University City, Missouri demographics

University City, MO demographics: median age 36.9; 64.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · University City city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2975220. The survey estimates a population of 34,685 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in University City is 36.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 15,782 households (±780). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.9 ±2.0	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,685
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	5,996 ±791	17.3% ±2.3 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	10,392 ±970	30.0% ±2.8 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	12,416 ±1,021	35.8% ±2.9 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,881 ±546	17.0% ±1.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,685
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	15,957 ±757	46.0% ±2.2 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	18,728 ±761	54.0% ±2.2 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,685
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	17,781 ±1,202	51.3% ±3.5 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,781 ±1,238	31.1% ±3.6 pp	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39 ±41 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,727 ±714	7.9% ±2.1 pp	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,145 ±962 · low precision	3.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,206 ±444	6.4% ±1.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,685
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,940 ±946	95.0% ±2.7 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,745 ±941 · low precision	5.0% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,782
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,948 ±411	37.7% ±1.8 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	417 ±195	2.6% ±1.2 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,632 ±291	10.3% ±1.8 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,351 ±795	40.2% ±4.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,434 ±266	9.1% ±1.6 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,782
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,259 ±393	20.7% ±2.3 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	12,523 ±1,008	79.3% ±5.0 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,782
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,351 ±795	40.2% ±4.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,449 ±623	34.5% ±3.6 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,889 ±401	12.0% ±2.5 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,307 ±287	8.3% ±1.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	615 ±243	3.9% ±1.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	64 ±55 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	107 ±159 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,685
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	31,063 ±753	89.6% ±2.2 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,622 ±748	10.4% ±2.2 pp	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 32,757
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	28,732 ±1,151	87.7% ±3.3 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	1,027 ±730 · low precision	3.1% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	261 ±237 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	46 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	140 ±104 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	405 ±174	1.2% ±0.5 pp	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	164 ±124 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,245 ±444	3.8% ±1.4 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	217 ±214 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	27 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	77 ±72 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	38 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	378 ±271 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 23,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	864 ±288	3.6% ±1.2 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,027 ±512	12.7% ±2.1 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,870 ±510	12.1% ±2.1 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,591 ±407	6.7% ±1.7 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,402 ±717	31.1% ±2.8 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,029 ±823	33.8% ±3.2 pp	12.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 34,133
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	28,611 ±767	83.8% ±2.1 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,395 ±527	7.0% ±1.5 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,008 ±368	3.0% ±1.1 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,393 ±319	4.1% ±0.9 pp	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	726 ±519 · low precision	2.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.2% of University City residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 94.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	University City	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±1.3 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.5% ±1.4 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for University City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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