Altus vs Charleston

A side-by-side comparison of Altus and Charleston: population, income, housing, and more.

Altus and Charleston are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Charleston has the higher population (2,611 vs 857 in Altus). Charleston has the higher median household income ($60,058 vs $37,656 in Altus). Charleston has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $110,500 in Altus).

Population, income & housing

	Altus	Charleston
Population	857	2,611
Median age	45.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,656	$60,058
Median home value	$110,500	$116,500
Median gross rent	$657	$738
Housing units	363	1,189
Homeownership rate	71.1%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altus	Charleston
Population	825 → 857 (+3.9%)	2,581 → 2,611 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$36,188 → $37,656 (+4.1%)	$46,531 → $60,058 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$98,800 → $110,500 (+11.8%)	$92,000 → $116,500 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $657 (+16.7%)	$691 → $738 (+6.8%)

Altus

Population

825857

Median household income

$36,188$37,656

Median home value

$98,800$110,500

Median gross rent

$563$657

Charleston

Population

2,5812,611

Median household income

$46,531$60,058

Median home value

$92,000$116,500

Median gross rent

$691$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altus	Charleston
Under 5	2.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	13.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	6.2%	5.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	22.9%
45 to 54	18.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	8.9%
75 and over	8.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altus	Charleston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.4%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altus	Charleston
No high school diploma	19.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altus	Charleston
Drove alone	79.0%	89.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	3.4%
Public transit	10.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altus	Charleston
1-unit, detached	76.9%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Altus	Charleston
Poverty rate	31.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1971	1980