Moving to Saint Charles, Iowa
Population: 619. Estimated population in July 2024: 670 (+8.2% change)
Males: 318 (51.4%), Females: 301 (48.6%)
Madison County
Zip code: 50240
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $42,333
Median house value: $89,000
Population by Race
Races in St. Charles:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (14.4%), United States (14.4%), English (13.9%), French (2.7%), Scottish (2.6%).
Elevation: 1066 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. Charles
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in St. Charles city
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+14.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Charles:
- MADISON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WINTERSET, IA)
- CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OSCEOLA, IA)
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Charles:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 21 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 91 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 96 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Charles:
- WINTERSET-MADISON COUNTY (about 16 miles; WINTERSET, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y3)
- OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; OSCEOLA, IA; Abbreviation: I75)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 28 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
Amtrak station near St. Charles:
- 18 miles: OSCEOLA (MAIN & E. CLAY STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Charles:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 47 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)