Charleston vs Independence

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

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

Charleston has the higher population (484 vs 71 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($119,167 vs $93,875 in Charleston). Charleston has the higher median home value ($672,300 vs $615,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Independence
Population	484	71
Median age	51.7 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,875	$119,167
Median home value	$672,300	$615,400
Housing units	233	38
Homeownership rate	81.6%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Independence
Population	583 → 484 (-17.0%)	185 → 71 (-61.6%)
Median household income	$76,500 → $93,875 (+22.7%)	$130,833 → $119,167 (-8.9%)
Median home value	$376,700 → $672,300 (+78.5%)	$312,500 → $615,400 (+96.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,700 → $1,450 (-14.7%)	—

Charleston

Population

583484

Median household income

$76,500$93,875

Median home value

$376,700$672,300

Median gross rent

$1,700$1,450

Independence

Population

18571

Median household income

$130,833$119,167

Median home value

$312,500$615,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Independence
Under 5	4.5%	9.9%
5 to 17	11.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	1.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	19.7%
55 to 64	24.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.9%	12.7%
75 and over	6.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Independence
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Independence
Drove alone	68.6%	71.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	19.0%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Independence
1-unit, detached	94.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Independence
Poverty rate	7.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1978	1992