Mehlville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in south St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, an area locally known as "South County". It is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, and part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.77%, is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Mehlville CDP, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|27,056
|25,674
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,199
|93.87%
|90.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.57%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|503
|845
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,313
|1.75%
|2.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.53%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|35
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.12%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|501
|581
|style='background: #ffffe6; |915
|1.74%
|2.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.16%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|3
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.01%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|20
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95
|0.07%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|287
|393
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,366
|1.00%
|1.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.72%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|417
|825
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,030
|1.45%
|2.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.56%
|-
|Total
|28,822
|28,380
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28,955
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Mehlville had a population of 28,955. The median age was 42.6 years. 17.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 13,271 households in Mehlville, of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.9% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 24,439 || 84.4%
|-
| Black or African American || 1,327 || 4.6%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 59 || 0.2%
|-
| Asian || 918 || 3.2%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 359 || 1.2%
|-
| Two or more races || 1,848 || 6.4%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,030 || 3.6%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 28,822 people, 12,541 households, and 7,775 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 12,982 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.08% White, 0.75% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.77% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45%. Only Mehlville High School is in the Mehlville area, located on Lemay Ferry Road.
References
External links
- Mehlville School District
- Mehlville Fire Protection District