Population 3,617 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in The Gate District
Household size in The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.14 | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.09 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.18 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.95 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.19 | −0.06 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in The Gate District are small: just 1.95 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.14 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.7 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.4 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.1 | 40.7 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.0 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
The Gate District skews a little older than the country: its median age is 41.7, against 40.1 nationally. The St. Louis area as a whole looks much the same. The Gate District is older than at least four in five St. Louis neighborhoods.
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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 15.8% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in The Gate District than nationally: 9.0%, against 11.6%.
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 The Gate District
Renters in The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 52.3% | 28.3% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 51.6% | 30.1% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 56.0% | 31.1% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 49.6% | 29.6% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.7 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in The Gate District than nationally: 49.6% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among owners, 46.3% have paid off their mortgages, above 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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.4% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.9% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.3% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.1 pts | −0.8 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in The Gate District: 11.3% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1947 | 1972 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1948 | 1972 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1967 | 1973 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1951 | 1975 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in The Gate District is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1951, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Compared with other St. Louis neighborhoods, though, The Gate District has newer homes than most.
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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $614 | $825 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $630 | $920 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $694 | $1,010 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,216 | $1,239 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$602 | +$414 | +$383 | +$606 |
A typical rental in The Gate District costs $1,216 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The picture is much the same across the St. Louis area. The typical renter here spends 41.6% of household income on rent, 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 The Gate District
Bachelor's degrees in The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.8% | 30.3% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 41.4% | 32.1% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 42.9% | 34.9% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 48.7% | 38.5% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.9 pts | +8.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in The Gate District: 48.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.9% | 88.8% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.7% | 90.5% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.6% | 92.1% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.7% | 93.6% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.9 pts | +4.8 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in The Gate District is close to the national rate: 89.7% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in the St. Louis area as a whole (93.6%).
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 The Gate District
| Period | The Gate District | St. Louis area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.4 pts | −3.4 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in The Gate District has been low: just 0.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Only one other St. Louis neighborhood has lower unemployment. 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).
The Gate District compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gate District | 1.95 | 41.7 | 9.0% | 49.6% | 11.3% | 1951 | $1,216 | 48.7% | 89.7% | 0.9% |
| Midtown St. Louis | 1.44 | 25.1 | 5.8% | 90.6% | 18.8% | 1986 | $1,075 | 56.2% | 95.3% | 3.7% |
| Tower Grove East | 2.17 | 37.8 | 17.8% | 42.9% | 11.2% | 1938 | $1,183 | 51.9% | 91.7% | 4.8% |
| Shaw | 2.14 | 36.5 | 8.0% | 48.7% | 9.8% | 1940 | $1,449 | 73.2% | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| Soulard | 1.87 | 35.3 | 7.4% | 63.6% | 14.9% | 1938 | $1,143 | 52.1% | 97.1% | 4.8% |
| Benton Park | 1.99 | 35.8 | 8.9% | 41.0% | 11.8% | 1938 | $1,014 | 64.4% | 94.3% | 6.8% |
| Benton Park West | 2.22 | 38.4 | 21.8% | 54.1% | 16.5% | 1938 | $1,059 | 44.6% | 88.6% | 10.0% |
| Downtown West | 1.40 | 36.5 | 7.8% | 76.8% | 19.1% | 1943 | $1,260 | 57.2% | 91.9% | 4.6% |
| Grand Center | 1.75 | 30.7 | 20.3% | 90.7% | 17.4% | 1967 | $881 | 25.7% | 89.9% | 3.2% |
| Forest Park Southeast | 1.77 | 32.8 | 3.7% | 65.5% | 18.0% | 1956 | $1,421 | 62.6% | 96.1% | 2.6% |
| Downtown | 1.40 | 34.2 | 7.4% | 81.7% | 18.2% | 1948 | $1,250 | 55.9% | 97.3% | 8.5% |
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 The Gate District. 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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