Jackson County vs St. Charles County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (717,021 vs 409,830 in St. Charles County). St. Charles County has the higher median household income ($102,912 vs $67,178 in Jackson County). St. Charles County has the higher median home value ($296,800 vs $213,300 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
Population	717,021	409,830
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,178	$102,912
Median home value	$213,300	$296,800
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,312
Housing units	333,385	164,594
Homeownership rate	58.8%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
Population	696,216 → 717,021 (+3.0%)	394,290 → 409,830 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$55,134 → $67,178 (+21.8%)	$84,978 → $102,912 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $213,300 (+44.7%)	$219,100 → $296,800 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,151 (+26.5%)	$1,041 → $1,312 (+26.0%)

Jackson County

Population

696,216717,021

Median household income

$55,134$67,178

Median home value

$147,400$213,300

Median gross rent

$910$1,151

St. Charles County

Population

394,290409,830

Median household income

$84,978$102,912

Median home value

$219,100$296,800

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
Under 5	6.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.8%
75 and over	6.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	83.9%
Black or African American	22.3%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	28.2%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
Drove alone	74.8%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.8%
Public transit	1.4%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	16.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
1-unit, detached	66.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	7.0%
20 or more units	11.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	St. Charles County
Poverty rate	13.8%	4.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1970	1994