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 Criminal Information
  9. Charleston Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Charleston Zip Codes


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Charleston Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,632
  • Land Area (2000): 216.637 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.822 square kilometers
Charleston Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 636 2003 640 2005 649
2002 Not Available 2004 Not Available 2006 652

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Houses (2000): 5,614
Charleston Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,438 44.36%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 136 0.94%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,940 54.71%

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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 520 12.66%
2. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 411 10.00%
3. Paper Manufacturing 277 6.74%
4. Chemical Manufacturing 177 4.31%
5. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 155 3.77%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 152 3.70%
7. Public Administration 120 2.92%
8. Educational Services 116 2.82%
9. Food Manufacturing 113 2.75%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 108 2.63%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 107 2.60%
12. Repair and Maintenance 106 2.58%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 99 2.41%
14. Finance and Insurance 97 2.36%
15. Health Care 94 2.29%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 92 2.24%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 86 2.09%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 86 2.09%
19. Truck Transportation 79 1.92%
20. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 72 1.75%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 486 14.49%
2. Educational Services 377 11.24%
3. Finance and Insurance 209 6.23%
4. Apparel Manufacturing 145 4.32%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 134 4.00%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 131 3.91%
7. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 130 3.88%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 124 3.70%
9. Social Assistance 119 3.55%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 115 3.43%
11. Construction 108 3.22%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 102 3.04%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 94 2.80%
14. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 83 2.48%
15. Department and Other General Stores 73 2.18%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 61 1.82%
17. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 59 1.76%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 56 1.67%
19. Public Administration 52 1.55%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 52 1.55%

Charleston Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 391 9.52%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 281 6.84%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 253 6.16%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 216 5.26%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 176 4.28%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 158 3.85%
7. Other Management Occupations 133 3.24%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 129 3.14%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 128 3.12%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 116 2.82%
11. Other Material Moving Workers 111 2.70%
12. Top Executives 102 2.48%
13. Vehicle Mechanics 99 2.41%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 92 2.24%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 91 2.22%
16. Electricians 84 2.04%
17. Carpenters 82 2.00%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 80 1.95%
19. Other Construction Trades 80 1.95%
20. Engineers 77 1.87%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 213 6.35%
2. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 212 6.32%
3. Other Production Occupations 207 6.17%
4. Secretaries and Admins 173 5.16%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 168 5.01%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 147 4.38%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 114 3.40%
8. Registered Nurses 114 3.40%
9. Cashiers 96 2.86%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 95 2.83%
11. Customer Service Representatives 92 2.74%
12. Child Care Workers 88 2.62%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 88 2.62%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 86 2.56%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 84 2.51%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 78 2.33%
17. Accountants and Auditors 74 2.21%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 68 2.03%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 64 1.91%
20. Other Management Occupations 61 1.82%

Charleston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,880 62.36%
15-35 hours 1,349 12.23%
1-14 hours 314 2.85%
No regular hours 2,489 22.56%

Charleston Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 172 2.44%
5 AM-5:29 AM 263 3.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 270 3.84%
6 AM-6:29 AM 409 5.81%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 887 12.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,270 18.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,233 17.51%
8 AM-8:29 AM 637 9.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 216 3.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 274 3.89%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 120 1.70%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 103 1.46%
Noon-3:59 PM 557 7.91%
4 PM-11:59 PM 629 8.93%

Charleston Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 157 2.23%
5-9 637 9.05%
10-14 1,357 19.28%
15-19 1,761 25.01%
20-24 1,289 18.31%
25-29 247 3.51%
30-34 814 11.56%
35-39 150 2.13%
40-44 140 1.99%
45-59 345 4.90%
60-89 113 1.61%
At least 90 30 0.43%

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% 5,448 77.39%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,104 15.68%
45-59 0 0.00% 345 4.90%
At least 60 0 0.00% 143 2.03%

Charleston Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 771 10.64%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,192 85.42%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 19 0.26%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 58 0.80%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 209 2.88%

