Dardenne Prairie vs St. Charles

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

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

St. Charles has the higher population (71,048 vs 13,137 in Dardenne Prairie). Dardenne Prairie has the higher median household income ($155,585 vs $85,522 in St. Charles). Dardenne Prairie has the higher median home value ($392,300 vs $280,800 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
Population	13,137	71,048
Median age	42.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$155,585	$85,522
Median home value	$392,300	$280,800
Median gross rent	$1,359	$1,186
Housing units	4,553	32,204
Homeownership rate	93.3%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.5%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
Population	13,293 → 13,137 (-1.2%)	70,171 → 71,048 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$132,192 → $155,585 (+17.7%)	$68,486 → $85,522 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$301,500 → $392,300 (+30.1%)	$200,400 → $280,800 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,174 → $1,359 (+15.8%)	$985 → $1,186 (+20.4%)

Dardenne Prairie

Population

13,29313,137

Median household income

$132,192$155,585

Median home value

$301,500$392,300

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,359

St. Charles

Population

70,17171,048

Median household income

$68,486$85,522

Median home value

$200,400$280,800

Median gross rent

$985$1,186

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
Under 5	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	7.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	15.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.9%
75 and over	5.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	77.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.9%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
No high school diploma	2.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	18.4%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
Drove alone	74.5%	76.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.0%	15.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	86.1%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Dardenne Prairie	St. Charles
Poverty rate	1.3%	6.0%
Average household size	2.92	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	2004	1986