St. Charles

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  1. St. Charles Legal Resources
  2. St. Charles Statistics
  3. St. Charles Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. St. Charles Employment Information
  5. St. Charles Family Information
  6. St. Charles Education Information
  7. St. Charles Business Information
  8. St. Charles Public Benefits Information
  9. St. Charles Criminal Information
  10. St. Charles Immigration & Civil Rights Information


St. Charles Legal Resources Back to top

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St. Charles Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 38,256
  • Land Area (2000): 77.840 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.646 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 14,481
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 543
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 578
St. Charles Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 37,672 97.42%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 996 2.58%

St. Charles Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Employment Information Back to top
St. Charles Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 12,742 12,324 418 3.28% 33
1991 12,810 12,259 551 4.30% 43
1992 13,161 12,537 624 4.74% 48
1993 13,522 12,932 590 4.36% 44
1994 13,927 13,448 479 3.44% 34
1995 14,856 14,164 692 4.66% 47
1996 15,253 14,537 716 4.69% 47
1997 15,241 14,631 611 4.01% 40
1998 15,767 15,161 606 3.84% 38
1999 16,542 15,930 612 3.70% 37
2000 16,982 16,331 651 3.83% 38
2001 17,572 16,658 914 5.20% 52
2002 17,708 16,792 916 5.17% 52
2003 18,054 17,156 898 4.97% 50
2004 18,273 17,421 852 4.66% 47
2005 18,374 17,544 830 4.52% 45
2006 18,816 18,189 627 3.33% 33
2007 19,178 18,467 711 3.71% 37
2008 19,456 18,470 986 5.07% 51
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,418 18,550 868 4.47% 45
Feb 2008 19,467 18,587 880 4.52% 45
Mar 2008 19,463 18,596 867 4.45% 45
Apr 2008 19,467 18,627 840 4.31% 43
May 2008 19,538 18,518 1,020 5.22% 52
Jun 2008 19,765 18,565 1,200 6.07% 61
Jul 2008 19,624 18,444 1,180 6.01% 60
Aug 2008 19,309 18,211 1,098 5.69% 57
Sep 2008 19,051 18,129 922 4.84% 48
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

St. Charles Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,273 11.28%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 979 8.68%
3. Finance and Insurance 581 5.15%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 529 4.69%
5. Educational Services 489 4.33%
6. Health Care 416 3.69%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 362 3.21%
8. Metal Manufactuing 356 3.16%
9. Public Administration 339 3.01%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 322 2.85%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 304 2.69%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 296 2.62%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 276 2.45%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 266 2.36%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 244 2.16%
16. Department and Other General Stores 238 2.11%
17. Printing and Related Manufacturing 231 2.05%
18. Truck Transportation 231 2.05%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 209 1.85%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 204 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,196 13.80%
2. Health Care 1,115 12.87%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 624 7.20%
4. Finance and Insurance 542 6.25%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 486 5.61%
6. Department and Other General Stores 369 4.26%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 261 3.01%
8. Public Administration 246 2.84%
9. Construction 203 2.34%
10. Social Assistance 197 2.27%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 185 2.13%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 181 2.09%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 158 1.82%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 156 1.80%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 151 1.74%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 148 1.71%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 112 1.29%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 110 1.27%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 109 1.26%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 105 1.21%

St. Charles Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 827 7.33%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 687 6.09%
3. Other Management Occupations 652 5.78%
4. Top Executives 563 4.99%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 398 3.53%
6. Business Operations Specialists 394 3.49%
7. Other Production Occupations 381 3.38%
8. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 376 3.33%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 368 3.26%
10. Computer Specialists 365 3.24%
11. Engineers 346 3.07%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 323 2.86%
13. Carpenters 299 2.65%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 258 2.29%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 251 2.22%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 235 2.08%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 218 1.93%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 199 1.76%
19. Other Construction Trades 175 1.55%
20. Vehicle Mechanics 164 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 516 5.95%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 502 5.79%
3. Secretaries and Admins 453 5.23%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 423 4.88%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 415 4.79%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 372 4.29%
7. Registered Nurses 324 3.74%
8. Other Management Occupations 323 3.73%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 320 3.69%
10. Customer Service Representatives 291 3.36%
11. Cashiers 276 3.18%
12. Business Operations Specialists 263 3.03%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 223 2.57%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 176 2.03%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 171 1.97%
16. Child Care Workers 167 1.93%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 160 1.85%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 158 1.82%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 157 1.81%
20. Accountants and Auditors 147 1.70%

St. Charles Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 17,065 58.12%
15-35 hours 4,254 14.49%
1-14 hours 933 3.18%
No regular hours 7,109 24.21%

St. Charles Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 519 2.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM 577 3.04%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 858 4.52%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,626 8.57%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,256 11.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM 3,150 16.60%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 3,121 16.45%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,942 10.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,179 6.21%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 921 4.85%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 340 1.79%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 223 1.18%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,246 6.57%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,018 5.36%

