Demographics of Des Peres city, Missouri

Des Peres city, Missouri had 9,102 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −27 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Des Peres city, in four figures

9,102
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,170 ±40.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −27 people.; 42.8 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $224,327 ±$37,518
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Des Peres city, Missouri's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Des Peres city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Des Peres city, Missouri's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Des Peres city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,129	100.0	100.0
2021	9,119	99.9	100.2
2022	9,080	99.5	100.7
2023	9,069	99.3	101.6
2024	9,106	99.7	102.5
2025	9,102	99.7	103.1

Population of Des Peres city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,129	—
2021	9,119	−10
2022	9,080	−39
2023	9,069	−11
2024	9,106	+37
2025	9,102	−4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±3.4: for men 42.7 ±2.8 and for women 43.0 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Des Peres city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	409 ±129	4.5% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,179 ±382	23.8% ±4.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	316 ±113	3.4% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,958 ±403	21.4% ±4.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,212 ±314	24.1% ±3.4	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,096 ±303	22.9% ±3.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $224,327 ±$37,518, and income per person $107,252 ±$23,221, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Des Peres city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	45 to 169	1.4% to 5.3%	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	218 ±102	6.8% ±3.2	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	144 ±60	4.5% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	190 ±79	5.9% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	268 ±102	8.4% ±3.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	505 ±146	15.8% ±4.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,763 ±219	55.2% ±6.3	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Des Peres city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	53 to 301	0.6% to 3.4%	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 88	0.4% to 3.4%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11 to 157	0.3% to 4.1%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6 to 82	0.3% to 3.2%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Des Peres city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Des Peres city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,331 ±172	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±6.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 7.2%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	95.9% ±1.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	2.0% to 6.1%	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$609,200 ±$17,637	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,750 ±$456	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Des Peres city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	98 to 312	1.1% to 3.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,333 ±290	90.9% ±3.1	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 133	0% to 1.5%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	57 to 317	0.6% to 3.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 157	0% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	130 to 496	1.4% to 5.4%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Des Peres city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,605 ±461	72.0% ±5.0	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,256 ±410	24.6% ±4.5	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	272 ±123	3.0% ±1.3	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	256 ±117	2.8% ±1.3	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 34	0% to 0.4%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Des Peres city among the places of Missouri

89th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Des Peres city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Maryville city	10,428 ±38
Kennett city	10,196 ±291
Ellisville city	10,002 ±32
Harrisonville city	9,970 ±27
Monett city	9,873 ±29
Des Peres city	9,170 ±40
Richmond Heights city	9,153 ±33
Sunset Hills city	9,112 ±37
Warrenton city	9,066 ±26
Clinton city	9,065 ±242
Ladue city	8,940 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median household income
No. 1 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 1 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 2 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 3 Places in Missouri by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026