Hemlock vs St. Charles

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

Hemlock 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 1,323 in Hemlock). Hemlock has the higher median household income ($92,031 vs $49,816 in St. Charles). Hemlock has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $106,300 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Hemlock	St. Charles
Population	1,323	1,857
Median age	41.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,031	$49,816
Median home value	$170,500	$106,300
Median gross rent	$879	$603
Housing units	515	842
Homeownership rate	77.9%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemlock	St. Charles
Population	1,261 → 1,323 (+4.9%)	2,121 → 1,857 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$52,457 → $92,031 (+75.4%)	$48,750 → $49,816 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$90,100 → $170,500 (+89.2%)	$81,000 → $106,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $879 (+25.4%)	$621 → $603 (-2.9%)

Hemlock

Population

1,2611,323

Median household income

$52,457$92,031

Median home value

$90,100$170,500

Median gross rent

$701$879

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)

	Hemlock	St. Charles
Under 5	3.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	5.1%
45 to 54	18.7%	18.7%
55 to 64	17.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.8%	16.0%
75 and over	4.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemlock	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemlock	St. Charles
No high school diploma	3.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemlock	St. Charles
Drove alone	87.5%	74.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.3%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemlock	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	84.5%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	8.9%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hemlock	St. Charles
Poverty rate	4.0%	19.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1969	1966