Jury Pool Profile
St. Louis City City, Missouri
- County seat
- St. Louis
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 278,144
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 288,512.
At a glance
St. Louis City is a 278,144-person venue. The city population is 45% White and 42% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,962, $17,621 below the MO state median of $71,583; 41.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.6% of covered employment, average pay $79,463/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the 3.85% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 288,512
- Median household income
- $56,160
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 42%.
St. Louis City has a population of 288,512, with a median age of 36.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 45.5%; Black residents 42.3%. Independently, 5.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,962; 41.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.6% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 15.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Louis City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 82.2% in 2020, 79.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 42% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (13,053 individuals).