East Peru vs St. Charles

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

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

St. Charles has the higher population (891 vs 126 in East Peru). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($81,944 vs $67,083 in East Peru). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($197,100 vs $87,500 in East Peru).

Population, income & housing

	East Peru	St. Charles
Population	126	891
Median age	33.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$81,944
Median home value	$87,500	$197,100
Median gross rent	$917	$939
Housing units	59	333
Homeownership rate	81.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peru	St. Charles
Population	134 → 126 (-6.0%)	709 → 891 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $67,083 (+37.6%)	$78,500 → $81,944 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,500 (+45.8%)	$153,000 → $197,100 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $917 (+7.9%)	$684 → $939 (+37.3%)

East Peru

Population

134126

Median household income

$48,750$67,083

Median home value

$60,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$850$917

St. Charles

Population

709891

Median household income

$78,500$81,944

Median home value

$153,000$197,100

Median gross rent

$684$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peru	St. Charles
Under 5	15.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	13.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	16.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	20.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peru	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peru	St. Charles
No high school diploma	15.4%	4.4%
High school graduate	52.6%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peru	St. Charles
Drove alone	89.2%	76.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peru	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	98.3%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	East Peru	St. Charles
Poverty rate	17.5%	6.3%
Average household size	2.63	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1938	1976