St. Charles vs Zilwaukee

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

St. Charles and Zilwaukee 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 1,696 in Zilwaukee). Zilwaukee has the higher median household income ($57,449 vs $49,816 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $87,900 in Zilwaukee).

Population, income & housing

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
Population	1,857	1,696
Median age	46.6 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,816	$57,449
Median home value	$106,300	$87,900
Median gross rent	$603	$1,115
Housing units	842	778
Homeownership rate	71.0%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
Population	2,121 → 1,857 (-12.4%)	1,668 → 1,696 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $49,816 (+2.2%)	$55,625 → $57,449 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$81,000 → $106,300 (+31.2%)	$72,900 → $87,900 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $603 (-2.9%)	$920 → $1,115 (+21.2%)

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

Zilwaukee

Population

1,6681,696

Median household income

$55,625$57,449

Median home value

$72,900$87,900

Median gross rent

$920$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
Under 5	3.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	9.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.9%	15.2%
35 to 44	5.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	18.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	18.9%
65 to 74	16.0%	9.7%
75 and over	6.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	81.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.8%
High school graduate	35.6%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
Drove alone	74.9%	85.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	7.7%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
1-unit, detached	79.7%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	St. Charles	Zilwaukee
Poverty rate	19.1%	13.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1966	1960