Moving to Saint Charles, Minnesota
Population: 3,295. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,526 (+7.0% change)
Males: 1,606 (48.7%), Females: 1,689 (51.3%)
Winona County
Zip code: 55972
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $42,813
Median house value: $96,600
Population by Race
Races in St. Charles:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Other Asian (3.1%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (47.9%), Norwegian (20.7%), Irish (11.3%), English (7.1%), Polish (4.8%), French (3.5%).
Elevation: 1142 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. Charles
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in St. Charles city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
4.5% Foreign born (2.1% Asia, 1.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +581 (+21.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Charles:
- OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WABASHA, MN)
- MAYO PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY TRTMT CTR (about 29 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Charles:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 57 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 73 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Charles:
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 21 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; Abbreviation: 55Y)
- FLYING A (about 22 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: 2C4)
- FILLMORE COUNTY (about 22 miles; PRESTON, MN; Abbreviation: FKA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Charles:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 29 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 55 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 61 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
Schools
Public high school in St. Charles:
- ST. CHARLES SEC. (Students: 532; Location: HIGHWAY 14 E.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in St. Charles:
- ST. CHARLES EL. (Students: 535; Location: 925 CHURCH AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in St. Charles:
- ST. CHARLES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $91,488; Location: 125 W. 11TH STREET; 20,122 books; 672 audio materials; 1,101 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)