St. Charles

Population: 32,733
Median household income: $115,350
Median home value: $369,700

St. Charles, a community in Kane County, Illinois, has 32,733 residents. The median household income of $115,350 is above the Kane County median ($100,678).

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Charles's population held roughly steady from 32,686 to 32,733, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $293,300 to $369,700.

51.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,733
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $115,350
Median home value: $369,700
Median gross rent: $1,788
Housing units: 13,780
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,68632,733

Median household income

$98,393$115,350

Median home value

$293,300$369,700

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,686	$98,393	$293,300	$1,288
2020	32,612	$102,414	$303,000	$1,382
2021	32,908	$106,069	$317,400	$1,512
2022	32,776	$110,346	$351,300	$1,678
2023	32,733	$115,350	$369,700	$1,788

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,660	5.1%
5 to 17	4,992	15.3%
18 to 24	3,015	9.2%
25 to 34	4,039	12.3%
35 to 44	3,825	11.7%
45 to 54	4,687	14.3%
55 to 64	5,107	15.6%
65 to 74	3,246	9.9%
75 and over	2,162	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,794	75.7%
Black or African American	1,001	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	1,569	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	1,398	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,903	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,211	5.3%
High school graduate	3,940	17.1%
Some college or associate's	6,102	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,007	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,806	20.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,982	72.9%
Carpooled	1,302	7.3%
Public transit	413	2.3%
Walked	285	1.6%
Bicycle	51	0.3%
Worked from home	2,580	14.5%
Other means	203	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,281	28.1%
15 to 29 min	4,422	29.0%
30 to 44 min	3,624	23.8%
45 to 59 min	1,177	7.7%
60+ min	1,732	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 3.9% (1,256 of 32,319)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,846	67.2%
Nonfamily households	4,323	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,169	95.6%
Vacant	611	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,261	70.3%
Renter-occupied	3,908	29.7%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached13.6%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,380	60.8%
1-unit, attached	1,875	13.6%
2 to 4 units	1,012	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1,406	10.2%
20 or more units	1,107	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1766703
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.6 sq mi
Center point: 41.9194, -88.3107