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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Louis is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Louis is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Louis who work in sales jobs (13.74%), healthcare (9.84%), and office and administrative support (8.06%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One of the benefits of St. Louis is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.07 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. St. Louis is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of St. Louis have a very low rate of college education: just 6.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. 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.
