Population /tags/population Population en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT St. Louis Public Schools may close some schools this summer after storm damage /education/2025-06-10/st-louis-public-schools-close-schools-storm-damage The May 16 tornado damaged 12 buildings in the district, resulting in nearly $1.8 million in initial costs. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /education/2025-06-10/st-louis-public-schools-close-schools-storm-damage Hiba Ahmad St. Louis' city population is dropping faster than any other major U.S. city's /news-briefs/2025-05-16/st-louis-city-population-loss-faster-2020-2024 St. Louis lost about 21,700 residents between 2020 and 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Across the state, Kansas City grew by about 8,600. Fri, 16 May 2025 22:17:53 GMT /news-briefs/2025-05-16/st-louis-city-population-loss-faster-2020-2024 Jessica Rogen Nonprofit wants to attract middle-class residents to East St. Louis with $360,000 homes /economy-business/2024-06-27/new-east-st-louis-subdivison-middle-class-residents The Metro East community's population has been dropping since the 1950s. Lansdowne Up wants to reverse that trend by building the first market-rate housing in decades. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-06-27/new-east-st-louis-subdivison-middle-class-residents Will Bauer St. Louis’ population is shrinking. Here’s what needs to happen to reverse the trend /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-15/st-louis-population-demographics-census-immigration-migration The St. Louis metropolitan area is showing troubling signs when it comes to population trends. Wed, 15 May 2024 16:56:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-15/st-louis-population-demographics-census-immigration-migration Emily Woodbury Data shows immigrants in the St. Louis region are making an economic impact /economy-business/2024-04-25/data-shows-immigrants-in-the-st-louis-region-are-making-an-economic-impact According to the U.S. Census data’s 2021 American Community Survey, immigrant households in the St. Louis region earned nearly $6 billion in total income, and held over $4 billion in spending power. St. Louis University demographer Ness Sandoval says immigrants are making a small but meaningful contribution to the vibrancy of the area’s economy, but there is more work that needs to be done to attract more immigrants. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:02:59 GMT /economy-business/2024-04-25/data-shows-immigrants-in-the-st-louis-region-are-making-an-economic-impact Andrea Y. Henderson What St. Louis’ foreign-born population means for the region’s demographic issues /economy-business/2024-01-02/how-st-louis-foreign-born-population-touches-local-demographic-issues The region bucks the norm in most other major metropolitan areas: people from India make up the largest share of foreign-born people in the St. Louis region over people from Mexico. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-02/how-st-louis-foreign-born-population-touches-local-demographic-issues Eric Schmid Are the Midwest's rural areas finally seeing population growth after a decade of decline? /government-politics-issues/2023-12-11/are-the-midwests-rural-areas-finally-seeing-population-growth-after-a-decade-of-decline A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the population in rural areas is on the rise after a decade of decline. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-12-11/are-the-midwests-rural-areas-finally-seeing-population-growth-after-a-decade-of-decline Sheila Brummer St. Louis’ urban core is shedding people and causing challenges for the entire region /economy-business/2023-07-21/st-louis-urban-core-is-shedding-people-and-causing-challenges-for-the-entire-region New census data shows the St. Louis metropolitan region lost around 19,000 people between April 2020 and July 2022. St. Louis and St. Louis County led the declines while suburban and exurban counties, like St. Charles, Lincoln and Jefferson, posted gains as they have in the past. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-07-21/st-louis-urban-core-is-shedding-people-and-causing-challenges-for-the-entire-region Eric Schmid St. Louis’ unemployment rate is historically low. That’s a good thing for the region, right? /economy-business/2023-05-08/st-louis-unemployment-rate-is-historically-low-thats-a-good-thing-for-the-region-right The answer is complicated and depends on how you look at the 2.6% unemployment rate for the overall St. Louis metropolitan area. Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-05-08/st-louis-unemployment-rate-is-historically-low-thats-a-good-thing-for-the-region-right Eric Schmid Rural America is getting older, with a fifth of the population now over the age of 65 /government-politics-issues/2022-12-02/rural-america-is-getting-older-with-a-fifth-of-the-population-now-over-the-age-of-65 A new report from the USDA shows that rural areas are continuing to see growth among people over 65 while the working-age population continues to decline. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-12-02/rural-america-is-getting-older-with-a-fifth-of-the-population-now-over-the-age-of-65 Jonathan Ahl