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St. Charles, Illinois, in Kane county, is 8 miles S of Elgin, Illinois (center to center) and 34 miles W of Chicago, Illinois. The city is included in the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 27,896 people lived in St. Charles.
In St. Charles, about 63% of adults are married. St. Charles is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not).
The city is noted for its large share of males.
In 2000, St. Charles had a median family income of $82,828. Many people in St. Charles make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. St. Charles doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Illinois. In St. Charles, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
St. Charles residents donated more money ($101,780) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
An estimated 74% of living spaces in St. Charles are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city. The housing stock in St. Charles is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In St. Charles, 91% of commuters drive to work.
St. Charles strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
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| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 8% |  |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
Comparing St. Charles to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| People Living Alone | | |
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| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
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