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Saint Charles, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saint Charles, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 56,316. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SAINT-CHARLES-IL · Saint Charles, IL 2 ZIPs · 56,316 pop · #1057/25278 · Kane County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $142,943
  • RANK-TOP #1057/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Gilberts
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-SMALL 56,316
  • SPREAD-MOD 60174→60175
  • HOME-HIGH $440,950

Nearest income peer: Gilberts, IL (+ $4,761 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Saint Charles

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Saint Charles on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Saint Charles, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
56,316
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$142,943
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $142,943 and home value $440,950 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 53.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Saint Charles as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Winfield is the closest lower-income city and Park Ridge the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Saint Charles.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Saint Charles differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Saint Charles. ZIP 60174 reports $104,534 in median household income, while ZIP 60175 reports $181,352. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

60174 to 60175

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

60174 to 60175

Poverty-rate spread
1.5 points

60175 to 60174

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 60174 skews compact Saint Charles

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 60174 covers about 55% of Saint Charles's 56,316 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Saint Charles

Citywide ZBP: 2,038 establishments, 28,696 employees , annual payroll $1,691,861k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60174 (1,444 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (313) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Saint Charles, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Kane County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Saint Charles. See the Kane County roll-up →

Saint Charles sits in the upper half of Kane County on income: Aurora, Elgin and Carpentersville report less, while Geneva and Gilberts report more. Aurora marks the far end of that range at $76,401, 47% below Saint Charles.

Side-by-side: Compare 60174 vs 60175 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60174 30,752 $104,534 1,444 858
60175 25,564 $181,352 594 290
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Saint Charles roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Saint Charles, .