Language Spoken At Home in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 336,703 | 100% |
English only | 315,790 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 20,913 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,600 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 8,703 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,102 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,506 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,357 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,624 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,821 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,080 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 320 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 360,695 | 100% |
American | 25,748 | 7.1% |
Arab | 1,196 | 0.3% |
Czech | 2,023 | 0.6% |
Danish | 1,272 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 6,468 | 1.8% |
English | 38,970 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 17,231 | 4.8% |
French Canadian | 1,126 | 0.3% |
German | 141,637 | 39.3% |
Greek | 1,323 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,608 | 0.4% |
Irish | 65,676 | 18.2% |
Italian | 25,411 | 7.0% |
Lithuanian | 510 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,980 | 0.8% |
Polish | 12,366 | 3.4% |
Portuguese | 421 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,372 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,142 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 6,880 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 671 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 906 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 3,418 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 1,971 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 522 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 2,605 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 231 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 134,693 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 98,029 | 72.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 46,418 | 34.5% |
Married-couple family | 80,691 | 59.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,651 | 27.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,795 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,612 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,543 | 9.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,155 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 36,664 | 27.2% |
Householder living alone | 30,314 | 22.5% |
65 years and over | 10,468 | 7.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 49,555 | 36.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,608 | 21.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 355,351 | 100% |
Householder | 134,693 | 37.9% |
Spouse | 80,703 | 22.7% |
Child | 114,943 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 12,717 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 12,295 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,997 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 138,209 | 100% |
Never married | 38,828 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 83,890 | 60.7% |
Separated | 1,405 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 2,757 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 11,329 | 8.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 146,040 | 100% |
Never married | 34,110 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 83,164 | 56.9% |
Separated | 2,236 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 11,401 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 15,129 | 10.4% |
Fertility in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,943 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,091 | 22.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,791 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,572 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 849 | 14.7% |
1 or 2 years | 574 | 9.9% |
3 or 4 years | 246 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 903 | 15.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,572 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,380 | 53.7% |
Who are married | 2,009 | 78.1% |
School Enrollment in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 99,883 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,260 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 4,706 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 41,853 | 41.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 20,837 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 25,227 | 25.3% |
Educational Attainment in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 237,241 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,788 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,854 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 62,830 | 26.5% |
Some college, no degree | 56,882 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 19,131 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 54,963 | 23.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 27,793 | 11.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.9% |
Veteran Status in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 268,132 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 27,538 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 358,657 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,847 | 9.7% |
Under 18 years | 92,169 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,868 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 226,327 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,343 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 40,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,636 | 34.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 356,129 | 100% |
Same house | 317,832 | 89.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 37,374 | 10.5% |
Same county | 19,211 | 5.4% |
Different county | 18,163 | 5.1% |
Same state | 11,698 | 3.3% |
Different state | 6,465 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 923 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 360,695 | 100% |
Native | 347,689 | 96.4% |
Born in United States | 345,344 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 248,535 | 68.9% |
Different state | 96,809 | 26.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,345 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 13,006 | 3.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 13,006 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,453 | 49.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,553 | 50.4% |
Year of Entry in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,351 | 100% |
Native | 2,345 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 44 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,301 | 98.1% |
Foreign born | 13,006 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 607 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,399 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Charles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 13,006 | 100% |
Europe | 3,114 | 23.9% |
Asia | 5,855 | 45.0% |
Africa | 552 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 213 | 1.6% |
Latin America | 2,762 | 21.2% |
Northern America | 510 | 3.9% |