St. Charles

Population: 71,048
Median household income: $85,522
Median home value: $280,800

St. Charles, a community in St. Charles County, Missouri, has 71,048 residents. Its median household income of $85,522 runs below the St. Charles County figure of $102,912.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Charles's population grew 1.2% from 70,171 to 71,048, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $200,400 to $280,800.

76.0% of workers drive to work alone. 58.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,048
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $85,522
Median home value: $280,800
Median gross rent: $1,186
Housing units: 32,204
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

70,17171,048

Median household income

$68,486$85,522

Median home value

$200,400$280,800

Median gross rent

$985$1,186

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,171	$68,486	$200,400	$985
2020	70,650	$71,232	$212,000	$989
2021	70,218	$75,516	$226,200	$1,029
2022	70,687	$83,589	$259,700	$1,115
2023	71,048	$85,522	$280,800	$1,186

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,394	4.8%
5 to 17	9,039	12.7%
18 to 24	8,804	12.4%
25 to 34	10,514	14.8%
35 to 44	9,198	12.9%
45 to 54	6,921	9.7%
55 to 64	9,976	14.0%
65 to 74	7,743	10.9%
75 and over	5,459	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,044	77.5%
Black or African American	5,448	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.1%
Asian	2,755	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	221	0.3%
Two or more races	2,817	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,686	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,852	5.7%
High school graduate	10,700	21.5%
Some college or associate's	14,258	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	13,349	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8,652	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,437	76.0%
Carpooled	2,162	5.8%
Public transit	44	0.1%
Walked	551	1.5%
Bicycle	46	0.1%
Worked from home	5,844	15.6%
Other means	336	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,073	25.6%
15 to 29 min	14,965	47.4%
30 to 44 min	6,715	21.3%
45 to 59 min	1,115	3.5%
60+ min	708	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 6.0% (3,964 of 65,970)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,721	58.7%
Nonfamily households	12,465	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,186	93.7%
Vacant	2,018	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,488	67.9%
Renter-occupied	9,698	32.1%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,774	58.3%
1-unit, attached	2,547	7.9%
2 to 4 units	2,364	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4,526	14.1%
20 or more units	2,193	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1,800	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2964082
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 38.7957, -90.5154