CITY · 1990 CENSUS

St. Charles

Kentucky · 296 residents · 0.99 sq mi

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St. Charles is home to 296 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 41.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 1% of adults. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 56%. The typical home is worth $14,999.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

1% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

296

−4%vs 2000

vs 309 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−18%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024293

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.2%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.5%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(46)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.4%(22)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.2%(42)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(30)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.7%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(11)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$9,826

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,469 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,197

−39%vs 2000

vs $10,230 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.7%

+12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $279 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

14.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(305)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(295)

Black0.3%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(6)

Ancestry

American13.3%(39)

English6.8%(20)

Irish2.7%(8)

Scottish1.7%(5)

German1%(3)

Dutch0.3%(1)

Norwegian0.3%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1)

West Indian0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

25.7%

−20.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 17.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(38)

Married39.8%(49)

Widowed13.8%(17)

Divorced15.4%(19)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(39)

Married44.1%(52)

Widowed9.3%(11)

Divorced13.6%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−15.6 ptssince 2013

from 23.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.6%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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