63026 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 63026, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

63026 is a zip code in Jefferson County and St. Louis County, Missouri, which covers Rock, Bonhomme, and Meramec, with a total population of 45,061 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 63026 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 63026.

The estimated population of people living in 63026 is 45,061, with a median age of 40.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 63026 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
45,061
 -0.86% +1.18%
2020
45,451
+2.52%
-
2019
44,333
+2.42%
-
2018
43,287
 -2.8% -
2017
44,534
 - -

Population of 63026 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 63026 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
88.8%
92.8%
 -4.31%
Black/African American
1.7%
1.1%
 +54.55%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
2.2%
2.3%
 -4.35%
Asian
1.1%
2%
 -45.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
6.1%
1.6%
 +281.25%
Other
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 63026 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 63026 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 63026 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 63026 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.8 +0.49% 39.7 +0.76% 41.8 -0.24%
2020 40.6 -0.49% 39.4 +0.25% 41.9 -1.41%
2019 40.8 +0.99% 39.3 +0.26% 42.5 +1.67%
2018 40.4 +2.54% 39.2 +2.62% 41.8 +2.96%
2017 39.4 - 38.2 - 40.6 -

The median age of the 63026 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 63026 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,326 -12.96% 3,027 -1.66% 2,852 2,959
10 to 19 3,129 +4.59% 2,793 +15.35% 3,262 3,228
20 to 29 2,252 -18.6% 2,369 -21.4% 1,843 1,899
30 to 39 2,914 +9.77% 2,840 +1.3% 3,192 2,868
40 to 49 3,095 -4.07% 3,108 -5.93% 2,968 2,923
50 to 59 3,458 -5.87% 3,317 -2.28% 3,254 3,223
60 to 69 2,468 +16.63% 2,696 +30.49% 2,882 3,580
70+ 1,531 +19.14% 2,211 +4.65% 1,843 2,285

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 63026 zip code is $85,145.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 63026.

  • Under 25
    $43,178.00
  • 25 to 44
    $101,838.00
  • 45 to 64
    $95,278.00
  • 65 and over
    $60,152.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 63026 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 63026, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 63026 is currently $102,945.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

9.66% of households in 63026 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 63026 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.86%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    14.52%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.50%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.05%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.44%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.97%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.66%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 63026 is $39,496.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 63026 by the total population of 63026.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 63026 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 63026 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    16.57%
  • Bachelor's degree
    37.94%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.50%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    31.56%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.42%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 63026 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 63026 zip over the age of 16 is 35,328.

Of those people, a total of 66.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 63026 is 63.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 63026 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,568 38.30% 4.30%
20 to 24 years 1,948 84.50% 9.40%
25 to 29 years 1,794 90.70% 9.90%
30 to 34 years 2,738 91.20% 2.90%
35 to 44 years 6,114 85.80% 3.10%
45 to 54 years 6,551 90.00% 2.60%
55 to 59 years 3,025 77.90% 2.10%
60 to 64 years 3,276 55.10% 1.10%
65 to 74 years 4,833 28.60% 1.40%
75 years and over 2,481 4.40% 9.30%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 63026. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 32,409 66.10% 2.90%
Black or African American 577 70.40% 20.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 30 56.70% 0.00%
Asian 420 82.10% 1.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 100.00% 0.00%
Other 103 66.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,774 72.10% 9.70%
Hispanic or Latino 626 63.90% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 32,085 66.20% 3.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 63026 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 63026 is 22,589, with median earnings of $50,193.00.

Women in 63026 are earning approximately 70.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 22,589 $50,193.00
Male 12,127 $57,110.00
Female 10,462 $40,161.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 63026 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,668 $81,979.00
Business and Financial 1,844 $73,355.00
Computer and Mathematical 960 $86,053.00
Architecture and Engineering 473 $92,050.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 146 $56,071.00
Community and Social Service 249 $42,572.00
Legal 143 $59,844.00
Educational and Library 1,433 $51,014.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 404 $41,563.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,883 $65,870.00
Healthcare Support 567 $23,075.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 270 $26,435.00
Law Enforcement 143 $78,359.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,208 $12,829.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 621 $29,547.00
Personal Care and Service 674 $14,683.00
Sales 2,110 $39,327.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,481 $41,635.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 24 $16,765.00
Construction and Extraction 1,033 $51,933.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 679 $56,337.00
Production 1,136 $45,965.00
Transportation and Material Moving 544 $37,016.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 63026 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 63026.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,871 $85,428.00 797 $77,470.00
Business and Financial 962 $86,250.00 882 $65,429.00
Computer and Mathematical 668 $87,045.00 292 $77,400.00
Architecture and Engineering 434 $99,844.00 39 $84,327.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 85 $56,696.00 61 $54,539.00
Community and Social Service 60 $9,875.00 189 $42,620.00
Legal 76 $66,750.00 67 $57,656.00
Educational and Library 323 $70,723.00 1,110 $40,647.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 197 $82,574.00 207 $26,115.00
Healthcare Practitioners 322 $129,375.00 1,561 $60,899.00
Healthcare Support 21 $0.00 546 $23,175.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 152 $64,194.00 118 $22,900.00
Law Enforcement 128 $79,531.00 15 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 618 $9,541.00 590 $15,854.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 508 $33,017.00 113 $16,431.00
Personal Care and Service 191 $8,418.00 483 $16,023.00
Sales 1,091 $69,583.00 1,019 $21,181.00
Office and Administrative Support 646 $48,723.00 1,835 $40,112.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 7 $0.00 17 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,012 $52,073.00 21 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 679 $56,337.00 0 $0.00
Production 934 $47,281.00 202 $31,944.00
Transportation and Material Moving 501 $46,435.00 43 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 17,026 households in 63026, with an average household size of 2.63 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 12,298 families living in the 63026 zip code with an average family size of 3.09 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 63026:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,608 1,023 1,667 4,728
Average Household Size 3.18 3.2 3.13 1.2
Total Families 9,608 1,023 1,667 0
Average Household Size 3.16 2.66 2.92 0

Poverty

Of the 12,298 families living in 63026, 4.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 63026:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 17,661 housing units in 63026.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 17,026 96.40%
Vacant 635 3.60%

19.59% of the total 17,661 housing units in 63026 are rental units. This is approximately 3,459 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 13,388 are occupied by the owner - or 75.81% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 63026 is $925.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 63026 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    179
  • Less than $500
    367
  • $500 to $999
    1,578
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,095
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    320
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    19
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    29
  • $3,000 or more
    51

Property Value

The median value of a property in 63026 is $229,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 63026 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,400
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    455
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    978
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,873
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,341
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,776
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    521
  • $1,000,000 or more
    44

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 63026. The chart below shows the number of properties in 63026 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    205
  • 1940 to 1949
    320
  • 1950 to 1959
    955
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,105
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,675
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,875
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,817
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,639
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,018
  • 2014 or later
    52

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 63026 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    690
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,459
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,167
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,710

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 63026 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 63026 that commute to work in a particular way.

26.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 63026.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    386
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,430
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,680
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,883
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,035
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,902
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,641
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,135
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,317
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,977
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    431
  • 90 or more minutes
    282

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 63026 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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