Where We Stand tables rank St. Louis among the 50 most populous regions as of the most recent decennial census. Here, more than 200 tables are provided on topics important to the St. Louis region along with technical documentation.
We will update these tables on a periodic basis. If you are interested in updated data for a Where We Stand table or more detail on a topic, please contact us at wws@ewgateway.org.
WWS Tables and Data
The tables and data are provided in the following formats:
- Select the “look up individual tables” icon to quickly access one of the tables.
- Scroll through the list below to see all the tables available.
- Download the data for the tables in a csv file, select the image next to the topic header below.
Technical Library
Notes and Sources (coming soon)
Check back for a PDF of sources and notes for the WWS tables in the 9th edition and on the website.
Where We Stand Working Papers
This series of working papers provide documentation on data points used to measure regional success, including methodological issues and nuances that affect how the data should be interpreted and used, key information about these topics, peer regional analysis, and analysis of the St. Louis region. We hope these will be a useful tool for our partners as we together put data to work for make a successful St. Louis.
Tables by Topic
Each WWS table highlights St. Louis (in purple) along with nine other regions that are located in the Midwest (in light green) and either the United States or an average of the peer regions (in dark green). Unless otherwise noted, data in the WWS tables are for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). For consistency, the peer regions are presented from highest to lowest numeric value in all WWS tables.
To download the data for the tables in an individual topic area click the image next to the topic header.
Demographics..
Asian Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Average Household Size (view)
Black Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Change in Children (view)
Change in Immigrant Population (view)
Children (view)
Children with Disabilities (view)
Disability Rate (view)
Families with Children (view)
Family Households (view)
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren (view)
Hispanic and Latino Population (view)
Immigrant Population (view)
Median Age (view)
Multiracial Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Natural Change (view)
Asian Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Average Household Size (view)
Black Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Change in Children (view)
Change in Immigrant Population (view)
Children (view)
Children with Disabilities (view)
Disability Rate (view)
Families with Children (view)
Family Households (view)
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren (view)
Hispanic and Latino Population (view)
Immigrant Population (view)
Median Age (view)
Multiracial Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Natural Change (view)
Net Domestic Migration (view)
Net International Migration (view)
Net Migration (view)
Other Races Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Persons Aged 65 and Older Living Alone (view)
Population (view)
Population Change- multiyear (view)
Population Change- single year (view)
Seniors (view)
Seniors with Disabilities (view)
Single Parent Families (view)
Veterans (view)
White Population (Not Hispanic or Latino) (view)
Working-Age Adults (view)
Working-Age Adults with Disabilities (view)
Young Adults (view)
Land Use..
Change in Developed Land per Capita (view)
Change in Farmland (view)
Change in Largest City Share of
Population (view)
Developed Land per Capita (view)
Farmland (view)
Land Area (view)
Largest City Share of MSA Population (view)
Organic Farms (view)
Population Density (view)
Rural Land Area (view)
Rural Population (view)
Urbanized Area Density (view)
Change in Developed Land per Capita (view)
Change in Farmland (view)
Change in Largest City Share of
Population (view)
Developed Land per Capita (view)
Farmland (view)
Land Area (view)
Largest City Share of MSA Population (view)
Organic Farms (view)
Population Density (view)
Rural Land Area (view)
Rural Population (view)
Urbanized Area Density (view)
Housing..
Change in Housing Permits (view)
Change in Housing Units (view)
Change in Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes (view)
Change in Vacancy Rate (view)
Concentrated Poverty (view)
Homeownership (view)
Housing Affordability (view)
Housing Cost-Burdened Owners (view)
Housing Cost-Burdened Renters (view)
Housing Permits (view)
Housing Plus Transportation Affordability (view)
Housing Units (view)
Median Monthly Housing Costs (view)
Median Monthly Rent (view)
Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes (view)
Racial Disparity in Concentrated Poverty (view)
Racial Disparity in Home Ownership (view)
Racial Disparity in Housing Cost-Burdened Owners (view)
Racial Disparity in Housing Cost-Burdened Renters (view)
Racial Segregation (view)
Vacancy Rate (view)
Change in Housing Permits (view)
Change in Housing Units (view)
Change in Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes (view)
Change in Vacancy Rate (view)
Concentrated Poverty (view)
Homeownership (view)
Housing Affordability (view)
Housing Cost-Burdened Owners (view)
Housing Cost-Burdened Renters (view)
Housing Permits (view)
Housing Plus Transportation Affordability (view)
Housing Units (view)
Median Monthly Housing Costs (view)
Median Monthly Rent (view)
Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes (view)
Racial Disparity in Concentrated Poverty (view)
Racial Disparity in Home Ownership (view)
Racial Disparity in Housing Cost-Burdened Owners (view)
Racial Disparity in Housing Cost-Burdened Renters (view)
Racial Segregation (view)
Vacancy Rate (view)
Transportation..
