St. Louis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,465 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Louis is the 157th largest community in Michigan.

A relatively large number of people in St. Louis telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.07 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, St. Louis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of St. Louis has a very low overall level of education: only 6.35% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in St. Louis in 2022 was $13,897, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,588 for a family of four. However, St. Louis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Louis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Louis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Louis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Louis include German, English, Irish, European, and African.

The most common language spoken in St. Louis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.