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Census Reveals Population Decline In Ladue While Frontenac Remains Stable

The reason for Ladue's decline is not clear.

The latest population count by the U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t reveal anything particularly exciting for the City of Frontenac while in Ladue it’s a different story. 

In Ladue, the population is down to 8,521 residents reflecting a loss of around 100—125 people which is more than a 10 percent decline since the 2000 census.

“The drop in population just indicates that families are getting smaller,”
Michael Wooldridge, the city clerk of Ladue, said.

Bob Shelton, city administrator for Frontenac, said that his city’s population declined by only one person since the last census in 2000.

Together, the two cities account for just over 1.2 percent of the total population of St. Louis County.

Neither of the cities’ representatives has yet to study the census data to determine if there have been any significant demographic changes.

The results of the census follow:

LADUE FRONTENAC MISSOURI STL COUNTY SEX AND AGE   Total population 8,521 3,482 5,988,927 998,954     Under 5 years 448 126 390,237 58,606     5 to 9 years 671 206 390,463 62,946     10 to 14 years 732 324 396,925 67,920     15 to 19 years 665 305 423,786 70,954     20 to 24 years 178 89 413,289 60,220     25 to 29 years 184 75 403,239 63,786     30 to 34 years 224 54 372,228 58,065     35 to 39 years 399 106 368,070 58,640     40 to 44 years 560 218 380,546 64,123     45 to 49 years 751 293 444,766 76,494     50 to 54 years 726 380 443,806 79,105     55 to 59 years 775 303 389,985 70,200     60 to 64 years 620 262 333,293 58,402     65 to 69 years 484 207 257,053 42,431     70 to 74 years 329 168 193,437 31,812     75 to 79 years 308 156 155,271 27,905     80 to 84 years 274 114 118,754 23,749     85 years and over 193 96 113,779 23,596     Median age (years) 46.4 49.2 37.9 39.9     16 years and over 6,507 2,765 4,730,501 794,957     18 years and over 6,185 2,615 4,563,491 764,780     21 years and over 5,971 2,506 4,300,988 726,885     62 years and over 1,954 897 1,030,757 182,955     65 years and over 1,588 741 838,294 149,493   Male population 4,132 1,659 2,933,477 472,903     Under 5 years 217 70 199,528 29,911     5 to 9 years 341 109 199,591 32,028     10 to 14 years 353 158 203,213 34,796     15 to 19 years 343 149 216,939 36,296     20 to 24 years 95 49 207,793 29,507     25 to 29 years 95 30 201,438 30,892     30 to 34 years 92 27 186,306 27,690     35 to 39 years 179 45 183,144 27,616     40 to 44 years 260 102 188,854 30,276     45 to 49 years 340 127 220,099 35,914     50 to 54 years 347 180 218,081 37,290     55 to 59 years 396 147 188,437 32,919     60 to 64 years 307 135 159,520 26,621     65 to 69 years 244 104 121,239 19,106     70 to 74 years 164 72 88,753 13,913     75 to 79 years 144 65 67,506 11,589     80 to 84 years 125 51 47,180 9,120     85 years and over 90 39 35,856 7,419     Median age (years) 46.6 49 36.5 37.9     16 years and over 3,140 1,297 2,289,523 368,715     18 years and over 2,975 1,219 2,203,779 353,216     21 years and over 2,860 1,164 2,070,483 334,057     62 years and over 950 409 452,502 76,390     65 years and over 767 331 360,534 61,147   Female population 4,389 1,823 3,055,450 526,051     Under 5 years 231 56 190,709 28,695     5 to 9 years 330 97 190,872 30,918     10 to 14 years 379 166 193,712 33,124     15 to 19 years 322 156 206,847 34,658     20 to 24 years 83 40 205,496 30,713     25 to 29 years 89 45 201,801 32,894     30 to 34 years 132 27 185,922 30,375     35 to 39 years 220 61 184,926 31,024     40 to 44 years 300 116 191,692 33,847     45 to 49 years 411 166 224,667 40,580     50 to 54 years 379 200 225,725 41,815     55 to 59 years 379 156 201,548 37,281     60 to 64 years 313 127 173,773 31,781     65 to 69 years 240 103 135,814 23,325     70 to 74 years 165 96 104,684 17,899     75 to 79 years 164 91 87,765 16,316     80 to 84 years 149 63 71,574 14,629     85 years and over 103 57 77,923 16,177     Median age (years) 46.2 49.4 39.2 41.6     16 years and over 3,367 1,468 2,440,978 426,242     18 years and over 3,210 1,396 2,359,712 411,564     21 years and over 3,111 1,342 2,230,505 392,828     62 years and over 1,004 488 578,255 106,565     65 years and over 821 410 477,760 88,346 RACE   Total population 8,521 3,482 5,988,927 998,954     One Race 8,404 3,440 5,864,338 980,358       White 8,020 3,137 4,958,770 701,948       Black or African American 84 92 693,391 233,029       American Indian and Alaska Native 7 5 27,376 1,962       Asian 263 196 98,083 34,597         Asian Indian 86 39 23,223 10,761         Chinese 86 85 22,104 9,739         Filipino 9 3 10,914 2,688         Japanese 11 2 3,186 869         Korean 37 20 9,249 3,058         Vietnamese 9 8 14,523 3,324         Other Asian [1] 25 39 14,884 4,158       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0 6,261 307         Native Hawaiian 4 0 958 86         Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0 969 70         Samoan 0 0 1,557 53         Other Pacific Islander [2] 2 0 2,777 