Charleston

  1. Charleston Legal Resources
  2. Charleston Statistics
  3. Charleston Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Charleston Employment Information
  5. Charleston Family Information
  6. Charleston Education Information
  7. Charleston Public Benefits Information
  8. Charleston Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Charleston Legal Resources Back to top

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North Carolina Governor
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North Carolina Courts
North Carolina Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Charleston Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,823
  • Land Area (2000): 692.708 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.241 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,036
Charleston Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 82 0.83%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,822 99.17%

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Charleston Employment Information Back to top
Charleston Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 366 17.13%
2. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 195 9.12%
3. Public Administration 152 7.11%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 151 7.07%
5. Educational Services 113 5.29%
6. Repair and Maintenance 95 4.45%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 75 3.51%
8. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 75 3.51%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 57 2.67%
10. Utilities 55 2.57%
11. Truck Transportation 52 2.43%
12. Health Care 46 2.15%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 37 1.73%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 36 1.68%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 36 1.68%
16. Wood Manufacturing 36 1.68%
17. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 35 1.64%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 32 1.50%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 30 1.40%
20. Paper Manufacturing 26 1.22%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 366 18.25%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 337 16.81%
3. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 209 10.42%
4. Educational Services 208 10.37%
5. Social Assistance 151 7.53%
6. Public Administration 138 6.88%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 54 2.69%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 48 2.39%
9. Finance and Insurance 35 1.75%
10. Info Services and Data Processing 32 1.60%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 28 1.40%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 25 1.25%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 25 1.25%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 23 1.15%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 21 1.05%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 20 1.00%
17. Department and Other General Stores 18 0.90%
18. Apparel Manufacturing 17 0.85%
19. Food Manufacturing 17 0.85%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 17 0.85%

Charleston Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 143 6.69%
2. Other Construction Trades 113 5.29%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 112 5.24%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 101 4.73%
5. Other Management Occupations 96 4.49%
6. Other Production Occupations 92 4.31%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 85 3.98%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 79 3.70%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 76 3.56%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 60 2.81%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 59 2.76%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 58 2.71%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 58 2.71%
14. Religious Workers 54 2.53%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 50 2.34%
16. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 49 2.29%
17. Other Construction Workers 48 2.25%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 46 2.15%
19. Other Protective Service Workers 43 2.01%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 36 1.68%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 160 7.98%
2. Secretaries and Admins 134 6.68%
3. Cashiers 132 6.58%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 121 6.03%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 107 5.34%
6. Registered Nurses 105 5.24%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 102 5.09%
8. Other Management Occupations 98 4.89%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 91 4.54%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 91 4.54%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 82 4.09%
12. Child Care Workers 72 3.59%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 63 3.14%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 53 2.64%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 45 2.24%
16. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 45 2.24%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 41 2.04%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 39 1.95%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 35 1.75%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 32 1.60%

Charleston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,293 56.21%
15-35 hours 558 7.31%
1-14 hours 113 1.48%
No regular hours 2,674 35.01%

Charleston Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 191 4.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM 49 1.25%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 221 5.63%
6 AM-6:29 AM 310 7.89%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 418 10.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM 653 16.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 634 16.14%
8 AM-8:29 AM 378 9.62%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 195 4.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 174 4.43%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 84 2.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 32 0.81%
Noon-3:59 PM 384 9.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM 205 5.22%

Charleston Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 200 5.09%
5-9 759 19.32%
10-14 739 18.81%
15-19 551 14.03%
20-24 550 14.00%
25-29 184 4.68%
30-34 478 12.17%
35-39 79 2.01%
40-44 43 1.09%
45-59 176 4.48%
60-89 68 1.73%
At least 90 101 2.57%

Charleston Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,983 75.94%
30-44 0 0.00% 600 15.27%
45-59 0 0.00% 176 4.48%
At least 60 0 0.00% 169 4.30%

