Cities / Missouri / St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

288,512 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 83°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Saint Louis)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 27.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

STL

13 mi — St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Population & People

Population

288,512

Median age

36.8

Median household income

$56,160

Poverty rate

20.6%

Unemployment rate

5.0%

Bachelor's degree+

41.1%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$197,500

Median gross rent

$997/mo

Homeownership rate

45.28%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,218

HUD Fair Market Rent (St. Louis city, 0 mi from St. Louis), 2026. Efficiency $955, 1BR $995, 2BR $1218, 3BR $1568, 4BR $1812. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Missouri commercial electricity

10.63¢/kWh

Missouri industrial electricity

8.38¢/kWh

Missouri residential electricity

13.49¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

468469.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

357965.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Missouri

567.45

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Missouri-specific series.

Nearby Airports

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

13 mi away

IND

Indianapolis International Airport

222 mi away

SDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

244 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Missouri energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Missouri economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).