Charleston vs Wiederkehr Village

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

Charleston and Wiederkehr Village 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 14 in Wiederkehr Village). Since 2019, Charleston's population has grown faster (+1.2% vs -57.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
Population	2,611	14
Median age	40.7 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,058	—
Median home value	$116,500	—
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	1,189	9
Homeownership rate	71.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
Population	2,581 → 2,611 (+1.2%)	33 → 14 (-57.6%)
Median household income	$46,531 → $60,058 (+29.1%)	$90,938 → $141,250 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $116,500 (+26.6%)	$131,300 → $131,300 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $738 (+6.8%)	—

Charleston

Population

2,5812,611

Median household income

$46,531$60,058

Median home value

$92,000$116,500

Median gross rent

$691$738

Wiederkehr Village

Population

3314

Median household income

$90,938$141,250

Median home value

$131,300$131,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	22.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	7.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	42.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.1%
75 and over	13.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
No high school diploma	9.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	33.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
Drove alone	89.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
1-unit, detached	78.6%	66.7%
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%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Wiederkehr Village
Poverty rate	9.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.26	1.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1980	1991