St. Charles, Arkansas

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Population in 2022: 196 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -24.9%
 
Males: 118  (60.7%)
Females: 78  (39.3%)
Median resident age:

37.0 years
Arkansas median age:

38.9 years

Zip codes: 72140.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,268 (it was $24,375 in 2000)
St. Charles:

$60,268
AR:

$55,432

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,620 (it was $13,481 in 2000)

St. Charles town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $118,796 (it was $35,900 in 2000)
St. Charles:

$118,796
AR:

$179,800

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $123,928; detached houses: $140,292; mobile homes: $53,945
March 2022 cost of living index in St. Charles: 74.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.9%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents)
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  • Races in St. Charles, AR (2022)
    • 22582.7%White alone
    • 3312.1%Hispanic
    • 62.2%Two or more races
    • 20.7%Black alone



According to our research of Arkansas and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in St. Charles, Arkansas as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in St. Charles is 163 to 1.


Crime rates in St. Charles by year

Type

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(473.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
1
(446.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(473.9)
1
(480.8)
1
(476.2)
1
(476.2)
0
(0.0)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
1
(452.5)
1
(446.4)
1
(454.5)
3
(1,376)
1
(473.9)
1
(480.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
3
(1,357)
0
(0.0)
2
(909.1)
2
(917.4)
1
(473.9)
2
(961.5)
2
(952.4)
2
(952.4)
1
(510.2)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index86.0120.568.2133.0526.1168.3133.3133.320.4

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in St. Charles, AR

Crime rate in St. Charles detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 3 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

4.76
Arkansas average:

2.25
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Ancestries: American (51.4%), German (9.7%), Irish (6.3%), European (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 201 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 228 people per square mile   (very low).

St. Charles, Arkansas map

1 resident is foreign born

This town:

0.4%
Arkansas:

2.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,043 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $376 (0.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (51.8 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (83.9 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (343.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

De Witt, AR (3.6 miles ),
Almyra, AR (4.0 miles ),
Holly Grove, AR (4.0 miles ),
Elaine, AR (4.1 miles ),
Marvell, AR (4.2 miles ),
Lake View, AR (4.3 miles ),
Gillett, AR (4.7 miles ),
Roe, AR (4.8 miles)

Latitude: 34.37 N, Longitude: 91.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 870

Distribution of median household income in St. Charles, AR in 2022
Distribution of house value in St. Charles, AR in 2022
St. Charles satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2018: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2017: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $40,000
Number of permits per 10,000 St. Charles, AR residents
Average permit cost in St. Charles, AR
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.8%
Arkansas:

3.4%
Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+25.5%).
Most common industries in St. Charles, AR (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (16.1%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.0%)
  • Health care (9.7%)
  • Construction (6.5%)
  • Leather & allied products (6.5%)
  • Machinery (5.4%)
  • Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.4%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (22.2%)
  • Construction (11.1%)
  • Leather & allied products (11.1%)
  • Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (9.3%)
  • Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7.4%)
  • Food (5.6%)
  • Public administration (5.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (30.8%)
  • Health care (23.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (10.3%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (7.7%)
  • Machinery (5.1%)
  • Pharmacies & drug stores (5.1%)
  • Gasoline stations (5.1%)
Most common occupations in St. Charles, AR (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.5%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5.4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Farmers and farm managers (13.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.3%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7.4%)
  • Other protective service workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.6%)
  • Carpenters (5.6%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (17.9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.3%)
  • Therapists (5.1%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5.1%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.1%)

Average climate in St. Charles, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

St. Charles-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the St. Charles town center killed 5 people and injured 16 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/9/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

St. Charles-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 389% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from St. Charles center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from St. Charles center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 168.6 miles away from St. Charles center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Arkansas County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
St. Charles topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near St. Charles:

  • DEWITT NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; DE WITT, AR)
  • DEWITT HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; DE WITT, AR)
  • ARKANSAS COUNTY HEALTH UNIT (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; DE WITT, AR)
  • CRESTPARK DEWITT, LLC (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; DE WITT, AR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Charles:

