St. Charles vs Wentzville

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

St. Charles and Wentzville 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 45,734 in Wentzville). Wentzville has the higher median household income ($111,409 vs $85,522 in St. Charles). Wentzville has the higher median home value ($302,700 vs $280,800 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	St. Charles	Wentzville
Population	71,048	45,734
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,522	$111,409
Median home value	$280,800	$302,700
Median gross rent	$1,186	$1,264
Housing units	32,204	15,919
Homeownership rate	67.9%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Charles	Wentzville
Population	70,171 → 71,048 (+1.2%)	38,841 → 45,734 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$68,486 → $85,522 (+24.9%)	$90,403 → $111,409 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$200,400 → $280,800 (+40.1%)	$228,400 → $302,700 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,186 (+20.4%)	$1,009 → $1,264 (+25.3%)

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

Wentzville

Population

38,84145,734

Median household income

$90,403$111,409

Median home value

$228,400$302,700

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,264

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Charles	Wentzville
Under 5	4.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.7%	24.8%
18 to 24	12.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	17.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	6.7%
75 and over	7.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Charles	Wentzville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	86.1%
Black or African American	7.7%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Charles	Wentzville
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	21.5%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Charles	Wentzville
Drove alone	76.0%	76.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	16.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Charles	Wentzville
1-unit, detached	58.3%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	6.8%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Charles	Wentzville
Poverty rate	6.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1986	2007