Montgomery vs St. Charles

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

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

St. Charles has the higher population (32,733 vs 21,205 in Montgomery). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($115,350 vs $96,985 in Montgomery). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($369,700 vs $270,700 in Montgomery).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery	St. Charles
Population	21,205	32,733
Median age	35.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,985	$115,350
Median home value	$270,700	$369,700
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,788
Housing units	7,452	13,780
Homeownership rate	78.2%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	51.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery	St. Charles
Population	19,213 → 21,205 (+10.4%)	32,686 → 32,733 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$98,050 → $96,985 (-1.1%)	$98,393 → $115,350 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$221,500 → $270,700 (+22.2%)	$293,300 → $369,700 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,897 (+61.2%)	$1,288 → $1,788 (+38.8%)

Montgomery

Population

19,21321,205

Median household income

$98,050$96,985

Median home value

$221,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,897

St. Charles

Population

32,68632,733

Median household income

$98,393$115,350

Median home value

$293,300$369,700

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery	St. Charles
Under 5	6.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	15.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	19.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	8.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.9%
75 and over	3.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	75.7%
Black or African American	7.2%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery	St. Charles
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	27.1%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery	St. Charles
Drove alone	84.3%	72.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.7%	2.3%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.2%	14.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	72.3%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	10.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery	St. Charles
Poverty rate	8.8%	3.9%
Average household size	2.99	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2003	1985