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Charleston Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,298 (14,505 people)
Families (2000): 4,257 (13,090 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,976
People at same address in 1995: 7,849
Charleston Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 287 5.42%
$10,000-$14,999 307 5.79%
$15,000-$19,999 321 6.06%
$20,000-$24,999 328 6.19%
$25,000-$29,999 386 7.29%
$30,000-$34,999 371 7.00%
$35,000-$39,999 334 6.30%
$40,000-$44,999 405 7.64%
$45,000-$49,999 296 5.59%
$50,000-$59,999 634 11.97%
$60,000-$74,999 611 11.53%
$75,000-$99,999 580 10.95%
$100,000-$124,999 183 3.45%
$125,000-$149,999 68 1.28%
$150,000-$199,999 111 2.10%
$200,000 or more 76 1.43%

Charleston Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 833 15.61%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,722 32.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 124 2.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,190 22.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 957 17.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 352 6.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 93 1.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 38 0.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Charleston Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,572 32.52%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,439 10.24%
Public Assistance 87 0.62%
Retirement 785 5.58%
Self Employment 771 5.48%
Social Security 1,113 7.92%
Supplemental Security 224 1.59%
Wage / Salary 4,426 31.48%
Other 642 4.57%

Charleston Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,957 53.79%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,681 46.21%

Charleston Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 543 9.91%
Color 1 Box Married 3,816 69.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 993 18.12%
Color 3 Box Widowed 127 2.32%

Charleston Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 619 10.70%
Color 1 Box Married 3,923 67.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 801 13.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 444 7.67%

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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 742 6.96%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,532 14.36%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,449 32.34%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,673 25.06%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 695 6.52%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,057 9.91%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 517 4.85%

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 72 0.49% 137 0.94% 209 1.43%
Kindergarten 107 0.73% 18 0.12% 125 0.85%
Grades 1-4 857 5.86% 86 0.59% 943 6.44%
Grades 5-8 931 6.36% 79 0.54% 1,010 6.90%
Grades 9-12 765 5.23% 30 0.21% 795 5.43%
Undergrad college 442 3.02% 78 0.53% 520 3.55%
Graduate or professional school 75 0.51% 29 0.20% 104 0.71%
Total 3,249 22.20% 457 3.12% 3,706 25.33%

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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 13,586 93.85%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 891 6.15%

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Charleston Criminal Information Back to top
Charleston Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 11.006 0.000 0.000 3.145 14.151 0.000 7.862 15.723 1.572 25.157
2002 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2003 1.563 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.563 0.000 7.813 14.063 4.688 26.563
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.622 20.031 1.541 26.194
2006 4.601 0.000 0.000 1.534 6.135 0.000 9.202 27.607 0.000 36.810
2007 6.116 0.000 0.000 0.000 6.116 0.000 1.529 9.174 1.529 12.232

Charleston Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 3
2005 0 3
2006 0 2
2007 0 3

Charleston Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 25

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Charleston Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Charleston Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,184 14.93%
10-19 Years 2,075 14.18%
20-29 Years 1,710 11.69%
30-39 Years 2,558 17.48%
40-49 Years 2,410 16.47%
50-59 Years 1,836 12.55%
60-69 Years 1,067 7.29%
70-79 Years 579 3.96%
80-89 Years 197 1.35%
90+ Years 16 0.11%

Charleston Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,183 49.09%
Color 1 Box Female 7,449 50.91%

Charleston Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,596 92.92%
Color 1 Box African-American 491 3.36%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 268 1.83%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 129 0.88%
Color 2 Box Asian 79 0.54%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 58 0.40%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 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 3,894 38.99%
2. Irish 1,490 14.92%
3. German 1,317 13.19%
4. English 1,225 12.26%
5. Scottish 263 2.63%
6. French Non-Basque 251 2.51%
7. Italian 244 2.44%
8. Scotch Irish 234 2.34%
9. Dutch 225 2.25%
10. European 141 1.41%

Charleston Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,079 96.69%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 281 2.08%
3. French 48 0.35%
4. German 29 0.21%
5. Russian 19 0.14%
6. Polish 14 0.10%
7. Other Indo European 12 0.09%
8. Korean 11 0.08%
9. Tagalog 10 0.07%
10. Other Slavic 9 0.07%

Charleston Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,320 98.66%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 104 0.72%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 90 0.62%

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Charleston Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Charleston Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
37310