St. Charles County, MO

County

2024 Population

414,535

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.505% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.2%

10.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,692

1.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

St. Charles County, MO is home to a population of 415k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.45% of St. Charles County, MO residents were born outside of the country (18.5k people).

In 2024, there were 16.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (344k people) in St. Charles County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 12.7k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of St. Charles County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in St. Charles County, MO was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Charles County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in St. Charles County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
344k ± 878
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
20.8k ± 739
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
12.7k ± 863

4.2%

Hispanic Population

17.4k people

4.2% of the people in St. Charles County, MO are hispanic (17.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in St. Charles County, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

4.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18.5k people

4.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

17.4k people

As of 2024, 4.45% of St. Charles County, MO residents (18.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Charles County, MO was 4.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in St. Charles County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
7,373 ± 529
Gulf War (2001-)
4,684 ± 517
Gulf War (1990s)
3,152 ± 424

St. Charles County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in St. Charles County, MO.

Health

95.8% of the population of St. Charles County, MO has health coverage, with 65.4% on employee plans, 5.26% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 9.84% on non-group plans, and 0.908% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Charles County, MO see 2,135 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,135 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1533 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 425 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,135 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Charles County, MO

Primary care physicians in St. Charles County, MO see an average of 2,135 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,135 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Charles County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.17%

Uninsured

65.4%

Employer Coverage

5.26%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

9.84%

Non-Group

0.908%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. Charles County, MO declined by 2.4% from 4.27% to 4.17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. Charles County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.48 in St. Charles County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Charles County, MO.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.1% in St. Charles County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Charles County, MO.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.22% in St. Charles County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Charles County, MO.

Economy

The economy of St. Charles County, MO employs 224k people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Charles County, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (29,262 people), Manufacturing (28,248 people), and Retail Trade (24,881 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($97,279), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($90,192), and Finance & Insurance ($88,764).

Employment

Occupations

224k

2024 Value

± 3,831

1.56%

1 Year growth

± 2.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Charles County, MO grew at a rate of 1.56%, from 221k employees to 224k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Charles County, MO, are Management Occupations (30,674 people), Sales & Related Occupations (23,893 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (23,208 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Charles County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

224k

2024 Value

± 3,831

1.56%

1 Year growth

± 2.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Charles County, MO grew at a rate of 1.56%, from 221k employees to 224k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Charles County, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (29,262 people), Manufacturing (28,248 people), and Retail Trade (24,881 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Charles County, MO, though some of these residents may live in St. Charles County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,411

Median earning men ± $2,242

$49,299

Median earning women ± $1,049

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,190), Information ($95,676), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,022).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,667), Information ($72,656), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,740).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

610
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
610
Construction
591
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.29M
Finance and Insurance
$1.09M
Manufacturing
$970k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of St. Charles County, MO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5,190 male students and 8,501 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Charles County, MO are White (2,096 and 75.4%), Black or African American (284 and 10.2%), Hispanic or Latino (130 and 4.68%), and Unknown (106 and 3.81%).

The largest universities in St. Charles County, MO by number of degrees awarded are Lindenwood University (1,639 and 55.9%), St Charles Community College (1,070 and 36.5%), and Urshan University (111 and 3.79%).

The most popular majors in St. Charles County, MO are Liberal Arts & Sciences (537 and 18.3%), General Business (276 and 9.42%), and Creative Writing (87 and 2.97%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $13,778.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in St. Charles County, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 57.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 13,691 (37.9% men and 62.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 13,691 students enrolled in St. Charles County, MO, 37.9% men and 62.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,868 records, of which 61.9% were women and 38.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
155 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
63 degrees awarded
General Psychology
60 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in St. Charles County, MO was General Business with 155 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in St. Charles County, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lindenwood University
1,639 degrees awarded
St Charles Community College
1,070 degrees awarded
Urshan University
111 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lindenwood University with 1,639 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,057 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Charles County, MO, which is 0.564 times less than the 1,873 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,096 degrees mean that there were 7.38 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 284 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,778) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,750) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Charles County, MO was $320,800 in 2024, which is 0.964 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $296,800 to $320,800, a 8.09% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Charles County, MO is 80.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Charles County, MO have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Charles County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.23% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Charles County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.27%.

Housing

Property

$320,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,551

$129,898

Median Property Taxes

±$2,339

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Charles County, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in St. Charles County, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.5% of the housing units in St. Charles County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. Charles County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$104,692

Median Household Income

± $1,179

161k

Number of Households

± 2,974

In 2024, the median household income of the 161k households in St. Charles County, MO grew to $104,692 from the previous year's value of $102,912.

The following chart displays the households in St. Charles County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Charles County, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.8%)
Worked At Home (18%)
Carpooled (5.94%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in St. Charles County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18%) and those who carpooled to work (5.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Charles County, MO have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in St. Charles County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Charles County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Charles County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Charles County, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.23% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Charles County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.27%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

5.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Charles County, MO (21.2k out of 408k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Charles County, MO is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 5.6% of the children was living in poverty in St. Charles County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 126 in St. Charles County, MO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 30.4% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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