Lake St. ClairMO
This town in Missouri has a population of 872.
Is Lake St. Clair a good place to live?
Lake St. Clair’s typical journey to work is 38 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake St. Clair. Lake St. Clair has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake St. Clair.
Most of Lake St. Clair’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are St. Clair (14%), Union (6%) and St. Louis (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 32 miles. Lake St. Clair’s middle household income is $81,000.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Missouri overall
Children under 18 are 36% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 7% of residents (18% statewide). Lake St. Clair’s age of the median resident comes in at 28.5 years. Four-year graduates: 28% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Missouri.
| Lake St. Clair | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 79% women
The Census survey reached too few of Lake St. Clair’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.8 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lake St. Clair | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 26% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 11% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.5% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Lake St. Clair faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Lake St. Clair than in 73% of U.S. communities. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 11%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Lake St. Clair
A winter brings about 8 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 89°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lake St. Clair is
For adults in Lake St. Clair, the share who binge drink is 18%. In Lake St. Clair, 30% of adults feel lonely.
| Lake St. Clair | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lake St. Clair | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake St. Clair stands out in Missouri and nationally, with more of its households who live in a home they own
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake St. Clair
Moving to Lake St. Clair: who provides what
Lake St. Clair is unincorporated, so Franklin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Lake St. Clair for work
Where Lake St. Clair’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake St. Clair
About 5 of every 100 Lake St. Clair residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Questions about Lake St. Clair
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Is Lake St. Clair, MO a good place to live?
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