  • Coahoma Community College (about 34 miles; Clarksdale, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,284)
  • Delta State University (about 50 miles; Cleveland, MS; FT enrollment: 3,304)
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (about 52 miles; Pine Bluff, AR; FT enrollment: 2,558)
  • Arkansas State University-Beebe (about 65 miles; Beebe, AR; FT enrollment: 3,387)
  • University of Arkansas at Monticello (about 67 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 3,130)
  • Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 69 miles; Senatobia, MS; FT enrollment: 6,607)
  • Harding University (about 70 miles; Searcy, AR; FT enrollment: 5,360)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in St. Charles: Saint Charles Fire Station (A), Saint Charles Police Department (B), United States Fish And Wildlife - White River National Wildlife Refuge (Park Security) (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Arkansas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.1 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

64.5%
Whole state:

67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

4.5%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in St. Charles:

Marital status in St. Charles, AR
  • Never married: 29.6%
  • Now married: 42.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 18.0%

For population 25 years and over in St. Charles:

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.7
Arkansas average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for St. Charles, AR (based on Arkansas County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant9,70941
Mainline Protestant2,50016
Black Protestant1,0327
Catholic3001
Other371
None5,441-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Here:

2.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Here:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Arkansas County:

5.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.8%
Arkansas:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Arkansas County:

33.3%
Arkansas:

29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Arkansas County:

14.9%
Arkansas:

13.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

45.1%
Arkansas:

48.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

34.1%
Arkansas:

44.2%

Average BMI:
This city:

27.4
State:

28.9

People feeling badly about themselves:
St. Charles:

17.9%
State:

21.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

7.1%
Arkansas:

11.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
St. Charles:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
St. Charles:

26.9%
Arkansas:

34.0%

General health condition:
St. Charles:

48.8%
State:

54.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

70.7%
State:

78.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of St. Charles, AR Residents

St. Charles government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - General - Other: $106,000 ($540.82)
    Police Protection: $43,000 ($219.39)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($35.71)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $17,000 ($86.73)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($51.02)

St. Charles government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $22,000 ($112.24)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,000 ($10.20)
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $75,000 ($382.65)
    General Revenue - Other: $1,000 ($5.10)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $84,000 ($428.57)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($76.53)
  • Tax - Property: $8,000 ($40.82)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,000 ($10.20)
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000 ($5.10)

St. Charles government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $345,000 ($1760.20)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $316,000 ($1612.24)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,000 ($147.96)

St. Charles government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,000 ($107.14)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $279,000 ($1423.47)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. Charles:

  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Charles:

  • KVRN (90.7 FM; MARVELL, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KDEW-FM (97.3 FM; DE WITT, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KWAK-FM (105.5 FM; STUTTGART, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KFFA-FM (103.1 FM; HELENA, AR; Owner: DELTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJIW-FM (94.5 FM; HELENA, AR; Owner: ELIJAH MONDY,JR.)

TV broadcast stations around St. Charles:

  • KATV (Channel 7; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KATV, LLC)

St. Charles fatal accident list:

Sep 18, 2020 07:35 AM, Sr-1-5, Lat: 34.371353, Lon: -91.129556, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 12Number of bridges
  • 433ft / 132mTotal length
  • 4,972Total average daily traffic
  • 777Total average daily truck traffic
  • 6,038Total future (year 2007) average daily traffic
New bridges in St. Charles, AR - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21940-1949
  • 11970-1979
  • 41980-1989
  • 42000-2009
  • 12020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for St. Charles, AR

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

4
  • Jim O'Dowd, Belknap Ave. (Lat: 34.372889 Lon: -91.129194), Type: 79.2, Structure height: 05001 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Alltel Central Arkansas Cellular Limited Partnership, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070

  • cicily wallace, Belknap Ave. (Lat: 34.372889 Lon: -91.129194), Type: 79.2, Structure height: 05001 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Alltel Central Arkansas Cellular Limited Partnership, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070

  • Jim O'Dowd, Belknap Ave., Type: 79.2, Structure height: 05001 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Alltel Central Arkansas Cellular Limited Partnership, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070

  • Gina Cacciatore, Belknap Ave. (Lat: 34.372889 Lon: -91.129194), Type: 79.2, Structure height: 05001 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Alltel Central Arkansas Cellular Limited Partnership, Network.Regulatory@verizonwireless.Com, , Alpha-retta, Phone: (770) 797-1070


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in St. Charles, AR
  • 60.0%Utility gas
  • 33.8%Electricity
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in St. Charles, AR
  • 64.7%Utility gas
  • 35.3%Electricity


St. Charles compared to Arkansas state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
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