Patterson vs St. Charles

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

Patterson 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 293 in Patterson). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($81,944 vs $71,786 in Patterson). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($197,100 vs $106,600 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	St. Charles
Population	293	891
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,786	$81,944
Median home value	$106,600	$197,100
Median gross rent	$700	$939
Housing units	130	333
Homeownership rate	95.2%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	St. Charles
Population	168 → 293 (+74.4%)	709 → 891 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$53,500 → $71,786 (+34.2%)	$78,500 → $81,944 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $106,600 (+48.7%)	$153,000 → $197,100 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $700 (-24.1%)	$684 → $939 (+37.3%)

Patterson

Population

168293

Median household income

$53,500$71,786

Median home value

$71,700$106,600

Median gross rent

$922$700

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)

	Patterson	St. Charles
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	19.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	13.1%
25 to 34	18.4%	16.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	2.7%	6.3%
75 and over	10.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	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	14.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	St. Charles
No high school diploma	11.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	50.0%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	St. Charles
Drove alone	89.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	78.5%	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	21.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	St. Charles
Poverty rate	4.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	28	36
Median year structure built	1974	1976