Des Peres, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | St. Louis |
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| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
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| FIPS code | 29-192702 |
| GNIS feature ID | 07559863 |
Des Peres (French: Des Pères) is an affluent suburb in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,592 at the 2000 census. The city is the birthplace of Tracy Posner.
Geography
Des Peres is located at (38.596023, -90.447299)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census
There were 3,004 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,433, and the median income for a family was $106,195. Males had a median income of $79,465 versus $40,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,916. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 0.4% of those age 65 or over.
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