The St. Louis population is aging rapidly and, if current trends persist, nearly one quarter of the population will be 65 or older in the next 10 years. Some believe the region isn't ready for it.

ST. LOUIS — A growing number of civic and business groups are highlighting the St. Louis metropolitan area’s stagnant population as an urgent problem, and they’re pushing the region’s ...

The St. Louis metropolitan area has recorded the highest percentage increase in foreign-born population among the 30 largest U.S. metro areas from 2022-2023, with a 23.2% year-over-year increase ...

The total population of 2,811,927 represents an increase of 0.23% over the prior year, keeping St. Louis ranked at No. 23 among the nation's largest metro areas.

St. Louis ranked one below Memphis or Shelby County, Tennessee, which saw a decline of 3,379 people as the population dropped from 930,015 to 910,530 in the course of the year.

Rather than anemic growth as in previous decades, the St. Louis region as a whole appears now to be losing population, with census figures estimating some 23,000 fewer residents here than were ...

Census figures showed that St. Louis’ population dipped below 300,000 near the start of the 2020s decade. The city has lost an average of around 6,000 residents in each of the last three years.

LOUIS — The St. Louis metro area had the highest growth rate of foreign-born population from 2022-2023 among the top 30 metro areas in the country, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The St. Louis Regional Chamber named it the second-fastest growing region for that population in 2017, and the year before, it was fastest-growing for foreign-born populations, according to KWMU ...

ST. LOUIS -- After a half-century of declining population, St. Louis gained residents for the fourth straight year in 2006, city officials said Thursday. The U.S. Census Bureau's original 2006 ...

For refugees and immigrants, the International Institute plays an integral role. Several years ago, it was expected that St. Louis would welcome 800 Afghan arrivals, but as of mid-2024 that number was ...