Charleston vs Denning

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

Charleston and Denning 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 296 in Denning). Charleston has the higher median household income ($60,058 vs $36,591 in Denning). Charleston has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $59,100 in Denning).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Denning
Population	2,611	296
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,058	$36,591
Median home value	$116,500	$59,100
Median gross rent	$738	$913
Housing units	1,189	121
Homeownership rate	71.8%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Denning
Population	2,581 → 2,611 (+1.2%)	288 → 296 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$46,531 → $60,058 (+29.1%)	$32,500 → $36,591 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $116,500 (+26.6%)	$62,300 → $59,100 (-5.1%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $738 (+6.8%)	$458 → $913 (+99.3%)

Charleston

Population

2,5812,611

Median household income

$46,531$60,058

Median home value

$92,000$116,500

Median gross rent

$691$738

Denning

Population

288296

Median household income

$32,500$36,591

Median home value

$62,300$59,100

Median gross rent

$458$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Denning
Under 5	3.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	19.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	5.1%	7.8%
35 to 44	22.9%	32.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	5.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.5%
75 and over	13.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Denning
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.7%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Denning
No high school diploma	9.2%	22.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Denning
Drove alone	89.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Denning
1-unit, detached	78.6%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	42.1%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Denning
Poverty rate	9.1%	23.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1980	1982