Birch Run vs St. Charles

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

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

St. Charles has the higher population (1,857 vs 1,236 in Birch Run). Birch Run has the higher median household income ($65,313 vs $49,816 in St. Charles). Birch Run has the higher median home value ($185,900 vs $106,300 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Birch Run	St. Charles
Population	1,236	1,857
Median age	41.8 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$49,816
Median home value	$185,900	$106,300
Median gross rent	$931	$603
Housing units	639	842
Homeownership rate	51.2%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birch Run	St. Charles
Population	1,499 → 1,236 (-17.5%)	2,121 → 1,857 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$45,938 → $65,313 (+42.2%)	$48,750 → $49,816 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$99,700 → $185,900 (+86.5%)	$81,000 → $106,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $931 (+13.8%)	$621 → $603 (-2.9%)

Birch Run

Population

1,4991,236

Median household income

$45,938$65,313

Median home value

$99,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$818$931

St. Charles

Population

2,1211,857

Median household income

$48,750$49,816

Median home value

$81,000$106,300

Median gross rent

$621$603

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birch Run	St. Charles
Under 5	3.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	18.7%
55 to 64	25.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	16.0%
75 and over	4.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birch Run	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birch Run	St. Charles
No high school diploma	5.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	30.5%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	48.3%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birch Run	St. Charles
Drove alone	87.6%	74.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	10.6%
Other means	0.5%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birch Run	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	49.8%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	24.4%	8.9%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Birch Run	St. Charles
Poverty rate	9.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1978	1966