St. John, Missouri

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St. John is a suburban city in St. Louis County, Missouri, with its commercial district centered along St. Charles Rock Road. It is a few miles southeast of Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport.

As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,871.

[edit] Geography

St. John is located at 38°42′58″N, 90°20′45″W (38.716151, -90.345826)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,871 people, 2,774 households, and 1,767 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,868.2/km² (4,825.8/mi²). There were 2,978 housing units at an average density of 809.7/km² (2,091.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.79% White, 13.99% African American, 1.27% Asian, 0.23% Native American, 0.77% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 2,774 households out of which 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43% were married couples living together, 16% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,754, and the median income for a family was $43,922. Males had a median income of $31,304 versus $25,646 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,581. About 6.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.