.37%), office and administrative support (9.79%), and healthcare (8.45%). Also of interest is that St. Louis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. St. Louis has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, St. Louis has quite a high level of public transit users. St. Louis’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.The citizens of St. Louis are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.17% of adults in St. Louis have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in St. Louis in 2022 was $38,947, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,788 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. Important ancestries of people in St. Louis include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in St. Louis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
