St. Louis, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 15%

Household income 33%

Unemployment 47%

Index	St. Louis	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$25,434	$27,044	$29,829
Median household income	$36,809	$49,593	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$57,251	$62,242	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,392	$30,016	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,279	$34,901	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,810	$24,771	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	26.7%	15.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in St. Louis is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in St. Louis is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Louis is 47% higher than the national average
The poverty level in St. Louis is 77% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,536$36,809$73,618

City

$33,058$49,593$99,186

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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St. Louis employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.7%	0.6%
Manufacturing sector	10.8%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	10.2%
Public administration	5.5%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	39.3%
Other	34.2%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Life Acres, MO	135	$250,001	351.9%
Ladue, MO	8,579	$186,371	236.9%
Frontenac, MO	3,527	$149,821	170.8%
Huntleigh, MO	355	$144,375	161.0%
Glendale, MO	5,917	$128,571	132.4%
St. Louis, MO	316,030	$36,809	33.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riverside, CA	318,678	$58,979	6.6%
Corpus Christi, TX	320,050	$52,154	5.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	$50,661	8.4%
Vaughan, ON	321,974	n/a
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	$42,450	23.3%
St. Louis, MO	316,030	$36,809	33.5%

Source: The St. Louis, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).