Imperial, MO (63052)

Imperial, MO (ZIP 63052) sits in Jefferson County within the St. Louis metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 39.6%. NCES lists 10 schools serving the area, 10 non-charter. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,250. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $79,178, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $49,615 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 19th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 30 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 31.0% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 1,536 residents (729 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $86,995, fair market rent of $1,060 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $321,215, up 3.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

Demographics

HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.

Home values

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.

New housing construction

Based on county-level data (2024).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.

Income & tax statistics

Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1125.9M across all reported brackets.

Business & employment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.

Employment & wages

That is roughly 24% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.

Unemployment

Based on Jefferson County, MO data (2024).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.

Banking access

Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.

Social Vulnerability Index

The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.

Federal Disaster Declarations

FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.

Air quality

Based on Jefferson County data (2024).

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.

Community health profile

Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.

Based on Jefferson data (2025 CHR release).

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.

Food access

Among low-income residents, 8.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).

Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Jefferson County, MO for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).

Who’s moving in and out

Incoming households reported an average AGI of $60,691 versus departing households' $57,540.

Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

Data sources used on this page

Health profile

Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.

Schools in this ZIP

10 schools serve this ZIP, including 10 non-charter.

Showing top 5 by enrollment. 5 more schools serve this ZIP.

Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.

Colleges & universities nearby

• Saint Louis Community College

  Bridgeton, MO · 63044

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $3,660

  Out-of-state tuition

  $6,990

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  19.4%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $35,325

  Median student debt

  $6,725

• Jefferson College

  Hillsboro, MO · 63050

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $5,250

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,850

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  35.4%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $40,782

  Median student debt

  $9,285

• East Central College

  Union, MO · 63084

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $4,272

  Out-of-state tuition

  $7,680

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  43.0%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $36,916

  Median student debt

  $9,500

• St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton

  Fenton, MO · 63026

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  80.0%

  Graduation rate

  66.7%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $32,217

  Median student debt

  $11,750

• Logan University

  Chesterfield, MO · 63017

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $9,000

  Out-of-state tuition

  $9,000

  Acceptance rate

  64.3%

  Graduation rate

  —

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $55,838

  Median student debt

  $10,250

• Midwest Institute

  Earth City, MO · 63045

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  87.2%

  Graduation rate

  60.4%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $30,414

  Median student debt

  $9,500

• American Trade School

  Saint Ann, MO · 63074

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  67.8%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $47,161

  Median student debt

  —

• Four Rivers Career Center

  Washington, MO · 63090

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  $18,345

  Out-of-state tuition

  $18,345

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  —

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $48,199

  Median student debt

  $10,623

• Evolve Beauty Academy

  Washing, MO · 63090

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  81.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  —

  Median student debt

  —

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.

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