Missouri · Census place 19270
Des Peres, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Des Peres, Missouri (Des Peres, MO — Census place “Des Peres city”) is 9,145 residents, ranking #91 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $214,167, the median home is worth $591,800 and median gross rent runs $1,931 a month. Looking for the Des Peres Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Des Peres, MO: 63131.
- Population
- 9,145Des Peres city residents
- Median household income
- $214,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $591,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,931Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 96.3%Owner-occupied households
Des Peres ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Des Peres.
The Des Peres MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Des Peres city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Des Peres city median would spend about 10.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.2% of residents and 96.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Des Peres city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Des Peres city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 9,145 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #91 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 42.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Des Peres city earn a median of $214,167 a year, 172.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 286% above the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 2.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Des Peres city is valued at $591,800, 95.1% above the national figure and 288% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,931 a month, 37.3% above the national figure, or roughly $23,172 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 10.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 96.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
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- Sunset Hills city 9,113
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- Clinton city 9,047
- Ellisville city 9,908
- Ladue city 8,948
- Harrisonville city 10,002
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Des Peres city?
- Des Peres city has 9,145 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Des Peres city?
- Median household income in Des Peres city is $214,167 a year, 172.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Des Peres city?
- Median gross rent is $1,931 a month and the median home value is $591,800, so rent absorbs about 10.8% of median household income.
- Is Des Peres city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Des Peres city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 10.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Des Peres city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.