DeWitt vs St. Charles

A side-by-side comparison of DeWitt and St. Charles: population, income, housing, and more.

DeWitt and St. Charles are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeWitt has the higher population (2,980 vs 260 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($63,173 vs $48,221 in DeWitt). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $85,800 in DeWitt).

Population, income & housing

	DeWitt	St. Charles
Population	2,980	260
Median age	41.2 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,221	$63,173
Median home value	$85,800	$105,600
Median gross rent	$792	$905
Housing units	1,248	147
Homeownership rate	56.2%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeWitt	St. Charles
Population	3,091 → 2,980 (-3.6%)	337 → 260 (-22.8%)
Median household income	$36,146 → $48,221 (+33.4%)	$54,667 → $63,173 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $85,800 (+1.5%)	$79,600 → $105,600 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $792 (+35.8%)	—

DeWitt

Population

3,0912,980

Median household income

$36,146$48,221

Median home value

$84,500$85,800

Median gross rent

$583$792

St. Charles

Population

337260

Median household income

$54,667$63,173

Median home value

$79,600$105,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeWitt	St. Charles
Under 5	3.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	32.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	2.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	2.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.5%
55 to 64	19.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.5%
75 and over	7.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeWitt	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	82.3%
Black or African American	24.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeWitt	St. Charles
No high school diploma	14.6%	17.4%
High school graduate	48.9%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeWitt	St. Charles
Drove alone	76.9%	77.9%
Carpooled	18.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeWitt	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	73.3%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	9.5%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	26.5%

Poverty & households

	DeWitt	St. Charles
Poverty rate	23.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.76	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1973	1980