Population /tags/population Population en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT 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 Census estimates show the St. Louis region’s population is steady with city below 300,000 /government-politics-issues/2022-03-24/census-estimates-show-the-st-louis-regions-population-is-steady-with-city-below-300-000 The 14-county region hovered around 2.8 million people only shedding about 10,000 between 2020 and 2021, but the changes weren’t evenly distributed. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:56:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-03-24/census-estimates-show-the-st-louis-regions-population-is-steady-with-city-below-300-000 Eric Schmid St. Louis Sees Increased Diversity, Slow Growth In 2020 Census Numbers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-31/st-louis-sees-increased-diversity-slow-growth-in-2020-census-numbers St. Louis has long thought of itself as a Black and white city. Now U.S. Census Bureau numbers show the region’s composition changing, with increases in Asian, Latino and multiracial residents. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:46:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-31/st-louis-sees-increased-diversity-slow-growth-in-2020-census-numbers Emily Woodbury