Charleston, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,190 (Urban population: 4,963 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 227 (all nonfarm))

Charleston, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,968 (1,841 occupied: 1,088 owner occupied, 753 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	30%

Housing density: 421 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $244 (lower quartile is $127, upper quartile is $348)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $274

Median gross rent in Charleston, MO in 2007: $393

Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 521 (46 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 494

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,020 (it was $50,500 in 2000)

Charleston:	$80,020
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,564 - $115,501

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $97,623
Here: $97,623
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $88,928
Here: $88,928
State: $185,799

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,240
Here: $144,240
State: $141,353

Mobile homes: $65,000
Here: $65,000
State: $37,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,625

In family households: 4,015 (646 male householders, 622 female householders)
778 spouses, 1,559 children (1,461 natural, 7 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 60 other relatives, 118 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 610 (179 male householders (160 living alone)), 402 female householders (395 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 150 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 511 2-persons, 336 3-persons, 236 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 555 1-person, 26 2-persons.

497 married couples with children.
677 single-parent households (47 men, 630 women).

98.3% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 46 (1.0%)
(30.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 151 5 rooms: 260 6 rooms: 260 7 rooms: 209 8 rooms: 112 9 or more rooms: 69

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, Missouri:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 119 4 rooms: 189 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 103 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 45 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 47
1995 to 1998: 63
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 177
1970 to 1979: 463
1960 to 1969: 261
1950 to 1959: 436
1940 to 1949: 194
1939 or earlier: 304

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charleston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 341 3 bedrooms: 509 4 bedrooms: 150 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 173 2 bedrooms: 310 3 bedrooms: 194 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 91 1 vehicle: 445 2 vehicles: 445 3 vehicles: 70 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 384 1 vehicle: 230 2 vehicles: 108 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Charleston, MO:

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 143
$25,000 to $29,999: 54
$30,000 to $34,999: 99
$35,000 to $39,999: 105
$40,000 to $49,999: 84
$50,000 to $59,999: 109
$60,000 to $69,999: 78
$70,000 to $79,999: 63
$80,000 to $89,999: 43
$90,000 to $99,999: 22
$100,000 to $124,999: 72
$125,000 to $149,999: 30
$150,000 to $174,999: 28
$175,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Charleston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Charleston:

Less than $100: 147 people
$100 to $149: 86
$150 to $199: 88
$200 to $249: 58
$250 to $299: 88
$300 to $349: 81
$350 to $399: 61
$400 to $449: 44
$450 to $499: 47
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 74

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Charleston, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.7%
Number of people working at home: 51 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 175
5 to 9 minutes: 544
10 to 14 minutes: 271
15 to 19 minutes: 183
20 to 24 minutes: 288
25 to 29 minutes: 40
30 to 34 minutes: 120
35 to 39 minutes: 8
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 38
60 to 89 minutes: 41
90 or more minutes: 24

Charleston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,301 (73%)
Carpooled: 324 (18%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Walked: 66 (4%)
Other means: 35 (2%)
Worked at home: 51 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 523
$10,000 to $14,999: 173
$15,000 to $19,999: 164
$20,000 to $24,999: 131
$25,000 to $29,999: 133
$30,000 to $34,999: 112
$35,000 to $39,999: 126
$40,000 to $44,999: 86
$45,000 to $49,999: 100
$50,000 to $59,999: 81
$60,000 to $74,999: 66
$75,000 to $99,999: 52
$100,000 to $124,999: 33
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2015

United States or American: 450

English: 233

German: 206

Irish: 150

Subsaharan African:: 135

African: 135

French (except Basque): 46

Scottish: 27

Dutch: 23

Italian: 23

Russian: 22

British: 20

Scotch-Irish: 15

Polish: 14

Finnish: 7

Welsh: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (87%)
Germany (13%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3364
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 663
South: 677
West: 13

66% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 89
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 66
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 448
Less than 1 year of college: 106
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 64
Associate degree: 5
Bachelor's degree: 139
Master's degree: 10
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 22
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 152
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 105
11th grade: 81
12th grade, no diploma: 82
High school graduate (or equivalency): 623
Less than 1 year of college: 82
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 156
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 169
Master's degree: 47
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 29.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 21.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,125
Black householders: $10,434
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $50,526
Asian householders: $53,506

Charleston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Charleston household income for Black householders

Charleston marital status for males

Charleston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,458
Black or African American householders: $57,577
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $179,430
Asian householders: $103,670

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,483
One, attached: 147
Two: 183
3 or 4: 107
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 9
Mobile homes: 31

Median worth of mobile homes: $80,570

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charleston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	3.8%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	3.4%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	17.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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