Montpelier vs St. Charles

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

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

Montpelier has the higher population (2,681 vs 168 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($197,700 vs $185,600 in Montpelier). Since 2019, St. Charles's population has grown faster (+20.0% vs +6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Montpelier	St. Charles
Population	2,681	168
Median age	35.4 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,212	—
Median home value	$185,600	$197,700
Median gross rent	$639	—
Housing units	1,166	138
Homeownership rate	79.2%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montpelier	St. Charles
Population	2,518 → 2,681 (+6.5%)	140 → 168 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$42,447 → $52,212 (+23.0%)	$85,625 → $86,500 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $185,600 (+59.3%)	$237,500 → $197,700 (-16.8%)
Median gross rent	$552 → $639 (+15.8%)	—

Montpelier

Population

2,5182,681

Median household income

$42,447$52,212

Median home value

$116,500$185,600

Median gross rent

$552$639

St. Charles

Population

140168

Median household income

$85,625$86,500

Median home value

$237,500$197,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montpelier	St. Charles
Under 5	8.1%	0.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.8%	19.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	2.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	17.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	3.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	20.2%
75 and over	8.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montpelier	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montpelier	St. Charles
No high school diploma	12.4%	3.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montpelier	St. Charles
Drove alone	75.1%	42.0%
Carpooled	15.8%	34.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	23.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montpelier	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	86.8%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Montpelier	St. Charles
Poverty rate	13.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1955	1938