Statewide Claims to Fame

Charles City is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Charles City is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Female residents

Charles City is 13th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Charles City is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Charles City is 18th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Asian

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 7,515 53rd 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 6.2 53rd 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,231 47th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 37th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.0% 57th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 23.1% 2nd 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.0% 51st 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.2% 63rd 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Race - White 92.7% 42nd 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.5% 25th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 51st 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.5% 18th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 17th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 68th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 50th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 91.4% 39th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Female residents 53.0% 9th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.2% 54th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Housing units 3,761 45th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.9% 66th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 3,444 46th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 69.3% 41st 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $78,200 71st $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.1 75th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $20,396 71st $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $35,877 75th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.6% 13th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Charles City Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 459 73rd 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $119,037 52nd $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,899 46th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $11,893 44th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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