Charleston

Population: 2,301
Median household income: $37,351
Median home value: $87,700

Located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Charleston is a community with a population of 2,301. At $37,351, its median household income sits in line with Tallahatchie County's $37,383.

Between 2019 and 2023, Charleston's population declined 4.2% from 2,402 to 2,301, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $67,000 to $87,700.

The typical home was built around 1975. 32.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,301
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $37,351
Median home value: $87,700
Median gross rent: $628
Housing units: 937
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4022,301

Median household income

$25,395$37,351

Median home value

$67,000$87,700

Median gross rent

$494$628

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,402	$25,395	$67,000	$494
2020	2,651	$30,350	$68,700	$526
2021	2,618	$31,239	$67,500	$573
2022	2,624	$34,137	$84,700	$628
2023	2,301	$37,351	$87,700	$628

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3419.9%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	175	7.6%
5 to 17	354	15.4%
18 to 24	253	11.0%
25 to 34	459	19.9%
35 to 44	186	8.1%
45 to 54	175	7.6%
55 to 64	251	10.9%
65 to 74	267	11.6%
75 and over	181	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	608	26.4%
Black or African American	1,638	71.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	343	22.6%
High school graduate	498	32.8%
Some college or associate's	352	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	115	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	211	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	623	74.5%
Carpooled	54	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	16.6%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	430	61.7%
15 to 29 min	60	8.6%
30 to 44 min	71	10.2%
45 to 59 min	127	18.2%
60+ min	9	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 32.0% (699 of 2,187)

	Count	Share
Family households	472	60.1%
Nonfamily households	314	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	786	83.9%
Vacant	151	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	449	57.1%
Renter-occupied	337	42.9%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	675	72.0%
1-unit, attached	7	0.7%
2 to 4 units	50	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	205	21.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2812900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0077, -90.0552