Highest-income areas in: Missouri

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Highest-income areas in: Missouri

St. Louis

2009 per capita income: $40,342
2008 per capita income: $41,823
Metro's wealth rank in U.S.: 61
Unemployment rate: 9.9 percent
Most populous city in state: Kansas City

The largest employers in St. Louis, Missouri's second-largest city, include BJC HealthCare, grocery chain Schnuck Markets, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, Scott Air Force Base, and Washington University, according to the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Assn. Ladue, Frontenac, and Town & Country are among the area's wealthy suburbs—according to August data from Zillow.com; the average home values in these places were $630,500, $557,100, and $544,000, respectively.