St. Charles vs Winona

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

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

Winona has the higher population (25,998 vs 4,021 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median household income ($96,544 vs $56,163 in Winona). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($231,300 vs $193,500 in Winona).

Population, income & housing

	St. Charles	Winona
Population	4,021	25,998
Median age	39.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,544	$56,163
Median home value	$231,300	$193,500
Median gross rent	$941	$839
Housing units	1,690	11,609
Homeownership rate	83.0%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Charles	Winona
Population	3,728 → 4,021 (+7.9%)	26,854 → 25,998 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$71,645 → $96,544 (+34.8%)	$48,677 → $56,163 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$168,300 → $231,300 (+37.4%)	$148,800 → $193,500 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $941 (+54.0%)	$672 → $839 (+24.9%)

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

Winona

Population

26,85425,998

Median household income

$48,677$56,163

Median home value

$148,800$193,500

Median gross rent

$672$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Charles	Winona
Under 5	5.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	9.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	29.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.1%
75 and over	5.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Charles	Winona
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	7.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Charles	Winona
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	20.4%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Charles	Winona
Drove alone	78.4%	72.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	2.5%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	13.8%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Charles	Winona
1-unit, detached	79.1%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	11.3%
20 or more units	1.4%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	St. Charles	Winona
Poverty rate	3.3%	20.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	24	14
Median year structure built	1977	1959