St. Charles

Population & Demographics

St. Charles, MO

St. Charles is home to 71,508 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 37,693 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
71,508
people
Population

71,508 residents

Median age 38.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

St. Charles population & demographics

Who lives in St. Charles — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
71,508
Median age
38.6yrs
Median household income
$85,937
Median home value
$298,700
Median gross rent
$1,251/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.3%
Poverty rate
7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in St. Charles

How St. Charles breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.7%
Black7.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Two or more races4.3%
Asian3.8%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across St. Charles

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across St. Charles.

St. Charles at a glance
Employed Residents
37,693
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
St. Louis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for St. Charles proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How St. Charles commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

St. Charles

37,693 commutes, one dot at a time

St. Charles

Where 37,693 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in St. Charles, by worker count.

1St. Charles0.0 mi5,161
2St. Louis18.2 mi3,443
3St. Peters5.3 mi2,630
4Maryland Heights5.9 mi2,168
5O’Fallon11.5 mi1,938
6Chesterfield9.9 mi1,698
7Creve Coeur9.4 mi1,450
8Berkeley9.8 mi1,260

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into St. Charles.

1St. Charles0.0 mi5,161
2O’Fallon11.5 mi2,718
3St. Peters5.3 mi2,535
4St. Louis18.2 mi1,550
5Wentzville19.2 mi1,208
6Florissant9.8 mi1,015
7Hazelwood7.6 mi588
8Maryland Heights5.9 mi550

Top industries

The sectors that employ St. Charles’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.8%
RTRetail Trade10.8%
WSWholesale Trade8.6%
MFManufacturing8.4%
EDEducational Services6.6%
COConstruction5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.3%
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