St. Louis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,008 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Louis is the 157th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, St. Louis isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Louis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Louis is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Louis who work in sales jobs (9.79%), office and administrative support (8.51%), and healthcare suport services (7.72%). One of the benefits of St. Louis is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.09 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The citizens of St. Louis have a very low rate of college education: just 9.12% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in St. Louis in 2022 was $12,451, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,804 for a family of four. However, St. Louis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Louis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Louis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Louis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Louis include German, English, Irish, African, and Polish. The most common language spoken in St. Louis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
