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