Dryden vs St. Charles

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

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

Dryden has the higher population (545 vs 84 in St. Charles). Dryden has the higher median household income ($49,750 vs $22,917 in St. Charles). Dryden has the higher median home value ($127,000 vs $14,600 in St. Charles).

Population, income & housing

	Dryden	St. Charles
Population	545	84
Median age	36.9 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,750	$22,917
Median home value	$127,000	$14,600
Housing units	438	53
Homeownership rate	73.3%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dryden	St. Charles
Population	1,174 → 545 (-53.6%)	77 → 84 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$45,671 → $49,750 (+8.9%)	$16,250 → $22,917 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $127,000 (+44.5%)	$17,200 → $14,600 (-15.1%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $583 (-7.0%)	—

Dryden

Population

1,174545

Median household income

$45,671$49,750

Median home value

$87,900$127,000

Median gross rent

$627$583

St. Charles

Population

7784

Median household income

$16,250$22,917

Median home value

$17,200$14,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dryden	St. Charles
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	3.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	20.9%	20.2%
35 to 44	15.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.1%	42.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	19.4%	16.7%
75 and over	5.1%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dryden	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dryden	St. Charles
No high school diploma	10.8%	73.4%
High school graduate	20.8%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	48.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dryden	St. Charles
Drove alone	87.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	7.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	25.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dryden	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	75.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dryden	St. Charles
Poverty rate	22.2%	61.9%
Average household size	2.02	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1987	1941