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St. Charles County, Mo.




St. Charles County, with a population of 337,572, has been one of the fastest-growing counties in the country for decades, with 55 percent growth in the 1980s, 33 percent in the 1990s, and another 13 percent between 2000 and 2004. The county features a cross-section of industry, as well as extensive retail and some agriculture. With the Missouri River on the south and the Mississippi on the north and east, the county is bisected east to west by Interstate 70. St. Charles County has two small airports and two ferries that cross the Mississippi River. The City of St. Charles is the county seat.
 
Demographics
Population - 2007
Population 348,844
Households 127,976
Average Age 35.9
Educational Attainment - 2007
High School Graduates 52.8%
Associate Degree 7.4%
Bachelor's Degree 21.8%
Graduate Degree 10.7%
Income - 2007
Median Household Income $70,099
Per Capita Income $28,518
Employment by Industry - 2007
Agriculture, Mining 0.9%
Construction 5.7%
Trade, Transp., Utilities 21.7%
Manufacturing 11.2%
Public Administration 5.7%
Financial services 7.2%
Information 2.5%
Education and Health 21.5%
Leisure and Hospitality 9.2%
Professional Bus. Services 5.7%
Other services 8.7%
Labor Characteristics
Labor Force 203,867
Population, 15+ 272,130
Unemployment Rate, 2007: 4.0%
Largest Employers
Company Industry Employment
Citigroup Financial Services 5000
General Motors Corp. Manufacturing 2800
Francis Howell School District Education 2249
Ft. Zumwalt School District Education 2234
SSM St. Joseph Medical Center Health Care 2036
Ameristar Casino Leisure & Hospitality 1900
MasterCard Global Technology Financial Services 1752
MCI Telecommunicaitons 1498
Wentzville School District Education 1498
MEMC Manufacturing 1270
CenturyTel Telecommunications 1200
Commuting Patterns (www.census.gov)
County of
Residence
Workplace
County
Number of
Employees
% of
Commuters
St. Charles County, MO St. Charles County, MO 70,058 71%
St. Louis County, MO St. Charles County, MO 12,859 13.03%
Lincoln County, MO St. Charles County, MO 5,529 5.60%
Warren County, MO St. Charles County, MO 2,967 3.01%
St. Louis City, MO St. Charles County, MO 1,439 1.46%
Jefferson County, MO St. Charles County, MO 1,291 1.31%
Madison County, IL St. Charles County, MO 1,051 1.07%
Franklin County, MO St. Charles County, MO 766 .78%
St. Clair County, IL St. Charles County, MO 640 .65%
Montgomery County, MO St. Charles County, MO 362 .37%

Effective Date 4/2007


 
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