Florissant

Population & Demographics

Florissant, MO

Florissant is home to 51,773 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,223 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
51,773
people
Population

51,773 residents

Median age 37.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Florissant population & demographics

Who lives in Florissant — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
51,773
Median age
37.6yrs
Median household income
$65,318
Median home value
$148,800
Median gross rent
$1,288/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.4%
Poverty rate
10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Florissant

How Florissant breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White45.4%
Black43.9%
Two or more races6.8%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Asian0.9%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Florissant

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Florissant.

Florissant at a glance
Employed Residents
25,223
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
St. Louis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Florissant proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Florissant commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

55 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Florissant

25,223 commutes, one dot at a time

Florissant

Where 25,223 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Florissant, by worker count.

1St. Louis12.7 mi3,908
2Maryland Heights9.0 mi1,635
3Florissant0.0 mi1,580
4Hazelwood2.5 mi1,067
5Creve Coeur11.1 mi1,026
6St. Charles9.8 mi1,015
7St. Peters15.1 mi905
8Bridgeton5.9 mi857

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Florissant.

1Florissant0.0 mi1,580
2St. Louis12.7 mi1,348
3Hazelwood2.5 mi501
4Old Jamestown2.9 mi449
5St. Charles9.8 mi431
6O’Fallon21.3 mi382
7Ferguson3.9 mi324
8St. Peters15.1 mi285

Top industries

The sectors that employ Florissant’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade23.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services19.1%
EDEducational Services13.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.2%
FIFinance and Insurance2.2%
PAPublic Administration1.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Florissant

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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