98       Some Other Race 22 10 80,457 8,515     Two or More Races 117 42 124,589 18,596       White; American Indian and Alaska Native [3] 13 5 33,738 2,345       White; Asian [3] 72 19 18,604 4,421       White; Black or African American [3] 13 4 39,037 6,359       White; Some Other Race [3] 10 4 10,728 1,014   Race alone or in combination with one or more other races: [4]     White 8,134 3,173 5,070,826 717,744     Black or African American 99 98 747,474 242,703     American Indian and Alaska Native 26 15 72,376 6,592     Asian 338 223 123,571 40,622     Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0 11,296 941     Some Other Race 34 19 96,920 10,648 HISPANIC OR LATINO   Total population 8,521 3,482 5,988,927 998,954     Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 120 51 212,470 25,024       Mexican 53 18 147,254 14,542       Puerto Rican 3 3 12,236 1,957       Cuban 7 2 4,979 792       Other Hispanic or Latino [5] 57 28 48,001 7,733     Not Hispanic or Latino 8,401 3,431 5,776,457 973,930 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE   Total population 8,521 3,482 5,988,927 998,954     Hispanic or Latino 120 51 212,470 25,024       White alone 95 37 108,022 13,964       Black or African American alone 1 3 6,242 1,228       American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 0 3,314 330       Asian alone 2 1 862 131       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 0 498 34       Some Other Race alone 13 5 75,085 7,328       Two or More Races 9 5 18,447 2,009     Not Hispanic or Latino 8,401 3,431 5,776,457 973,930       White alone 7,925 3,100 4,850,748 687,984       Black or African American alone 83 89 687,149 231,801       American Indian and Alaska Native alone 7 5 24,062 1,632       Asian alone 261 195 97,221 34,466       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 8 0 5,763 273       Some Other Race alone 9 5 5,372 1,187       Two or More Races 108 37 106,142 16,587 RELATIONSHIP   Total population 8,521 3,482 5,988,927 998,954     In households 8,510 3,423 5,814,785 979,500       Householder 3,169 1,267 2,375,611 404,765       Spouse [6] 2,300 929 1,150,929 189,432       Child 2,833 1,098 1,672,430 292,989         Own child under 18 years 2,305 847 1,263,106 210,665       Other relatives 103 77 287,911 48,930         Under 18 years 28 17 125,635 19,694         65 years and over 34 28 36,495 7,083       Nonrelatives 105 52 327,904 43,384         Under 18 years 3 3 29,729 2,768         65 years and over 9 9 12,278 1,864         Unmarried partner 50 27 159,237 21,812     In group quarters 11 59 174,142 19,454       Institutionalized population 0 0 93,274 12,035         Male 0 0 57,397 5,471         Female 0 0 35,877 6,564       Noninstitutionalized population 11 59 80,868 7,419         Male 0 2 43,507 3,539         Female 11 57 37,361 3,880 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE   Total households 3,169 1,267 2,375,611 404,765     Family households (families) [7] 2,538 1,036 1,552,133 263,423       With own children under 18 years 1,145 427 676,727 114,948       Husband-wife family 2,300 929 1,150,929 189,432         With own children under 18 years 1,032 372 449,855 76,147       Male householder, no wife present 61 38 109,000 16,338         With own children under 18 years 30 20 58,729 7,644       Female householder, no husband present 177 69 292,204 57,653         With own children under 18 years 83 35 168,143 31,157     Nonfamily households [7] 631 231 823,478 141,342       Householder living alone 579 204 672,276 119,346         Male 226 72 298,358 47,033           65 years and over 102 28 67,247 11,078         Female 353 132 373,918 72,313           65 years and over 225 81 172,744 32,848     Households with individuals under 18 years 1,160 439 754,287 126,823     Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,083 450 595,032 106,110     Average household size 2.69 2.7 2.45 2.42     Average family size [7] 3.06 3.03 3 3.02 HOUSING OCCUPANCY   Total housing units 3,377 1,357 2,712,729 438,032     Occupied housing units 3,169 1,267 2,375,611 404,765     Vacant housing units 208 90 337,118 33,267       For rent 5 4 92,946 12,632       Rented, not occupied 1 2 4,290 650       For sale only 65 26 44,200 6,846       Sold, not occupied 22 12 11,098 1,362       For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 76 20 80,374 2,072       All other vacants 39 26 104,210 9,705     Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) [8] 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.3     Rental vacancy rate (percent) [9] 3.3 5.5 11.1 10 HOUSING TENURE   Occupied housing units 3,169 1,267 2,375,611 404,765     Owner-occupied housing units 3,024 1,200 1,633,610 291,937       Population in owner-occupied housing units 8,144 3,257 4,145,569 735,572       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.69 2.71 2.54 2.52     Renter-occupied housing units 145 67 742,001 112,828       Population in renter-occupied housing units 366 166 1,669,216 243,928       Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.52 2.48 2.25 2.16
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