Annual Delay per Auto Traveler (view)
Average Commute Time (view)
Change in Annual Delay per Auto Traveler (view)
Change in Daily Flight Departures (view)
Change in Transit Ridership- multiyear (view)
Change in Transit Ridership- single year (view)
Change in Vehicle Miles Traveled (view)
Commuter Stress Index (view)
Congestion Costs (view)
Daily Flight Departures (view)
Deficient Bridges (view)
Interstate Travel Time Reliability (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Associated with Alcohol (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Associated with Distracted Drivers (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Associated with Speed (view)
No-Vehicle Households (view)
Annual Delay per Auto Traveler (view)
Average Commute Time (view)
Change in Annual Delay per Auto Traveler (view)
Change in Daily Flight Departures (view)
Change in Transit Ridership- multiyear (view)
Change in Transit Ridership- single year (view)
Change in Vehicle Miles Traveled (view)
Commuter Stress Index (view)
Congestion Costs (view)
Daily Flight Departures (view)
Deficient Bridges (view)
Interstate Travel Time Reliability (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Associated with Alcohol (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Associated with Distracted Drivers (view)
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Associated with Speed (view)
No-Vehicle Households (view)
Non-Interstate Travel Time Reliability (view)
Non-Single Occupancy Vehicle Travel (view)
Peak Hour Excessive Delay (view)
Racial Disparity in No-Vehicle Households (view)
Road Network (view)
Transit Expenditures (view)
Transit Ridership (view)
Transit Utility (view)
Transportation Expenses (view)
Travel Time Index (view)
Truck Congestion Costs (view)
Truck Travel Time Reliability Index (view)
Vehicle Miles Traveled (view)
Walk Score of Largest City (view)
Workers Who Commute by Carpool (view)
Workers Who Commute by Driving Alone (view)
Workers Who Commute by Public Transportation (view)
Workers Who Commute by Walking or Biking (view)
Workers Who Work at Home (view)
Education..
Absent Teachers (view)
Advanced Degrees (view)
Advanced Placement Enrollment (view)
Associate Degree as Highest Educational Attainment (view)
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (view)
Change in Advanced Degrees (view)
Change in Associate Degree as Highest Educational Attainment (view)
Change in Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (view)
Change in Education Curriculum
Spending (view)
Change in Education
Spending (view)
Change in Local Funding per Pupil (view)
Change in No High School Diploma
or Equivalent (view)
Change in State Funding per Pupil (view)
Children Enrolled in Preschool (view)
Chronic Absenteeism (view)
Days of School Missed due to Out-of-School Suspension (view)
Degrees in Arts, Humanities, and Other Fields (view)
Degrees in Business (view)
Absent Teachers (view)
Advanced Degrees (view)
Advanced Placement Enrollment (view)
Associate Degree as Highest Educational Attainment (view)
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (view)
Change in Advanced Degrees (view)
Change in Associate Degree as Highest Educational Attainment (view)
Change in Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (view)
Change in Education Curriculum
Spending (view)
Change in Education
Spending (view)
Change in Local Funding per Pupil (view)
Change in No High School Diploma
or Equivalent (view)
Change in State Funding per Pupil (view)
Children Enrolled in Preschool (view)
Chronic Absenteeism (view)
Days of School Missed due to Out-of-School Suspension (view)
Degrees in Arts, Humanities, and Other Fields (view)
Degrees in Business (view)
Degrees in Education (view)
Degrees in Science, Engineering, and Related Fields (view)
Education Curriculum Spending (view)
Education Spending (view)
Enrollment in College or Graduate School (view)
High School Diploma or Equivalent as Highest Educational Attainment (view)
Local Funding per Pupil (view)
New Teachers (view)
No High School Diploma or Equivalent (view)
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (view)
Racial Disparity in College Attendance (view)
Racial Disparity in College Graduation (view)
Racial Disparity in Education (view)
Racial Disparity in Higher Education (view)
Relative Wages for Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers (view)
Segregation of School Districts (view)
Some College, No Degree (view)
State Funding per Pupil (view)
Income and Economic Opportunity..
