Charleston vs Midway

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

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

Midway has the higher population (6,110 vs 484 in Charleston). Midway has the higher median household income ($146,750 vs $93,875 in Charleston). Midway has the higher median home value ($856,100 vs $672,300 in Charleston).

Population, income & housing

	Charleston	Midway
Population	484	6,110
Median age	51.7 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$93,875	$146,750
Median home value	$672,300	$856,100
Median gross rent	—	$3,080
Housing units	233	2,655
Homeownership rate	81.6%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	59.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleston	Midway
Population	583 → 484 (-17.0%)	5,035 → 6,110 (+21.4%)
Median household income	$76,500 → $93,875 (+22.7%)	$87,394 → $146,750 (+67.9%)
Median home value	$376,700 → $672,300 (+78.5%)	$448,800 → $856,100 (+90.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,700 → $1,450 (-14.7%)	$2,298 → $3,080 (+34.0%)

Charleston

Population

583484

Median household income

$76,500$93,875

Median home value

$376,700$672,300

Median gross rent

$1,700$1,450

Midway

Population

5,0356,110

Median household income

$87,394$146,750

Median home value

$448,800$856,100

Median gross rent

$2,298$3,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleston	Midway
Under 5	4.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	11.4%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	7.1%
55 to 64	24.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.4%
75 and over	6.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleston	Midway
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	96.7%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleston	Midway
No high school diploma	5.0%	2.3%
High school graduate	27.7%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleston	Midway
Drove alone	68.6%	65.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	24.8%
Other means	2.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleston	Midway
1-unit, detached	94.8%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Charleston	Midway
Poverty rate	7.8%	1.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1978	2004