St. Louis City, Missouri Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent St. Louis Population: 348189 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 163567 46.98% Female 184622 53.02%       Under 5 years 23477 6.74% 5 to 9 years 26709 7.67% 10 to 14 years 25014 7.18% 15 to 19 years 24729 7.1% 20 to 24 years 26541 7.62% 25 to 34 years 54395 15.62% 35 to 44 years 53144 15.26% 45 to 54 years 41260 11.85% 55 to 59 years 13466 3.87% 60 to 64 years 11612 3.33% 65 to 74 years 23047 6.62% 75 to 84 years 17482 5.02% 85 years and over 7313 2.1%       Median age (years) 33.7       18 years and over 258532 74.25% Male 118186 33.94% Female 140346 40.31% 21 years and over 242835 69.74% 62 years and over 54824 15.75% 65 years and over 47842 13.74% Male 16921 4.86% Female 30921 8.88%       Race     One race % White 152666 43.85% Black or African American 178266 51.2% American Indian and Alaska Native 950 0.27% Asian 6891 1.98% Asian indian 845 0.24% Chinese 1038 0.3% Filipino 454 0.13% Japanese 217 0.06% Korean 289 0.08% Vietnamese 3319 0.95% Other Asian 729 0.21% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 94 0.03% Native Hawaiian 16 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.01% Samoan 31 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 24 0.01% Some other race 2783 0.8% Two or more races 6539 1.88%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 348189 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7022 2.02% Mexican 4111 1.18% Puerto Rican 500 0.14% Cuban 373 0.11% Other Hispanic or Latino 2038 0.59% Not Hispanic or Latino 341167 97.98% White alone 149329 42.89%       Relationship     Total Population 348189 100.00% In households 337557 96.95% Householder 147076 42.24% Spouse 38470 11.05% Child 101229 29.07% Own child under 18 years 73140 21.01% Other relatives 28509 8.19% Under 18 years 13616 3.91% Nonrelatives 22273 6.4% Unmarried partner 9891 2.84% In group quarters 10632 3.05% Institutionalized population 4667 1.34% Non-Institutionalized population 5965 1.71%       Households by Type     Total Households 147076 100.0 % Family households (families) 76976 52.34% With own children under 18 years 37393 25.42% Married-couple family 38470 26.16% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 31359 21.32% With own children under 18 years 18274 12.42% Non Family households 70100 47.66% Householder living alone 59269 40.3% Householder 65 years and over 18978 12.9%       Households with individuals under 18 years 44234 30.08% Households with individuals 65 years and over 36681 24.94%       Average Household size 2.3 Average family size 3.19       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 176354 100.00% Occupied housing units 147076 83.4% Vacant housing units 29278 16.6% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 523 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 147076 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 68939 46.87% Renter-occupied housing units. 78137 53.13%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.12

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