County profile
St. Charles County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#213 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$26.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
143,624
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,946
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
426,499
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$104.7k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
42.7%±0.9%
Poverty rate
5.2%±0.4%
Business applications
5,783 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,072
25.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation20%
Health care18%
Manufacturing14%
Finance & insurance12%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
426,499
residents · 2025 · +4.9% since 2020
Income per capita $72.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+12,767
International migration+5,230
Natural change+2,241
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$18.4B2019
$18.9B2020
$20.6B2021
$22.8B2022
$25.0B2023
$26.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$320.8k±$3.6k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
3.5%±0.4%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$581.5M
1,661 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Hail 98Tornado 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4472016
4752017
4962018
5232019
5452020
6032021
6872022
7512023
7922024
8302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -46% since 20213,1002021
2,5982022
2,6772023
2,0402024
1,6612025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.3 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
2.9 km
NS
Nearest port
10.8 km
St. Charles Sand Co., Plant No. 2 Wharf and Pier.
Nearest commercial airport
13.5 km
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):5,056,330 short tons/yr · America's Central Port, IL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of St. Charles?
St. Charles's economy produced $26.4B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.