St. Charles Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 480 2.53%
5-9 2,856 15.05%
10-14 3,012 15.87%
15-19 2,527 13.32%
20-24 1,735 9.14%
25-29 955 5.03%
30-34 2,155 11.36%
35-39 578 3.05%
40-44 991 5.22%
45-59 1,806 9.52%
60-89 1,202 6.33%
At least 90 679 3.58%

St. Charles Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 67 0.35% 11,498 60.59%
30-44 17 0.09% 3,707 19.54%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,806 9.52%
At least 60 554 2.92% 1,327 6.99%

St. Charles Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 23 0.12%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,257 6.35%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 16,724 84.52%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 61 0.31%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 638 3.22%
Color 6 Box Walked 267 1.35%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 812 4.10%

St. Charles Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 13,693 (37,312 people)
Families (2000): 10,295 (32,748 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,902
People at same address in 1995: 19,984
St. Charles Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 391 2.84%
$10,000-$14,999 337 2.45%
$15,000-$19,999 403 2.92%
$20,000-$24,999 502 3.64%
$25,000-$29,999 444 3.22%
$30,000-$34,999 500 3.63%
$35,000-$39,999 626 4.54%
$40,000-$44,999 601 4.36%
$45,000-$49,999 471 3.42%
$50,000-$59,999 1,272 9.23%
$60,000-$74,999 1,634 11.86%
$75,000-$99,999 2,183 15.84%
$100,000-$124,999 1,585 11.50%
$125,000-$149,999 709 5.15%
$150,000-$199,999 844 6.12%
$200,000 or more 1,278 9.27%

St. Charles Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,837 20.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,015 29.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 519 3.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,159 15.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 70 0.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,434 17.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 22 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,175 8.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 312 2.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 111 0.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

St. Charles Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 12,102 30.84%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 7,340 18.70%
Public Assistance 108 0.28%
Retirement 1,874 4.78%
Self Employment 1,754 4.47%
Social Security 2,660 6.78%
Supplemental Security 192 0.49%
Wage / Salary 11,829 30.14%
Other 1,385 3.53%

St. Charles Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,405 49.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 4,528 50.69%

St. Charles Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 907 5.99%
Color 1 Box Married 9,721 64.15%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,255 28.08%
Color 3 Box Widowed 271 1.79%

St. Charles Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,386 9.25%
Color 1 Box Married 9,294 62.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,113 20.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,183 7.90%

St. Charles Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Education Information Back to top
St. Charles Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 845 3.07%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,953 7.10%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,164 22.42%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,972 21.72%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,826 6.64%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 7,126 25.92%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,611 13.13%

St. Charles Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 444 1.16% 446 1.17% 890 2.33%
Kindergarten 397 1.04% 84 0.22% 481 1.26%
Grades 1-4 2,039 5.33% 293 0.77% 2,332 6.10%
Grades 5-8 2,579 6.74% 173 0.45% 2,752 7.19%
Grades 9-12 2,760 7.21% 206 0.54% 2,966 7.75%
Undergrad college 1,265 3.31% 221 0.58% 1,486 3.88%
Graduate or professional school 175 0.46% 272 0.71% 447 1.17%
Total 9,659 25.25% 1,695 4.43% 11,354 29.68%

St. Charles Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $944,365,000
Retail sales (2002): $754,692,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $147,558,000
St. Charles Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Public Benefits Information Back to top
St. Charles Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 36,194 96.51%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,308 3.49%

St. Charles Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Criminal Information Back to top
St. Charles Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 14 51
2005 14 56
2006 14 53
2007 14 55

St. Charles Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


St. Charles Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
St. Charles Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,135 13.42%
10-19 Years 6,938 18.14%
20-29 Years 3,631 9.49%
30-39 Years 5,559 14.53%
40-49 Years 7,033 18.38%
50-59 Years 5,026 13.14%
60-69 Years 2,338 6.11%
70-79 Years 1,608 4.20%
80-89 Years 805 2.10%
90+ Years 183 0.48%

St. Charles Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 19,339 50.55%
Color 1 Box Female 18,917 49.45%

St. Charles Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 34,663 90.61%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,938 5.07%
Color 2 Box Asian 678 1.77%
Color 1 Box African-American 677 1.77%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 238 0.62%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 44 0.12%
Color 6 Box Other Race 16 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

St. Charles Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 11,545 25.53%
2. Irish 6,909 15.28%
3. English 4,539 10.04%
4. Polish 4,027 8.90%
5. Italian 3,535 7.82%
6. Swedish 2,329 5.15%
7. United States Or American 1,437 3.18%
8. French Non-Basque 1,252 2.77%
9. Norwegian 1,202 2.66%
10. Scottish 901 1.99%

St. Charles Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 32,798 90.30%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,831 5.04%
3. German 281 0.77%
4. Polish 181 0.50%
5. French 162 0.45%
6. Italian 152 0.42%
7. Other Slavic 140 0.39%
8. Tagalog 104 0.29%
9. Other Asian 95 0.26%
10. Chinese 92 0.25%

St. Charles Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 36,207 93.64%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,044 2.70%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,417 3.66%

St. Charles Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
St. Charles Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.