Madison County vs. St. Charles County

	Madison County (IL)	St. Charles County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	264,461	399,182
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	10.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	269,334	360,494
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	269,282	360,485
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	87.7%	89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.8%	5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.8%	86.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,245	24,637
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	119,630	156,324
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.8%	80.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$132,300	$208,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$499	$544
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$815	$1,024
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	15.6%
Building permits, 2018	634	2,326
Households, 2014-2018	107,413	144,643
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.9%	88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.3%	88.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.8%	37.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.9%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	70.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	65.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	431,161	918,377
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,194,862	1,482,925
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	19,140,467	6,851,657
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,764,237	9,006,920
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,230,218	4,971,679
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,058	$13,486
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,890	$81,411
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,802	$37,229
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	5.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,757	8,590
Total employment, 2017	88,784	136,213
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,706,285	5,847,968
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	14,503	26,567
All firms, 2012	18,813	28,383
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,196	15,095
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,627	9,360
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,812	2,246
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,295	25,092
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,037	2,553
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,471	24,488
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	2.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.9%	27.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	376.3	643.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	715.58	560.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Madison county (IL) and St. Charles county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.