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According to the 2018 American Community Survey, St. James had a median household income of $44,417, and a median family income of $59,475. The unemployment rate was 6.7%. The per capita income was $20,843. About 18.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 14.0% of people under the age of 18 and 9.2% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2964424&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref>
According to the 2018 American Community Survey, St. James had a median household income of $44,417, and a median family income of $59,475. The unemployment rate was 6.7%. The per capita income was $20,843. About 18.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 14.0% of people under the age of 18 and 9.2% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2964424&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref>
==Economy==
During its early days, the railroad and the Meramec Iron Works provided the basis of the city's prosperity. Today, a significant economic pillar is the St. Louis-based Tacony Corporation, a manufacturing firm with a branch in St. James that produces vacuum cleaners. The local school district and various service businesses along Interstate 44 are another major source of employment, as is tourism to the regional wineries and the natural scenery.
==Education==
St. James and the surrounding area are served by the St. James R-I School District, a PK-12 public institution with a total enrollment of almost 1,900 students.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/saint-james/st.-james-r_i-school-district/</ref> Its mascot is the Tigers, and the school colors are red and white.<ref>https://stjschools.org/</ref>
==Community Life==
St. James has several parks in and around the city, of which the most important is Maramec Spring Park just to the southeast, lying along its namesake river and including a natural spring, campgrounds, and two museums.<ref>http://www.maramecspringpark.com/</ref> Another is Tiger Shark Waterpark, located near the downtown section.
The main street in St. James was part of the former U.S. Route 66, from the 1920s until its later replacement by Interstate 44, and some of the historic buildings along the route are maintained and commemorated today.
The city and region are best known today for the local vineyards, especially St. James Winery, located on the north edge of town. Founded by Jim and Pat Hofherr in 1970, it is now considered the largest winery in the state, with about 180 acres under cultivation and a production of about 200,000 cases per year. It was named the Winery of the Year in the eastern United States by the Critics Challenge International Wine Competition in 2009.<ref>https://www.stjameswinery.com/about/</ref>
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