Missouri · Census place 40043
Lake St. Louis city, MO
Quick answer
Lake St. Louis city has 17,538 residents, ranking #48 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $123,427, the median home is worth $375,300 and median gross rent runs $1,608 a month.
- Population
- 17,538Lake St. Louis city residents
- Median household income
- $123,427Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $375,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,608Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake St. Louis city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake St. Louis city median would spend about 15.6% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Spanish Lake CDP 18,183
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- Hannibal city 16,825
- Lemay CDP 16,431
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