Chesaning vs St. Charles

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

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

Chesaning has the higher population (2,411 vs 1,857 in St. Charles). Chesaning has the higher median household income ($57,426 vs $49,816 in St. Charles). Chesaning has the higher median home value ($123,900 vs $106,300 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Chesaning	St. Charles
Population	2,411	1,857
Median age	44.3 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,426	$49,816
Median home value	$123,900	$106,300
Median gross rent	$679	$603
Housing units	1,072	842
Homeownership rate	68.4%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesaning	St. Charles
Population	2,339 → 2,411 (+3.1%)	2,121 → 1,857 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$44,009 → $57,426 (+30.5%)	$48,750 → $49,816 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$85,100 → $123,900 (+45.6%)	$81,000 → $106,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $679 (+6.6%)	$621 → $603 (-2.9%)

Chesaning

Population

2,3392,411

Median household income

$44,009$57,426

Median home value

$85,100$123,900

Median gross rent

$637$679

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)

	Chesaning	St. Charles
Under 5	4.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	8.7%	5.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	18.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	15.7%	16.0%
75 and over	9.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesaning	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesaning	St. Charles
No high school diploma	10.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	37.1%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesaning	St. Charles
Drove alone	78.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	10.6%
Other means	4.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesaning	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	73.3%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Chesaning	St. Charles
Poverty rate	15.0%	19.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1958	1966