Population 420 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Holiday Shores
Household size in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.42 | 2.53 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.92 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.59 | 2.46 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.12 | −0.06 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
At 2.59 people per household, Holiday Shores sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in the St. Louis area overall, where it has 2.46 people. Household size has climbed from 2.48 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.1 | 38.5 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.2 | 39.5 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.1 | 40.7 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.5 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.4 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 45.5, Holiday Shores is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.3% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.3% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Holiday Shores: 5.0% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Holiday Shores
Renters in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.5% | 28.3% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.7% | 30.1% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 3.5% | 31.1% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.9% | 29.6% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +12.4 pts | +1.4 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.9% of households in Holiday Shores rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly a quarter of owners (23.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.1% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.1% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | −0.8 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Holiday Shores: just 3.6% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1972 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1972 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1973 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1991 | 1975 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Holiday Shores is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1991, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $697 | $825 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $947 | $920 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $969 | $1,010 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,568 | $1,239 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$871 | +$414 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Holiday Shores runs $1,568 a month at the median, utilities included, close to the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents here are higher than in the St. Louis area as a whole ($1,239). Rent takes 41.8% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Holiday Shores
Bachelor's degrees in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.4% | 30.3% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 45.5% | 32.1% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 37.5% | 34.9% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 36.9% | 38.5% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | +8.3 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a third of adults 25 and older in Holiday Shores (36.9%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, close to the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 95.1% | 88.8% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 97.8% | 90.5% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 98.0% | 92.1% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.6% | 93.6% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | +4.8 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Holiday Shores: 97.6% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Holiday Shores
| Period | Holiday Shores | St. Louis area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.7% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.6% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | −3.4 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Holiday Shores than nationally: unemployment was 6.6%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Holiday Shores compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Shores | 2.59 | 45.5 | 5.0% | 15.9% | 3.6% | 1991 | $1,568 | 36.9% | 97.6% | 6.6% |
| Moro | 2.34 | 44.2 | 7.5% | 21.1% | 5.9% | 1985 | $1,511 | 28.3% | 92.3% | 2.9% |
| Worden | 2.61 | 43.4 | 11.5% | 9.6% | 8.2% | 1971 | $1,163 | 24.9% | 93.5% | 4.9% |
| Wanda | 2.91 | 40.6 | 3.6% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 1989 | $1,031 | 51.1% | 98.6% | 2.7% |
| Dorsey | 2.66 | 40.9 | 16.1% | 7.5% | 6.0% | 1977 | $1,383 | 33.8% | 93.9% | 7.0% |
| Bethalto | 2.36 | 39.5 | 9.4% | 17.1% | 8.2% | 1976 | $990 | 28.6% | 93.7% | 4.0% |
| Hamel | 2.63 | 36.8 | 7.4% | 19.1% | 3.3% | 1978 | $941 | 41.3% | 95.8% | 0.6% |
| Edwardsville | 2.52 | 35.1 | 7.1% | 29.4% | 8.3% | 1980 | $1,329 | 54.4% | 97.9% | 4.5% |
| Fosterburg | 2.90 | 38.6 | 11.5% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 1995 | $1,394 | 36.3% | 98.4% | 1.1% |
| Cottage Hills | 2.57 | 37.1 | 19.2% | 30.7% | 10.6% | 1978 | $964 | 15.0% | 85.0% | 8.5% |
| Rosewood Heights | 2.16 | 55.5 | 11.0% | 29.6% | 4.3% | 1970 | $816 | 23.8% | 88.4% | 2.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Holiday Shores. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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