Charlton

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  4. Charlton Employment Information
  5. Charlton Family Information
  6. Charlton Education Information
  7. Charlton Business Information
  8. Charlton Public Benefits Information
  9. Charlton Criminal Information
  10. Charlton Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Charlton Zip Codes


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Charlton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 11,263
  • Land Area (2000): 110.149 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.225 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 508, 774
  • Alias(es) (2003): CHARLTON
Charlton Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 10,392 2002 11,402 2005 12,261
2000 10,839 2003 11,878 2006 12,550
2001 11,317 2004 12,127 2007 12,765

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Houses (2000): 4,008
Charlton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,718 33.01%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 54 0.48%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,491 66.51%

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Charlton Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 2,323
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $72,373,000 / $16,612,000
Charlton Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 5,205 4,887 319 6.12% 61
1991 5,132 4,664 469 9.13% 91
1992 5,881 5,317 565 9.60% 96
1993 6,087 5,672 414 6.81% 68
1994 6,223 5,910 313 5.03% 50
1995 5,378 5,062 316 5.87% 58
1996 5,430 5,172 258 4.76% 48
1997 5,561 5,339 222 3.98% 40
1998 5,706 5,483 223 3.90% 39
1999 5,736 5,542 193 3.37% 34
2000 6,233 6,076 157 2.51% 25
2001 6,394 6,169 225 3.52% 35
2002 6,588 6,225 363 5.51% 55
2003 6,723 6,318 405 6.02% 60
2004 6,745 6,373 373 5.53% 55
2005 6,782 6,429 353 5.20% 52
2006 6,861 6,518 343 5.00% 50
2007 6,848 6,512 336 4.91% 49
2008 6,805 6,461 344 5.05% 51
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 6,894 6,499 395 5.73% 57
Feb 2008 6,844 6,475 369 5.39% 54
Mar 2008 6,867 6,497 370 5.39% 54
Apr 2008 6,759 6,485 274 4.05% 41
May 2008 6,743 6,432 311 4.61% 46
Jun 2008 6,867 6,519 348 5.07% 51
Jul 2008 6,805 6,463 342 5.03% 50
Aug 2008 6,784 6,439 345 5.09% 51
Sep 2008 6,686 6,344 342 5.12% 51
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Charlton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 479 15.24%
2. Educational Services 228 7.25%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 201 6.40%
4. Finance and Insurance 192 6.11%
5. Metal Manufactuing 189 6.01%
6. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 110 3.50%
7. Other Transportation 100 3.18%
8. Public Administration 95 3.02%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 92 2.93%
10. Health Care 86 2.74%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 84 2.67%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 83 2.64%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 76 2.42%
14. Repair and Maintenance 73 2.32%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 67 2.13%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64 2.04%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 55 1.75%
18. U.S. Postal Service 49 1.56%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 48 1.53%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 48 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 526 19.19%
2. Educational Services 440 16.05%
3. Finance and Insurance 268 9.78%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 164 5.98%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 134 4.89%
6. Social Assistance 129 4.71%
7. Public Administration 114 4.16%
8. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 88 3.21%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 65 2.37%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 59 2.15%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 53 1.93%
12. U.S. Postal Service 53 1.93%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 47 1.71%
14. Other Transportation 47 1.71%
15. Construction 45 1.64%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 42 1.53%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 37 1.35%
18. Paper Manufacturing 31 1.13%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 27 0.99%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 26 0.95%

Charlton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 223 7.10%
2. Other Management Occupations 202 6.43%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 187 5.95%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 164 5.22%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 148 4.71%
6. Operations Managers Non Finance 135 4.30%
7. Carpenters 130 4.14%
8. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 124 3.95%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 109 3.47%
10. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 104 3.31%
11. Other Production Occupations 100 3.18%
12. Engineers 88 2.80%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 87 2.77%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 77 2.45%
15. Business Operations Specialists 72 2.29%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 71 2.26%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 70 2.23%
18. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 63 2.00%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 60 1.91%
20. Construction Laborers 53 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 224 8.17%
2. Secretaries and Admins 187 6.82%
3. Registered Nurses 176 6.42%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 160 5.84%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 91 3.32%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 89 3.25%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 86 3.14%
8. Other Management Occupations 86 3.14%
9. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 85 3.10%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 2.99%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 69 2.52%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 65 2.37%
13. Business Operations Specialists 62 2.26%
14. Other Health Occupations 59 2.15%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 58 2.12%
16. Cashiers 54 1.97%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 54 1.97%
18. Customer Service Representatives 50 1.82%
19. Other Financial Specialists 49 1.79%
20. Child Care Workers 48 1.75%

Charlton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,021 60.68%
15-35 hours 1,078 13.03%
1-14 hours 305 3.69%
No regular hours 1,871 22.61%

Charlton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 147 2.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM 188 3.35%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 306 5.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM 719 12.80%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 598 10.65%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,136 20.22%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 757 13.48%
8 AM-8:29 AM 693 12.34%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 179 3.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 157 2.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 39 0.69%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 43 0.77%
Noon-3:59 PM 302 5.38%
4 PM-11:59 PM 353 6.28%

Charlton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 141 2.51%
5-9 306 5.45%
10-14 621 11.06%
15-19 656 11.68%
20-24 955 17.00%
25-29 543 9.67%
30-34 888 15.81%
35-39 143 2.55%
40-44 351 6.25%
45-59 450 8.01%
60-89 451 8.03%
At least 90 112 1.99%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 9 0.16% 3,213 57.20%
30-44 13 0.23% 1,369 24.37%
45-59 0 0.00% 450 8.01%
At least 60 27 0.48% 536 9.54%

