St. Peters

Population & Demographics

St. Peters, MO

St. Peters is home to 59,092 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 31,369 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,092
people
Population

59,092 residents

Median age 41.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

St. Peters population & demographics

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

Population
59,092
Median age
41.0yrs
Median household income
$91,637
Median home value
$269,900
Median gross rent
$1,321/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.2%
Poverty rate
5.7%

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 St. Peters

How St. Peters 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).

White85.0%
Black4.6%
Two or more races4.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Asian2.6%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across St. Peters

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 St. Peters.

St. Peters at a glance
Employed Residents
31,369
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
St. Louis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for St. Peters 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 St. Peters 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

65 / 100

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

St. Peters

31,369 commutes, one dot at a time

St. Peters

Where 31,369 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1St. Peters0.0 mi3,162
2St. Louis21.9 mi2,539
3St. Charles5.3 mi2,535
4O’Fallon6.2 mi2,400
5Maryland Heights9.0 mi1,813
6Chesterfield8.9 mi1,635
7Creve Coeur11.6 mi1,207
8Berkeley14.7 mi1,061

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into St. Peters.

1O’Fallon6.2 mi3,316
2St. Peters0.0 mi3,162
3St. Charles5.3 mi2,630
4Wentzville14.2 mi1,386
5St. Louis21.9 mi1,276
6Florissant15.1 mi905
7Lake St. Louis10.0 mi499
8Hazelwood12.8 mi490

Top industries

The sectors that employ St. Peters’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 Trade18.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing13.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.2%
MFManufacturing5.6%
COConstruction5.5%
EDEducational Services4.0%
WSWholesale Trade3.8%
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