Affton is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in south
St. Louis County,
Missouri
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, United States, near
St. Louis
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. The population was 20,417 at the
2020 United States Census
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.
Geography
Affton is located at 38°33'4" North, 90°19'25" West (38.551052, -90.323614).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the community has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of 2020, there were 20,417 people living in the area.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 20,535 people, 8,892 households, and 5,655 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 9,128 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.62%
White
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, 0.06%
Black
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, 0.01%
American Indian, 1.30%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.28% from
other races
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, and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 8,892 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were
married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,327, and the median income for a family was $54,881. Males had a median income of $38,141 versus $28,397 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $22,059. 3.6% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the
poverty line
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. 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 4.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Education
The
Bayless School District Bayless is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Becky Bayless (born 1982), American professional wrestler
* Betsey Bayless, American politician who was the Secretary of State of Arizona from 1997 to 2003
* Charles E. Bayless (bor ...
,
Lutheran High School South
Lutheran High School South (LHSS) is a private Lutheran co-educational school located in Affton, an unincorporated area in St. Louis County, Missouri, in the United States.[Affton School District
Affton School District is a school district in Affton, Missouri, located within St. Louis County. Its schools include Affton Early Childhood, Mesnier Primary School, Gotsch Intermediate School, Merrill J. Rogers Middle School, and Affton High S ...]
, and Holy Cross Academy (St. John Paul II campus) are all found in the area known as Affton.
Notable people
*
Derek Blasberg
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, fashion writer, attended Affton High School
*
Markus Golden
Markus Golden (born March 13, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the ...
,
Arizona Cardinals football player, attended Affton High School
*
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC comedy series ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he rec ...
, actor, born and raised in Affton, attended Affton High School
*
Kristeen Young
Kristeen Young (born 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Young began playing piano as a child. She has released seven studio albums. Young has also sung with several artists including David Bowi ...
, musician, raised in Affton
*
Jack Dorsey
Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) is an American Internet entrepreneur and programmer who is a co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., as well as a co-founder and the CEO and chairperson of Block, Inc., the developer of the Squa ...
,
Twitter
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and
Square
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co-founder, lived in Affton during childhood
References
External links
Affton School DistrictAffton Chamber of CommerceThe Oakland HouseBayless School District
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Census-designated places in St. Louis County, Missouri
Census-designated places in Missouri