Charlton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 8 0.14%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 461 7.96%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,993 86.23%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 6 0.10%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 49 0.85%
Color 6 Box Walked 100 1.73%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 173 2.99%

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Charlton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,786 (11,063 people)
Families (2000): 3,048 (9,938 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,578
People at same address in 1995: 7,398
Charlton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 251 6.63%
$10,000-$14,999 125 3.30%
$15,000-$19,999 108 2.85%
$20,000-$24,999 111 2.93%
$25,000-$29,999 93 2.46%
$30,000-$34,999 97 2.56%
$35,000-$39,999 218 5.76%
$40,000-$44,999 193 5.10%
$45,000-$49,999 182 4.81%
$50,000-$59,999 350 9.24%
$60,000-$74,999 580 15.32%
$75,000-$99,999 796 21.02%
$100,000-$124,999 390 10.30%
$125,000-$149,999 182 4.81%
$150,000-$199,999 67 1.77%
$200,000 or more 43 1.14%

Charlton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 551 14.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,031 27.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 160 4.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 719 18.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 17 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 823 21.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 12 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 332 8.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 101 2.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 39 1.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

Charlton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,397 32.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,404 13.60%
Public Assistance 68 0.66%
Retirement 381 3.69%
Self Employment 544 5.27%
Social Security 673 6.52%
Supplemental Security 77 0.75%
Wage / Salary 3,298 31.95%
Other 479 4.64%

Charlton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,086 42.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,481 57.69%

Charlton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 326 7.87%
Color 1 Box Married 2,742 66.17%
Color 2 Box Never Married 951 22.95%
Color 3 Box Widowed 125 3.02%

Charlton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 413 9.55%
Color 1 Box Married 2,754 63.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 784 18.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 374 8.65%

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Charlton Education Information Back to top
Charlton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 341 4.32%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 807 10.22%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,537 32.13%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,548 19.60%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 657 8.32%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,243 15.74%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 763 9.66%

Charlton 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 126 1.12% 103 0.91% 229 2.03%
Kindergarten 126 1.12% 49 0.44% 175 1.55%
Grades 1-4 751 6.67% 61 0.54% 812 7.21%
Grades 5-8 663 5.89% 107 0.95% 770 6.84%
Grades 9-12 779 6.92% 39 0.35% 818 7.26%
Undergrad college 254 2.26% 112 0.99% 366 3.25%
Graduate or professional school 90 0.80% 38 0.34% 128 1.14%
Total 2,789 24.76% 509 4.52% 3,298 29.28%

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Charlton Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 230
Charlton Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Charlton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Charlton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,438 94.39%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 620 5.61%

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Charlton Criminal Information Back to top
Charlton 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
1999 2.406 0.192 0.000 0.000 2.598 0.000 2.887 2.694 0.192 5.774
2000 0.461 0.000 0.000 0.092 0.554 0.000 3.506 2.122 0.461 6.089
2001 0.000 0.265 0.000 0.088 0.353 0.088 3.623 3.358 0.353 7.422
2002 0.000 0.175 0.000 0.000 0.175 0.088 2.456 7.806 0.877 11.226
2003 1.852 0.084 0.000 0.000 1.936 0.168 3.115 5.725 0.505 9.345
2004 1.897 0.412 0.000 0.165 2.474 0.000 2.309 6.432 1.154 9.895
2005 1.060 0.163 0.000 0.082 1.305 0.082 2.447 3.996 0.652 7.096
2006 1.992 0.080 0.000 0.080 2.151 0.080 2.709 7.171 1.594 11.474
2007 1.645 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.645 0.000 3.369 5.875 1.253 10.497

Charlton Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 4 18
2005 4 18
2006 4 19
2007 4 19

Charlton Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 87
2000 72

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Charlton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Charlton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,830 16.25%
10-19 Years 1,791 15.90%
20-29 Years 991 8.80%
30-39 Years 2,120 18.82%
40-49 Years 2,110 18.73%
50-59 Years 1,216 10.80%
60-69 Years 568 5.04%
70-79 Years 352 3.13%
80-89 Years 185 1.64%
90+ Years 100 0.89%

Charlton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,515 48.97%
Color 1 Box Female 5,748 51.03%

Charlton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,980 97.49%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 110 0.98%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 60 0.53%
Color 2 Box Asian 49 0.44%
Color 1 Box African-American 24 0.21%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 22 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 12 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.05%

Charlton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 2,520 18.73%
2. Irish 2,180 16.21%
3. English 1,987 14.77%
4. Polish 1,248 9.28%
5. Italian 1,171 8.71%
6. French Canadian 811 6.03%
7. United States Or American 735 5.46%
8. German 693 5.15%
9. Swedish 487 3.62%
10. Scottish 386 2.87%

Charlton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 9,960 95.52%
2. French 164 1.57%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 98 0.94%
4. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 48 0.46%
5. African 35 0.34%
6. German 24 0.23%
7. Polish 21 0.20%
8. Italian 17 0.16%
9. Greek 16 0.15%
10. Scandinavian 12 0.12%

Charlton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 11,086 98.43%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 151 1.34%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 26 0.23%

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Charlton 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.


Charlton Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01507