Charleston vs Humboldt

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

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

Charleston has the higher population (17,212 vs 360 in Humboldt). Humboldt has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $49,057 in Charleston). Charleston has the higher median home value ($133,700 vs $75,000 in Humboldt).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Humboldt
Population	17,212	360
Median age	28.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,057	$58,375
Median home value	$133,700	$75,000
Median gross rent	$819	$879
Housing units	8,411	166
Homeownership rate	46.7%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Humboldt
Population	20,464 → 17,212 (-15.9%)	461 → 360 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$40,863 → $49,057 (+20.1%)	$50,313 → $58,375 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $133,700 (+27.5%)	$68,700 → $75,000 (+9.2%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $819 (+13.3%)	$700 → $879 (+25.6%)

Charleston

Population

20,46417,212

Median household income

$40,863$49,057

Median home value

$104,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$723$819

Humboldt

Population

461360

Median household income

$50,313$58,375

Median home value

$68,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$700$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Humboldt
Under 5	4.2%	1.4%
5 to 17	7.9%	25.0%
18 to 24	32.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	6.4%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	11.4%
75 and over	7.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Humboldt
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	91.7%
Black or African American	7.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Humboldt
No high school diploma	7.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	26.8%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Humboldt
Drove alone	69.7%	72.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	21.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Humboldt
1-unit, detached	52.5%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Humboldt
Poverty rate	25.3%	12.1%
Average household size	1.93	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1978	1970