Charlestown

Population: 2,037
Median household income: $109,650
Median home value: $361,300

Located in Cecil County, Maryland, Charlestown is a community with a population of 2,037. Its median household income of $109,650 runs above the Cecil County figure of $91,146.

Between 2019 and 2023, Charlestown's population grew 34.2% from 1,518 to 2,037, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $244,500 to $361,300.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,037
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $109,650
Median home value: $361,300
Median gross rent: $1,548
Housing units: 794
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5182,037

Median household income

$95,104$109,650

Median home value

$244,500$361,300

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,518	$95,104	$244,500	$1,185
2020	1,530	$95,938	$284,300	$1,278
2021	1,819	$82,188	$318,000	$1,373
2022	2,050	$103,098	$346,000	$1,390
2023	2,037	$109,650	$361,300	$1,548

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	215	10.6%
5 to 17	370	18.2%
18 to 24	44	2.2%
25 to 34	275	13.5%
35 to 44	309	15.2%
45 to 54	266	13.1%
55 to 64	195	9.6%
65 to 74	166	8.1%
75 and over	197	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,756	86.2%
Black or African American	72	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	1.2%
Two or more races	62	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	6.3%
High school graduate	419	29.8%
Some college or associate's	363	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	304	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	234	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	655	78.3%
Carpooled	48	5.7%
Public transit	6	0.7%
Walked	4	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	121	14.5%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	18.4%
15 to 29 min	282	39.4%
30 to 44 min	147	20.5%
45 to 59 min	65	9.1%
60+ min	90	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 8.1% (166 of 2,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	568	77.7%
Nonfamily households	163	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	731	92.1%
Vacant	63	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	634	86.7%
Renter-occupied	97	13.3%

1-unit, detached91.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	724	91.2%
1-unit, attached	19	2.4%
2 to 4 units	51	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2415400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5821, -75.9867