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Profile of Ballwin
by Sid Cameron, (Data by: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000)
Named as "One of America's Best Places to Live" by Money Magazine in 2005, Ballwin is a suburban city in the West County area of St. Louis County roughly 25 miles from Downtown St. Louis and 15 miles from Downtown Clayton.
The main thoroughfare in Ballwin is Manchester Road (Highway 100) which runs east/west and is home to much of the cities shopping and retail businesses. On the eastern edge of Ballwin is the north/south Highway 141 that provides easy access to east/west interstate highway's such as I-64 to the north (also known as Highway 40), and I-44 and I-55 to the south. All three interstates would connect Ballwin to Downtown St. Louis.
Ballwin is served by the triple A rated Rockwood and Parkway School districts and residents can enjoy The Pointe at Ballwin Commons, an indoor community recreation center, and the North Pointe Aquatic Center.
Highlights from the U.S. Census taken in 2000 includes:
Ballwin, Missouri Demographic Profile Highlights:
General Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
Total population |
31,283 |
|
|
|
Male |
15,176 |
48.5 |
49.1% |
|
Female |
16,107 |
51.5 |
50.9% |
|
Median age (years) |
37.6 |
(X) |
35.3 |
|
Under 5 years |
2,269 |
7.3 |
6.8% |
|
18 years and over |
22,834 |
73.0 |
74.3% |
|
65 years and over |
3,794 |
12.1 |
12.4% |
|
Average household size |
2.65 |
(X) |
2.59 |
|
Average family size |
3.09 |
(X) |
3.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total housing units |
12,062 |
|
|
|
Occupied housing units |
11,797 |
97.8 |
91.0% |
|
Owner-occupied housing units |
9,785 |
82.9 |
66.2% |
|
Renter-occupied housing units |
2,012 |
17.1 |
33.8% |
|
Vacant housing units |
265 |
2.2 |
9.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
Population 25 years and over |
20,772 |
|
|
|
High school graduate or higher |
19,713 |
94.9 |
80.4% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher |
9,698 |
46.7 |
24.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Economic Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
16,646 |
70.3 |
63.9% |
|
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
28.0 |
(X) |
25.5 |
|
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
66,458 |
(X) |
41,994 |
|
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
77,021 |
(X) |
50,046 |
|
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
29,520 |
(X) |
21,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
9,347 |
|
|
|
Median value (dollars) |
157,300 |
(X) |
119,600 |
|
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
|
|
With a mortgage (dollars) |
1,252 |
(X) |
1,088 |
|
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
351 |
(X) |
295 |
|
(X) Not applicable.
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