Dellwood is a city in the north St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,914 at the 2020 census.
The city encompasses a mostly residential area between Chambers Road and Interstate 270, as well a number of businesses along West Florissant Avenue.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Dellwood, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2,068
|894
|style='background: #ffffe6; |503
|39.35%
|17.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.24%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3,056
|3,967
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,160
|58.15%
|78.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.66%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|15
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.29%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|34
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39
|0.65%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.79%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|8
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.15%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|56
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |119
|1.07%
|1.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.42%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|18
|40
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71
|0.34%
|0.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44%
|-
|Total
|5,255
|5,025
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,914
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dellwood had a population of 4,914. The median age was 35.6 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 73.8 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,816 households in Dellwood, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 26.5% were married-couple households, 16.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 50.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 5,025 people, 1,834 households, and 1,336 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,978 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 18.0% White, 79.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 1,834 households, of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were married couples living together, 34.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.22.
The median age in the city was 34.6 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.5% male and 55.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census Dellwood police cars operated by the county police are now specifically marked for the city.
Education
Much of Dellwood is in the Riverview Gardens School District<!--UNI 26670-->, while portions are in Ferguson-Florissant School District<!--UNI 12010--> and the Hazelwood School District<!--UNI 13830-->.
Riverview Gardens High School is the comprehensive high school of the Riverview Gardens district.
References
External links
- Dellwood elected officials
- Official website