St. Charles vs St. Peters

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

St. Charles and St. Peters 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 58,200 in St. Peters). St. Peters has the higher median household income ($89,827 vs $85,522 in St. Charles). St. Charles has the higher median home value ($280,800 vs $252,800 in St. Peters).

Population, income & housing

	St. Charles	St. Peters
Population	71,048	58,200
Median age	38.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,522	$89,827
Median home value	$280,800	$252,800
Median gross rent	$1,186	$1,291
Housing units	32,204	24,871
Homeownership rate	67.9%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Charles	St. Peters
Population	70,171 → 71,048 (+1.2%)	57,273 → 58,200 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$68,486 → $85,522 (+24.9%)	$78,786 → $89,827 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$200,400 → $280,800 (+40.1%)	$182,200 → $252,800 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,186 (+20.4%)	$990 → $1,291 (+30.4%)

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

St. Peters

Population

57,27358,200

Median household income

$78,786$89,827

Median home value

$182,200$252,800

Median gross rent

$990$1,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Charles	St. Peters
Under 5	4.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.9%
75 and over	7.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Charles	St. Peters
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	84.9%
Black or African American	7.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Charles	St. Peters
No high school diploma	5.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	21.5%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Charles	St. Peters
Drove alone	76.0%	74.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	16.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Charles	St. Peters
1-unit, detached	58.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	7.6%
20 or more units	6.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	St. Charles	St. Peters
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1986	1988