Demographics

Population

Location
1980
1990
2000
2010
Festus
7,574
8,105
9,660
11,602
Jefferson County
146,183
171,380
198,099
218,728
Missouri
N/A
N/A
4,686,474
5,988,927
St. Louis
973,896
993,529
1,016,315
N/A
St. Genevieve
15,180
16,037
17,842
N/A
St. Francois
42,600
48,904
55,641
N/A
Washington
17,983
20,380
23,344
N/A
Franklin
71,233
80,603
93,807
N/A
Total
1,120,892
1,159,453
1,206,949
N/A

Total Population

Demographic
Number
Percent of Population
Total Population
11,602
N/A
Total Population for 2000
9,660
N/A
Change in Population 2000-2010
1,942
20.1%
Males
5,598
48.3%
Females
6,004
51.7%
Land Area Square Miles
6
N/A

Race

Race
Population
Percentage
One Race
11,377
98.1%
White
10,843
93.5%
Black or African American
389
3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.2%
Asian
93
0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
Some Other Race
22
0.2%
Multi-Race - Persons Reporting More Than One Race
225
1.9%
White and Some Other Race
11,061
95.3%
Black or African American and Some Other Race
527
4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native and Some Other Race
90
0.8%
Asian and Some Other Race
119
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race
10
0.1%
Some Other Race or Combination
33
0.3%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Guamanian or Chamorro
1
0.0%
Samoan
1
0.0%
Other Pacific Islander
2
0.0%
Asian Indian<
11
0.1%
Chinese
18
0.2%
Filipino
29
0.2%
Japanese
2
0.0%
Korean
7
0.1%
Vietnamese
12
0.1%
Other Asian
27
0.2%

Hispanic or Latino Population

Race
Population
Percentage
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
141
1.2%
Mexican
96
0.8%
Puerto Rican
14
0.1%
Cuban
0
0.0%
Other Hispanic or Latino
31
0.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,461
98.8%
White Alone Not Hispanic
10,736
92.5%