Demographics of St. Charles city, Missouri

St. Charles city, Missouri had 72,561 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,720 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

St. Charles city, in four figures

72,561
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 71,508 ±99.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,720 people.; 38.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,937 ±$3,974
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

St. Charles city, Missouri's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Charles city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

St. Charles city, Missouri's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Charles city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	70,841	100.0	100.0
2021	71,179	100.5	100.2
2022	71,342	100.7	100.7
2023	72,023	101.7	101.6
2024	72,354	102.1	102.5
2025	72,561	102.4	103.1

Population of St. Charles city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	70,841	—
2021	71,179	+338
2022	71,342	+163
2023	72,023	+681
2024	72,354	+331
2025	72,561	+207

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±0.8: for men 37.3 ±1.4 and for women 40.1 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Charles city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	3,123 ±376	4.4% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,519 ±719	13.3% ±1.0	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,091 ±703	12.7% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,605 ±991	27.4% ±1.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,119 ±941	23.9% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,051 ±794	18.3% ±1.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,937 ±$3,974, and income per person $49,608 ±$4,514, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in St. Charles city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,675 ±378	8.8% ±1.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,586 ±569	18.4% ±1.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,144 ±558	16.9% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,888 ±523	12.8% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,031 ±553	19.9% ±1.8	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,452 ±500	11.4% ±1.6	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,586 ±477	11.8% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in St. Charles city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,868 ±772	7.3% ±1.2	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,052 ±275	8.5% ±2.2	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,663 ±531	7.2% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,153 ±251	6.7% ±1.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Charles city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Charles city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	32,305 ±560	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±1.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.0% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.0% ±1.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.0% ±1.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$298,700 ±$9,191	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,251 ±$39	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in St. Charles city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,625 ±802	6.5% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	55,566 ±1,172	77.7% ±1.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,179 ±672	7.2% ±0.9	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,708 ±452	3.8% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 75	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	313 ±148	0.4% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,042 ±506	4.3% ±0.7	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in St. Charles city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	46,378 ±1,349	64.9% ±1.9	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,710 ±1,178	27.6% ±1.6	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	968 ±251	1.4% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,452 ±667	6.2% ±0.9	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,817 ±368	2.5% ±0.5	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,635 ±537	3.7% ±0.8	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

St. Charles city among the places of Missouri

7th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near St. Charles city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Springfield city	169,954 ±92
Columbia city	128,548 ±62
Independence city	121,740 ±60
Lee's Summit city	103,656 ±83
O'Fallon city	93,801 ±84
St. Charles city	71,508 ±99
St. Joseph city	71,236 ±30
Blue Springs city	59,965 ±52
St. Peters city	59,092 ±49
Joplin city	52,593 ±47
Florissant city	51,773 ±99

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in St. Charles city, Missouri

Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 21 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 21 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 24 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 27 Places in Missouri by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026