Macksburg vs St. Charles

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

Macksburg 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 54 in Macksburg). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($81,944 vs $31,538 in Macksburg). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($197,100 vs $92,500 in Macksburg).

Population, income & housing

	Macksburg	St. Charles
Population	54	891
Median age	40.7 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$31,538	$81,944
Median home value	$92,500	$197,100
Median gross rent	—	$939
Housing units	32	333
Homeownership rate	75.0%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macksburg	St. Charles
Population	89 → 54 (-39.3%)	709 → 891 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$20,875 → $31,538 (+51.1%)	$78,500 → $81,944 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $92,500 (+32.1%)	$153,000 → $197,100 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$684 → $939 (+37.3%)

Macksburg

Population

8954

Median household income

$20,875$31,538

Median home value

$70,000$92,500

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)

	Macksburg	St. Charles
Under 5	3.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	1.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	20.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	16.7%	6.3%
75 and over	3.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macksburg	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macksburg	St. Charles
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	65.8%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macksburg	St. Charles
Drove alone	79.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	10.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macksburg	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Macksburg	St. Charles
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.3%
Average household size	1.93	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	44	36
Median year structure built	1938	1976