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.St. Louis is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of St. Louis spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.07 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, St. Louis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
