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Census Tract 2120.02, St. Louis County, Missouri

Census Tract 2120.02, GEOID 29189212002, in St. Louis County, Missouri, partly within Jennings, Ferguson and Country Club Hills. 2,572 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±610); the 2020 Census counted 2,866.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,572

±610 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,866

Median household income

$34,160

±$10,724 (90% margin)
St. Louis County: $82,936

Median home value

$84,000

±$8,672 (90% margin)
St. Louis County: $276,800

Median gross rent

$909

±$151 (90% margin)
St. Louis County: $1,209

Where is Census Tract 2120.02?

Census Tract 2120.02 is one of 236 census tracts in St. Louis County, Missouri. It covers 0.84 square miles of land, 3,396 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 29189212002, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 2120.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Jennings48%
Ferguson26%
Country Club Hills2%
Census Tract 2120.02 (marked with a dot) in St. Louis County, Missouri. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
210421192120.032120.0421242125 2120.02 1 mi
Census Tract 2120.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 2120.02: Tract 2104 ($58,244), Tract 2119 ($26,426), Tract 2120.03 ($29,545), Tract 2120.04 ($37,303), Tract 2124 ($49,943) and Tract 2125 ($51,000). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 2120.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 2120.02's population at 2,572 (±610) in 1,476 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,866 residents and 1,730 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 2120.02St. Louis CountyMissouri
Total population2,572±610995,5696,191,814
Households1,476±434413,8492,508,227
Average household size1.74±0.312.362.40
Housing units1,887±436446,1922,825,287

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 2120.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 2120.02 is 39.0 years old; 18.3% are under 18 and 13.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 80.4%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 11.9%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 2120.02St. Louis CountyMissouri
Median age39.0±8.340.339.0
Under 18 years18.3%±8.5 pts22.0%22.3%
65 years and over13.2%±5.1 pts19.1%17.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.2%±0.4 pts3.9%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic11.9%±7.6 pts61.4%76.3%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic80.4%±10.9 pts24.0%10.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic1.6%±2.5 pts4.9%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.1%0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.0%0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.8%±4.5 pts5.3%4.8%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic2.2%±3.2 pts0.5%0.4%
Born outside the United States0.9%±1.0 pts8.4%4.5%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.5%±0.7 pts10.5%6.7%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.4%±4.3 pts6.0%7.3%
With a disability21.5%±8.2 pts12.1%14.9%
No health insurance coverage26.6%±14.0 pts5.7%8.8%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.6%±4.3 pts94.5%91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)7.4%±3.7 pts47.4%32.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.8%±2.3 pts20.4%12.6%
Lived in the same house a year earlier87.7%±8.0 pts88.2%87.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 2120.02 earn?

Half of the 1,476 households in Census Tract 2120.02 earn less than $34,160 a year (±$10,724), against $82,936 across St. Louis County: 228th highest of the county's 234 tracts with a reliable estimate. 17.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 2120.02St. Louis CountyMissouri
Median household income$34,160±$10,724$82,936$70,702
Mean household income$49,433±$10,835$123,036$96,247
Per capita income$28,704±$6,241$51,977$39,695
People below the poverty line17.6%±7.7 pts9.8%12.6%
Children under 18 below the poverty line18.3%±20.7 pts13.5%15.8%
Households receiving SNAP28.0%±12.4 pts8.0%9.8%
Households with a computer94.9%±4.3 pts96.3%94.8%
Households with a broadband subscription98.8%±1.9 pts93.4%89.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 2120.02?

Owners occupy 18.1% of Census Tract 2120.02's occupied homes and renters 81.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,000 by its owner (±$8,672). The median renter pays $909 a month including utilities, and 61.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 2120.02St. Louis CountyMissouri
Median home value (owner-occupied)$84,000±$8,672$276,800$230,300
Median gross rent$909±$151$1,209$1,033
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent61.2%±21.1 pts39.5%36.6%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,039±$98$1,753$1,524
Owner-occupied homes18.1%±6.5 pts69.2%68.1%
Renter-occupied homes81.9%±6.5 pts30.8%31.9%
Housing units1,887±436446,1922,825,287
Single-family detached homes27.9%±8.2 pts72.0%70.5%
Mobile homes1.2%±2.0 pts0.3%5.2%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±1.8 pts0.7%1.6%
Built 2010 to 20196.8%±5.1 pts3.5%8.0%
Built 1939 or earlier1.2%±2.0 pts9.7%13.3%
Households with no vehicle20.3%±11.6 pts6.6%6.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 2120.02 get to work?

80.8% of Census Tract 2120.02's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 27.3 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 17.5%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 2120.02St. Louis CountyMissouri
In the labor force (age 16+)71.2%±9.8 pts65.0%63.1%
Unemployment rate17.5%±10.2 pts4.3%4.0%
Drove alone to work80.8%±11.6 pts71.3%74.8%
Carpooled6.9%±6.5 pts6.4%8.1%
Public transportation5.8%±6.1 pts1.4%0.8%
Walked0.0%±2.8 pts1.4%1.8%
Worked from home6.4%±5.0 pts18.3%13.0%
Mean travel time to work27.3 min±7.923.1 min23.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 2120.02 compare with the other tracts in St. Louis County?

Among St. Louis County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 2120.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 2120.02's rank among the tracts of St. Louis County
MeasureIn St. Louis County
Population201st of 236
Residents per square mile114th of 236
Median household income228th of 234
Per capita income199th of 236
Median home value218th of 233
Median gross rent199th of 210
Poverty rate42nd of 146
Bachelor's degree or higher225th of 227
Median age146th of 234
Owner-occupied share232nd of 236

The tracts next to it on St. Louis County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 2127.02225th$37,727±$14,165 · within the margin of this tract1,532
Tract 2120.04226th$37,303±$8,330 · within the margin of this tract3,577
Tract 2136227th$35,885±$3,853 · within the margin of this tract3,948
Tract 2120.02228th$34,160±$10,7242,572
Tract 2141229th$33,212±$7,788 · within the margin of this tract1,216
Tract 2102230th$30,298±$16,784 · within the margin of this tract7,009
Tract 2137.01231st$29,666±$8,344 · within the margin of this tract1,160

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 2120.02?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 2120.02 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections