St. Charles County vs. Franklin County

	St. Charles County (MO)	Franklin County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	399,182	103,670
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.7%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	360,494	101,495
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	360,485	101,492
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.3%
White alone, percent	89.9%	96.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.1%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.9%	95.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,637	7,716
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	156,324	45,533
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.4%	73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,900	$160,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,549	$1,226
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$544	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,024	$755
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.6%	11.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,326	457
Households, 2014-2018	144,643	40,780
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.2%	87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.3%	76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.7%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.8%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.1%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.1%	58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	918,377	126,424
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,482,925	322,440
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,851,657	2,617,306
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,006,920	574,723
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,971,679	1,396,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,486	$13,770
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$81,411	$55,312
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,229	$28,773
Persons in poverty, percent	5.7%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,590	2,631
Total employment, 2017	136,213	36,248
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,847,968	1,374,636
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	26,567	6,776
All firms, 2012	28,383	8,403
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,095	4,033
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,360	2,743
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,246	357
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	25,092	7,777
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,553	712
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	24,488	7,113
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.9%	26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	643.2	110.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	560.44	922.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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