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Population (year 2000): 6,792. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,920 (+1.9% change)
Males: 3,010 (44.3%), Females: 3,782 (55.7%)
St. Louis County
Zip code:
63033
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $51,806 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,800 (year 2000)
Races in Black Jack:
- Black (71.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (26.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (10.8%), Irish (3.1%),
English (2.7%), Subsaharan African (2.3%), Italian (1.5%),
Polish (1.3%).
Elevation: 596 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Black Jack
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Black Jack city
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +679 (+11.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Black Jack:
- CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST (about 4 miles; SAINT
LOUIS, MO)
- CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHWEST (about 6 miles;
FLORISSANT, MO)
- METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 10
miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Black Jack:
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 8 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 18 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: SUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Black Jack:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 14 miles; ST
CHARLES, MO; ID: SET)
- ST CHARLES (about 17 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; ID: 3SQ)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 18 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: CPS)
Amtrak stations near Black Jack:
- 12 miles: ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: ST. LOUIS (550 S. 16TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand.
- 18 miles: KIRKWOOD (110 W. ARGONNE RD.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Black Jack:
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 5 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment:
3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 7 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 12
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
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