Charleston vs Ozark

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

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

Ozark has the higher population (3,555 vs 2,611 in Charleston). Charleston has the higher median household income ($60,058 vs $49,283 in Ozark). Ozark has the higher median home value ($125,100 vs $116,500 in Charleston).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Ozark
Population	2,611	3,555
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,058	$49,283
Median home value	$116,500	$125,100
Median gross rent	$738	$726
Housing units	1,189	1,669
Homeownership rate	71.8%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Ozark
Population	2,581 → 2,611 (+1.2%)	3,610 → 3,555 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$46,531 → $60,058 (+29.1%)	$20,101 → $49,283 (+145.2%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $116,500 (+26.6%)	$74,800 → $125,100 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $738 (+6.8%)	$599 → $726 (+21.2%)

Charleston

Population

2,5812,611

Median household income

$46,531$60,058

Median home value

$92,000$116,500

Median gross rent

$691$738

Ozark

Population

3,6103,555

Median household income

$20,101$49,283

Median home value

$74,800$125,100

Median gross rent

$599$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Ozark
Under 5	3.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.1%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	5.1%	20.6%
35 to 44	22.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.3%
75 and over	13.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Ozark
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.7%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Ozark
No high school diploma	9.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	35.4%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Ozark
Drove alone	89.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Ozark
1-unit, detached	78.6%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Ozark
Poverty rate	9.1%	16.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1980	1982