Average Earnings per Job (view)
Average Wage per Job (view)
Change in Average Earnings per Job (view)
Change in Average Wage per Job (view)
Change in High-Wage Jobs (view)
Change in Low-Wage Jobs (view)
Change in Median Household Income (view)
Change in Middle-Wage Jobs (view)
Change in Poverty Rate (view)
Change in Purchasing Power (view)
Change in per Capita Income (view)
Children in Poverty (view)
Disparity in Poverty Rates of Adults by
Disability Status (view)
Gender Wage Gap (view)
High-Wage Jobs (view)
Income Gap (view)
Income Inequality (view)
Low-Income Population (view)
Low-Wage Jobs (view)
Median Household Income (view)
Middle-Wage Jobs (view)
Per Capita Income (view)
Persons with Disabilities in Poverty (view)
Poverty Rate (view)
Purchasing Power (view)
Racial Disparity in Childhood Poverty (view)
Racial Disparity in Income (view)
Average Earnings per Job (view)
Average Wage per Job (view)
Change in Average Earnings per Job (view)
Change in Average Wage per Job (view)
Change in High-Wage Jobs (view)
Change in Low-Wage Jobs (view)
Change in Median Household Income (view)
Change in Middle-Wage Jobs (view)
Change in Poverty Rate (view)
Change in Purchasing Power (view)
Change in per Capita Income (view)
Children in Poverty (view)
Disparity in Poverty Rates of Adults by
Disability Status (view)
Gender Wage Gap (view)
High-Wage Jobs (view)
Income Gap (view)
Income Inequality (view)
Low-Income Population (view)
Low-Wage Jobs (view)
Median Household Income (view)
Middle-Wage Jobs (view)
Per Capita Income (view)
Persons with Disabilities in Poverty (view)
Poverty Rate (view)
Purchasing Power (view)
Racial Disparity in Childhood Poverty (view)
Racial Disparity in Income (view)
Racial Disparity in Poverty Rate (view)
Seniors in Poverty (view)
Crime..
Change in Homicides- multiyear (view)
Change in Homicides- single year (view)
Firearm Homicides (view)
Homicides (view)
Murder Rate (view)
Non-Hispanic Black Homicides (view)
Non-Hispanic White Homicides (view)
Property Crime Rate (view)
Racial Disparity in Homicides (view)
Rape Crime Rate (view)
Total Crime Rate (view)
Violent Crime Rate (view)
Economy..