Charleston Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 651 16.17%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,138 77.94%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 62 1.54%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 77 1.91%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 98 2.43%

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Charleston Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,873 (9,674 people)
Families (2000): 2,868 (8,357 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 958
People at same address in 1995: 6,247
Charleston Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 499 12.88%
$10,000-$14,999 429 11.08%
$15,000-$19,999 366 9.45%
$20,000-$24,999 403 10.41%
$25,000-$29,999 255 6.58%
$30,000-$34,999 266 6.87%
$35,000-$39,999 291 7.51%
$40,000-$44,999 245 6.33%
$45,000-$49,999 186 4.80%
$50,000-$59,999 293 7.57%
$60,000-$74,999 255 6.58%
$75,000-$99,999 227 5.86%
$100,000-$124,999 76 1.96%
$125,000-$149,999 28 0.72%
$150,000-$199,999 29 0.75%
$200,000 or more 25 0.65%

Charleston Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 899 23.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,304 34.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 102 2.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 657 17.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 11 0.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 498 13.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 247 6.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 62 1.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 32 0.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Charleston Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,020 29.63%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,050 10.30%
Public Assistance 101 0.99%
Retirement 568 5.57%
Self Employment 424 4.16%
Social Security 1,192 11.69%
Supplemental Security 206 2.02%
Wage / Salary 2,868 28.13%
Other 765 7.50%

Charleston Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,322 62.04%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 809 37.96%

Charleston Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 425 11.36%
Color 1 Box Married 2,453 65.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 789 21.09%
Color 3 Box Widowed 74 1.98%

Charleston Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 517 12.83%
Color 1 Box Married 2,403 59.63%
Color 2 Box Never Married 684 16.97%
Color 3 Box Widowed 426 10.57%

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Charleston Education Information Back to top
Charleston Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 665 9.08%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,584 21.62%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,443 33.34%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,363 18.60%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 468 6.39%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 561 7.66%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 243 3.32%

Charleston Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 139 1.42% 49 0.50% 188 1.91%
Kindergarten 175 1.78% 13 0.13% 188 1.91%
Grades 1-4 516 5.25% 55 0.56% 571 5.81%
Grades 5-8 522 5.31% 8 0.08% 530 5.40%
Grades 9-12 610 6.21% 0 0.00% 610 6.21%
Undergrad college 241 2.45% 52 0.53% 293 2.98%
Graduate or professional school 33 0.34% 0 0.00% 33 0.34%
Total 2,236 22.76% 177 1.80% 2,413 24.56%

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Charleston Public Benefits Information Back to top
Charleston Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,978 81.42%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,821 18.58%

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Charleston Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Charleston Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,356 13.80%
10-19 Years 1,509 15.36%
20-29 Years 1,148 11.69%
30-39 Years 1,305 13.29%
40-49 Years 1,418 14.44%
50-59 Years 1,246 12.68%
60-69 Years 955 9.72%
70-79 Years 596 6.07%
80-89 Years 259 2.64%
90+ Years 31 0.32%

Charleston Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,825 49.12%
Color 1 Box Female 4,998 50.88%

Charleston Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,623 57.24%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3,606 36.71%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 241 2.45%
Color 1 Box African-American 177 1.80%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 159 1.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 9 0.09%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Charleston Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,005 24.83%
2. Irish 766 18.92%
3. German 664 16.40%
4. Scotch Irish 439 10.84%
5. English 413 10.20%
6. Scottish 155 3.83%
7. French Non-Basque 127 3.14%
8. Italian 126 3.11%
9. Dutch 109 2.69%
10. Polish 37 0.91%

Charleston Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,740 94.58%
2. Other Native North American 360 3.90%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 85 0.92%
4. German 43 0.47%
5. French 6 0.06%
6. Tagalog 5 0.05%
7. Polish 2 0.02%

Charleston Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 9,849 99.44%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 50 0.50%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5 0.05%

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