Lewiston vs St. Charles

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

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

St. Charles has the higher population (4,021 vs 1,680 in Lewiston). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($96,912 vs $96,544 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($231,300 vs $211,200 in Lewiston).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	St. Charles
Population	1,680	4,021
Median age	37.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,912	$96,544
Median home value	$211,200	$231,300
Median gross rent	$955	$941
Housing units	655	1,690
Homeownership rate	74.8%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	St. Charles
Population	1,802 → 1,680 (-6.8%)	3,728 → 4,021 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$66,016 → $96,912 (+46.8%)	$71,645 → $96,544 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$163,300 → $211,200 (+29.3%)	$168,300 → $231,300 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $955 (+40.4%)	$611 → $941 (+54.0%)

Lewiston

Population

1,8021,680

Median household income

$66,016$96,912

Median home value

$163,300$211,200

Median gross rent

$680$955

St. Charles

Population

3,7284,021

Median household income

$71,645$96,544

Median home value

$168,300$231,300

Median gross rent

$611$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	St. Charles
Under 5	3.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.8%
75 and over	4.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	St. Charles
No high school diploma	16.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	21.3%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	St. Charles
Drove alone	82.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	1.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	13.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	67.9%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	St. Charles
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.3%
Average household size	2.80	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1979	1977