St. Charles vs Truro

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

St. Charles and Truro 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 534 in Truro). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($81,944 vs $65,313 in Truro). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($197,100 vs $166,700 in Truro).

Population, income & housing

	St. Charles	Truro
Population	891	534
Median age	33.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,944	$65,313
Median home value	$197,100	$166,700
Median gross rent	$939	$836
Housing units	333	198
Homeownership rate	74.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Charles	Truro
Population	709 → 891 (+25.7%)	483 → 534 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$78,500 → $81,944 (+4.4%)	$54,327 → $65,313 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$153,000 → $197,100 (+28.8%)	$111,400 → $166,700 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $939 (+37.3%)	$795 → $836 (+5.2%)

St. Charles

Population

709891

Median household income

$78,500$81,944

Median home value

$153,000$197,100

Median gross rent

$684$939

Truro

Population

483534

Median household income

$54,327$65,313

Median home value

$111,400$166,700

Median gross rent

$795$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Charles	Truro
Under 5	8.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	25.7%
18 to 24	13.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	16.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	4.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.1%
75 and over	4.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Charles	Truro
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Charles	Truro
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	36.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Charles	Truro
Drove alone	76.4%	87.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.6%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Charles	Truro
1-unit, detached	87.1%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	St. Charles	Truro
Poverty rate	6.3%	12.0%
Average household size	2.78	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	36	35
Median year structure built	1976	1944