St. Louis is losing population, driven largely by a lack of investment and housing opportunities for families with children. SLU professor Ness Sándoval says the city should follow the lead of Detroit.

The U.S. birth rate has dropped to a historic low. Demographer Ness Sándoval warns St. Louis will be one of the first major cities to feel the economic and social fallout.

"[Missouri] will have to redistrict again because it'll have fewer populations in 2030 [and] 2040," the St. Louis University professor said. "District 1 is going to change. If you look at the population loss in the city and in north [St. Louis] County, it's the largest in the state."

The main driver of population loss in the city, Sándoval said, is a lack of investment and housing opportunities for families with childre

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