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Dellwood, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Dellwood is a Census city of 4,847 people across 1.04 square miles of land, in St. Louis County. Median household income is $72,540, 66.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dellwood
What Dellwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,676
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Louis County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dellwood
How many people live in Dellwood
- Population4,847
- Median age43.9
- Population under 18958 plus or minus 406
- Share under 1819.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over937 plus or minus 298
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households1,947
- Family households1,348
- Share of households that are families69.2 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dellwood
Income and work in Dellwood
- Median household income$72,540
- Per capita income$29,293 plus or minus $5,942
- Civilian labor force2,756
- Employed2,577
- Unemployed179 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over3,469
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dellwood
Housing in Dellwood
- Housing units2,155
- Occupied units1,947
- Vacant units208 plus or minus 116
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,297 plus or minus 266
- Renter occupied650 plus or minus 279
- Ownership rate66.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,161
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units2,002
- Share single family92.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more153 plus or minus 198
- Share in buildings of two or more7.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dellwood
How Dellwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,155
- Commuting under 15 minutes410 plus or minus 183
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more696 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport3.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dellwood
Flood risk in Dellwood
- NFIP communityCity of Dellwood
- NFIP community number290346
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/04/15
The City of Dellwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290346 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Louis County, not Dellwood
St. Louis County context, not Dellwood figures
- Establishments in St. Louis County29,717
- Covered employment, St. Louis County596,676
- Average annual pay, St. Louis County$75,926
- Housing units permitted, St. Louis County1,193
Every figure in this section is published for St. Louis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dellwood.
All St. Louis County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dellwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dellwood, Missouri?
4,847, in 1,947 households. Dellwood city covers 1.04 square miles of land, which is 4,676 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dellwood in?
St. Louis County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dellwood?
$72,540. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,700. Median gross rent is $1,161 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dellwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dellwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dellwood, city of, community 290346, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dellwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Louis County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dellwood.
Is zoning published for Dellwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.