Charleston

Population: 4,565
Median household income: $35,139
Median home value: $107,700

Charleston, a community in Mississippi County, Missouri, has 4,565 residents. At $35,139, its median household income sits below Mississippi County's $46,258.

Between 2019 and 2023, Charleston's population declined 18.7% from 5,614 to 4,565, while its median home value rose 48.8% from $72,400 to $107,700.

78.6% of workers drive to work alone. 72.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,565
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $35,139
Median home value: $107,700
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 1,477
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6144,565

Median household income

$30,573$35,139

Median home value

$72,400$107,700

Median gross rent

$640$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,614	$30,573	$72,400	$640
2020	5,478	$30,761	$66,800	$654
2021	5,184	$32,813	$76,500	$649
2022	4,683	$29,306	$90,700	$688
2023	4,565	$35,139	$107,700	$734

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	152	3.3%
5 to 17	776	17.0%
18 to 24	285	6.2%
25 to 34	642	14.1%
35 to 44	722	15.8%
45 to 54	604	13.2%
55 to 64	760	16.6%
65 to 74	419	9.2%
75 and over	205	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,698	37.2%
Black or African American	2,541	55.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	279	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate56.7%

Some college or associate's15.2%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	593	17.7%
High school graduate	1,901	56.7%
Some college or associate's	511	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	272	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	75	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,002	78.6%
Carpooled	173	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	464	37.9%
15 to 29 min	482	39.3%
30 to 44 min	159	13.0%
45 to 59 min	91	7.4%
60+ min	29	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 31.4% (1,013 of 3,223)

	Count	Share
Family households	747	56.8%
Nonfamily households	567	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,314	89.0%
Vacant	163	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	667	50.8%
Renter-occupied	647	49.2%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units23.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,075	72.8%
1-unit, attached	14	0.9%
2 to 4 units	340	23.0%
5 to 19 units	17	1.2%
20 or more units	13	0.9%
Mobile home & other	18	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2913366
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 36.9169, -89.3339