St. Louis: Tower Grove East Neighborhood Statistics

Tower Grove East Neighborhood Statistics


  Population by Age, Race and Sex

            Black           White           Other          Totals             Total
             Male  Female    Male  Female    Male  Female    Male  Female Population

   0-4         124     145     212     181      23      20     359     346       705
   5-17        234     266     402     365      57      56     693     687      1380
   18-24        84     131     211     255      50      23     345     409       754
   25-34       176     246     596     560      59      38     831     844      1675
   35-44        85     119     453     432      26      33     564     584      1148
   45-54        28      32     203     233      25      22     256     287       543
   55-64         8      26     203     252       8      12     219     290       509
   65+           5      16     286     572       4       3     295     591       886

  Total        744     981    2566    2850     252     207    3562    4038      7600



  Households and Families

    Household Size  No.   Percent         Household and Family Characteristics

      1 Person        1095   35.1%          Non-Family Households               1385
      2 Persons        874   28.0%          Female-Headed Households             391
      3 Persons        476   15.2%          Female-Headed Households with        613
      4 persons        354   11.3%          Percent Female Headed Househol     12.5%
      5 Persons        180    5.8%          1 Person 65+                         360
      6 Persons         82    2.6%
      7+ Persons        63    2.0%          Number of Families                  1875
                                            Married Couple Families             1141
   Total              3124                  Married Couple Families with C       582

    Persons Per Ho    2.43                Families as Percent of Household     60.0%




  Household Income by Income Group ($000's)

    Income Group  No. of Households       Income Measures

      $0-$10           610                  Median Household Income         $21,175
      $10-$15          490                  Average Household Income        $26,313
      $15-$25          747                  Median Family Income            $27,644
      $25-$35          516                  Average Family Income           $30,703
      $35-$50          441                  Per Capita Income               $11,028
      $50-$75          239
      $75-$99           85                Persons Living in Poverty
      $100+             58
                                              Poor Persons                      1740
   Total              3186                    Very Poor Persons                  804

  Average Family Income by No. of Workers
                                            Occupation
    No. of Workers  No.    Income
                                              Executive, Managerial and Pr       991
    0                  241$12,959             Sales, Technical and Adminst      1288
    1                  622$17,999             Service Occupations                627
    2                  757$38,877             Farming, Forestry and Fishin        35
    3+                 221$53,155             Other Occupations                  856

  Total               1841

  Labor Force and Employment                Educational Attainment

      Civilian Labor Force    4100            Population 25 + year    4956
      Employed over 16        3796
      Unemployed               304            Elementary               754     15.2%
      Percent Unemployed      7.4%            Some High School         895     18.1%
                                              High School Degree      1281     25.8%
      Noncivilian Labor Fo    1238            Some College             775     15.6%
      FemaleCivilian Labor    2009            Associate Degree         163      3.3%
      Employed Female         1835            BA/BS Degree             547     11.0%
      Unemployed Female        174            Graduate Degree          541     10.9%
      Percent Unemployed (    8.7%

      Male Civilian Labor     2091
      Employed Male           1961
      Unemployed Male          130
      Percent Unemployed (    6.6%

Housing Characteristics

  Units in Structu  No.   Percent         Occupancy Status
    1 (detached)       710   19.6%        Occupied Units              3124
    1 (attached)        67    1.8%        Owner Occupied              1137
    2 units           1525   42.0%        Rented Units                1987
    3 or 4             804   22.2%        Vacant Units                 503
    5 to 9             229    6.3%        Percent Vacant             13.9%
    10 to 19           183    5.0%        Units Paying Cash Rent      1958
    20 to 49             2    0.1%
    50+                 84    2.3%        Owner Occupied by Race
    Mobile/Other        23    0.6%          White                     1046     92.0%
                                            Black                       59      5.2%
    Total Units       3627                  Asian                       18      1.6%
                                            Other                       14      1.2%
  Housing Value and Rent
    Median housing Value  $57,450         Renter Occupied by Race
    Average Housing Value $54,996           White                     1383     69.6%
    MedianRent               $367           Black                      522     26.3%
    Average Rent             $380           Asian                       65      3.3%
                                            Other                       17      0.9%
Source: STF-1 and STF-3 1990 Census Data
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