Change in College- Educated Young Adults (view)
Change in Employment- Population Ratio (view)
Change in Employment- multiyear (view)
Change in Employment- single year (view)
Change in Financial Activities Employment (view)
Change in Government Employment (view)
Change in Gross Domestic Product per Capita (view)
Change in Health and Social Assistance Employment (view)
Change in Information Sector Employment (view)
Change in Leisure and Hospitality Employment (view)
Change in Manufacturing Employment (view)
Change in Professional and Business Services Employment (view)
Change in Retail Employment (view)
Change in Transportation and Warehousing Employment (view)
Change in Unemployment Rate (view)
College-Educated Foreign-Born Adults (view)
College-Educated Young Adults (view)
Disconnected Youth (view)
Disparity in Unemployment Rate of Adults by Disability Status (view)
Employment Rate for Adults with Disabilities (view)
Employment-Population Ratio (view)
Financial Activities Employment (view)
Foreign-Born Workers (view)
Foreign Exports (view)
Freight Tonnage (view)
Freight Value (view)
Government Employment (view)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (view)
Health and Social Assistance Employment (view)
Incorporated Self-Employment (view)
Information Sector Employment (view)
Leisure and Hospitality Employment (view)
Manufacturing Employment (view)
Patents (view)
Professional and Business Services Employment (view)
Racial Disparity in Unemployment Rate (view)
Retail Employment (view)
STEM Annual Median Wage (view)
STEM Employment (view)
Change in College- Educated Young Adults (view)
Change in Employment- Population Ratio (view)
Change in Employment- multiyear (view)
Change in Employment- single year (view)
Change in Financial Activities Employment (view)
Change in Government Employment (view)
Change in Gross Domestic Product per Capita (view)
Change in Health and Social Assistance Employment (view)
Change in Information Sector Employment (view)
Change in Leisure and Hospitality Employment (view)
Change in Manufacturing Employment (view)
Change in Professional and Business Services Employment (view)
Change in Retail Employment (view)
Change in Transportation and Warehousing Employment (view)
Change in Unemployment Rate (view)
College-Educated Foreign-Born Adults (view)
College-Educated Young Adults (view)
Disconnected Youth (view)
Disparity in Unemployment Rate of Adults by Disability Status (view)
Employment Rate for Adults with Disabilities (view)
Employment-Population Ratio (view)
Financial Activities Employment (view)
Foreign-Born Workers (view)
Foreign Exports (view)
Freight Tonnage (view)
Freight Value (view)
Government Employment (view)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (view)
Health and Social Assistance Employment (view)
Incorporated Self-Employment (view)
Information Sector Employment (view)
Leisure and Hospitality Employment (view)
Manufacturing Employment (view)
Patents (view)
Professional and Business Services Employment (view)
Racial Disparity in Unemployment Rate (view)
Retail Employment (view)
STEM Annual Median Wage (view)
STEM Employment (view)
Transportation and Warehousing Employment (view)
Unemployment Rate (view)
Health Care..
Adults Meeting Aerobic Exercise Standard (view)
Cancer Mortality (view)
Change in Opioid-Drug Related Deaths (view)
Drug- and Alcohol- Related Deaths (view)
Frequent Mental Distress (view)
HIV Mortality (view)
Health Insurance Coverage (view)
Heart Disease Mortality (view)
Heat- and Cold-Related Deaths (view)
Infant Mortality Rate (view)
Opioid-Drug Related Deaths (view)
Prevalence of Asthma (view)
Adults Meeting Aerobic Exercise Standard (view)
Cancer Mortality (view)
Change in Opioid-Drug Related Deaths (view)
Drug- and Alcohol- Related Deaths (view)
Frequent Mental Distress (view)
HIV Mortality (view)
Health Insurance Coverage (view)
Heart Disease Mortality (view)
Heat- and Cold-Related Deaths (view)
Infant Mortality Rate (view)
Opioid-Drug Related Deaths (view)
Prevalence of Asthma (view)
Prevalence of Binge Drinking (view)
Prevalence of Cancer (view)
Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease (view)
Prevalence of Diabetes (view)
Prevalence of Obesity (view)
Prevalence of Smoking (view)
Prevalence of Stroke (view)
Racial Disparity in Health Insurance Coverage (view)
Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality (view)
Suicide Rate (view)
Youth Health Care Coverage (view)
Youth Mortality (view)
Government..
Average District Enrollment (view)
Local Government Debt (view)
Local Government Expenditures (view)
Local Government General Revenue from Own Sources (view)
Local Governments (view)
Municipalities (view)
Per Capita Local Government General Revenue from Own Sources (view)
Reliance on Property Tax (view)
Reliance on Sales Tax (view)
School Districts (view)
Units of Local Government (view)
Average District Enrollment (view)
Local Government Debt (view)
Local Government Expenditures (view)
Local Government General Revenue from Own Sources (view)
Local Governments (view)
Municipalities (view)
Per Capita Local Government General Revenue from Own Sources (view)
Reliance on Property Tax (view)
Reliance on Sales Tax (view)
School Districts (view)
Units of Local Government (view)