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Spanish Lake, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Spanish Lake is a Census CDP of 17,873 people across 7.37 square miles of land, in St. Louis County. Median household income is $55,920, 49.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Spanish Lake
What Spanish Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.37 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,424
- 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.
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How many people live in Spanish Lake
- Population17,873
- Median age33.0
- Population under 184,806
- Share under 1826.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,122
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent
- Households7,215
- Family households4,542
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Spanish Lake
- Median household income$55,920
- Per capita income$29,313
- Civilian labor force9,351
- Employed8,680
- Unemployed671 plus or minus 285
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over11,156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Spanish Lake
- Housing units8,939
- Occupied units7,215
- Vacant units1,724
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent
- Owner occupied3,552
- Renter occupied3,663
- Ownership rate49.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$135,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,160
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units6,559
- Share single family73.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,380
- Share in buildings of two or more26.6 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Spanish Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,575
- Commuting under 15 minutes874 plus or minus 286
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,397 plus or minus 542
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.6 percent
- Drove alone75.2 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home9.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
St. Louis County, not Spanish Lake
St. Louis County context, not Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake.
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
Spanish Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Spanish Lake, Missouri?
17,873, in 7,215 households. Spanish Lake CDP covers 7.37 square miles of land, which is 2,424 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake?
$55,920. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $135,600. Median gross rent is $1,160 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake.
Is zoning published for Spanish Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.