County profile
St. Louis (Independent City) city, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#146 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$40.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
195,963
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,468
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$76.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
278,144
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$56.2k±$1.3k
Bachelor's degree+
41.1%±1.0%
Poverty rate
20.6%±1.0%
Business applications
6,806 · 2025
Retail establishments
778
27.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Centene Corp.Healthcare$174.6B81B+2Emerson Electric Co.Industrials$18.0B82B+3Ameren CorporationUtilities$8.8B73B4Post Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive$8.2B62C5Core & Main, Inc.Industrials$7.6B59C6Amdocs LimitedTechnology$5.0B——7Peabody Energy CorporationEnergy$3.9B61C8Stifel Financial CorpFinancial Services$3.8B76B+9Energizer Holdings, Inc.Industrials$3.0B67B10Caleres, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.8B54D11Belden Inc.Technology$2.7B74B12Spire Inc.Utilities$2.5B51D13BellRing Brands, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.3B68B14ESCO Technologies Inc.Technology$1.1B78B+15Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$529.8M68B16Benson Hill, Inc.Basic Materials$473.3M——17Nerdy, Inc.Technology$179.0M43D18Cass Information Systems, Inc.Industrials$108.0M62C19PGI IncorporatedReal Estate$96.6M——20FutureFuel Corp.Basic Materials$95.7M56C21Stereotaxis, Inc.Healthcare$32.4M55C22The Marketing Alliance, Inc.Financial Services$18.7M62C23Cleantech Biofuels, Inc.Basic Materials$0——24Union Electric CompanyUtilities———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care32%
Food & accommodation16%
Professional services16%
Manufacturing13%
Admin & support11%
Finance & insurance11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
278,144
residents · 2025 · -7.4% since 2020
Income per capita $66.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−30,729
International migration+7,670
Natural change+839
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$31.3B2019
$30.2B2020
$32.7B2021
$35.5B2022
$38.6B2023
$40.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$197.5k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$997/mo±$15/mo
Vacancy rate
16.8%±0.7%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$51.5M
272 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 100Tornado 99Earthquake 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4782016
5022017
5232018
5472019
5722020
6252021
6972022
7392023
7752024
7872025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -72% since 20219552021
1,1762022
2782023
2942024
2722025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.4 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
UP
Nearest port
3.9 km
St. Louis City Port, MO
Nearest commercial airport
10.7 km
ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):8,429,818 short tons/yr · St. Louis City Port, MO
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR28 filings from 14 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$76.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of St. Louis (Independent City)?
St. Louis (Independent City)'s economy produced $40.4B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.