Jennings, MO

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Jennings, Missouri

Jennings, Missouri, in St. Louis county, is 5 miles SE of Florissant, Missouri (center to center) and 6 miles N of St. Louis, Missouri. The city is part of the Saint Louis metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 15,469 people people live in Jennings.

The People and Families of Jennings

In Jennings, about 33% of adults are married. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in Jennings.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Jennings had a median family income of $33,761.

Jennings Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Jennings, about 69% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the city were built is earlier than in most places.

Commuting

In Jennings, 90% of commuters drive to work. One alternative to driving in Jennings is the public transportation system.

High Points

Jennings strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Missouri):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 3%
Racial Diversity (vs. State)	Top 16%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Jennings, MO

Comparing Jennings to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Missouri (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	5 miles SE of Florissant, Missouri (center to center)
Nearest Large City	6 miles N of St. Louis, Missouri
County	St Louis
Metro Area	Saint Louis
Standard Zip Codes	63136
Phone Area Codes	314
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.719
Longitude	-90.259

Station	ST LOUIS SCIENCE CTR
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	47 to 66 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 69 F
Annual Precip	38.8 inches

Station	ST LOUIS INTL AP
Distance	6.1 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	47 to 67 F
Jul Temp	71 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 68 F
Annual Precip	38.7 inches

Station	ALTON MELVIN PRICE L&D
Distance	9 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	45 to 64 F
Jul Temp	69 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	38.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	15,469	100%
Male	6,853	44.3%
Female	8,616	55.7%
Under 18	4,700	30.4%
18+	10,769	69.6%
65+	1,714	11.1%
Median Age	33.1
Average Family Size	3.12
White	2,988	19.3%
African-American	12,155	78.6%
Asian	59	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	16	0.1%
Other	30	0.2%
Mixed Race	217	1.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	113	0.7%
Median Family Income (1999)	$33,761
Population In Poverty	2,929	19%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	14,926
Growth	-543
Growth %	-3.49%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	78.4%
German	7.1%
Irish	3.7%
US/American	2.6%
African	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	1.1%
Italian	1.1%
English	0.9%
Polish	0.5%
German Russian	0.4%
French (except Basque)	0.4%
Dutch	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Jennings	15,469	$33,761
Bellefontaine Neighbors	11,271	$44,314
Dellwood	5,255	$43,887
Ferguson	22,406	$39,872
Normandy	5,153	$31,628
Northwoods	4,643	$42,475
Pine Lawn	4,204	$23,217

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