Charleston vs Wilson City

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

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

Charleston has the higher population (4,565 vs 91 in Wilson City). Charleston has the higher median home value ($107,700 vs $64,700 in Wilson City). Since 2019, Wilson City's population has grown faster (+175.8% vs -18.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Wilson City
Population	4,565	91
Median age	42.9 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,139	—
Median home value	$107,700	$64,700
Median gross rent	$734	—
Housing units	1,477	69
Homeownership rate	50.8%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Wilson City
Population	5,614 → 4,565 (-18.7%)	33 → 91 (+175.8%)
Median household income	$30,573 → $35,139 (+14.9%)	—
Median home value	$72,400 → $107,700 (+48.8%)	$9,999 → $64,700 (+547.1%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $734 (+14.7%)	$746 → $715 (-4.2%)

Charleston

Population

5,6144,565

Median household income

$30,573$35,139

Median home value

$72,400$107,700

Median gross rent

$640$734

Wilson City

Population

3391

Median home value

$9,999$64,700

Median gross rent

$746$715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Wilson City
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	28.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	7.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	31.9%
75 and over	4.5%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Wilson City
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	0.0%
Black or African American	55.7%	64.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	35.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Wilson City
No high school diploma	17.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	56.7%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Wilson City
Drove alone	78.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Wilson City
1-unit, detached	72.8%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Wilson City
Poverty rate	31.4%	42.9%
Average household size	2.45	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1970	1961