
Arkansas · Census place 61940
St. Charles, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of St. Charles, Arkansas (St. Charles, AR — Census place “St. Charles town”) is 260 residents, ranking #410 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $63,173, the median home is worth $105,600 and median gross rent runs $905 a month. Looking for the St. Charles Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve St. Charles, AR: 72140.
- Population
- 260St. Charles town residents
- Median household income
- $63,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $105,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $905Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.7%Owner-occupied households
St. Charles ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Charles.
The St. Charles AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in St. Charles town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Charles town median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 72.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
St. Charles town, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
St. Charles town is a very small community in Arkansas, with 260 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #410 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 34% of them. The median age here is 32.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in St. Charles town earn a median of $63,173 a year, 19.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 28% above the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in St. Charles town is valued at $105,600, 65.2% below the national figure and 18% below the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $905 a month, 35.6% below the national figure, or roughly $10,860 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 72.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 260 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare St. Charles town against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of St. Charles town?
- St. Charles town has 260 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #410 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in St. Charles town?
- Median household income in St. Charles town is $63,173 a year, 19.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Charles town?
- Median gross rent is $905 a month and the median home value is $105,600, so rent absorbs about 17.2% of median household income.
- Is St. Charles town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Charles town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this St. Charles town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.