Mortons Gap vs St. Charles

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

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

Mortons Gap has the higher population (746 vs 308 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($40,000 vs $38,750 in Mortons Gap). Mortons Gap has the higher median home value ($99,000 vs $54,500 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
Population	746	308
Median age	45.2 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$40,000
Median home value	$99,000	$54,500
Median gross rent	$688	$913
Housing units	367	132
Homeownership rate	82.7%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
Population	1,001 → 746 (-25.5%)	336 → 308 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$35,972 → $38,750 (+7.7%)	$33,000 → $40,000 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$53,800 → $99,000 (+84.0%)	$31,400 → $54,500 (+73.6%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $688 (+0.9%)	$657 → $913 (+39.0%)

Mortons Gap

Population

1,001746

Median household income

$35,972$38,750

Median home value

$53,800$99,000

Median gross rent

$682$688

St. Charles

Population

336308

Median household income

$33,000$40,000

Median home value

$31,400$54,500

Median gross rent

$657$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
Under 5	7.5%	9.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	2.0%	16.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	23.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	4.5%
75 and over	8.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	96.4%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
No high school diploma	11.4%	34.3%
High school graduate	42.9%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
Drove alone	93.4%	81.9%
Carpooled	2.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	3.3%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	87.2%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	43.2%

Poverty & households

	Mortons Gap	St. Charles
Poverty rate	20.6%	45.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1967	1968