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Charleston is 7th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Income below poverty line

Charleston is 10th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Race - Black or African American

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 5,908 115th 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4.8 109th 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,240 92nd 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 106th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.3% 112th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.6% 99th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.3% 135th 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 12.4% 128th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Race - White 47.6% 130th 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 50.4% 10th 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0% 140th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 128th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 97th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 135th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.8% 109th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 46.7% 129th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Female residents 38.7% 136th 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 134th 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Housing units 1,883 137th 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 12.1% 120th 19.6% 25.9%
Households 2,019 131st 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 63.5% 81st 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $65,900 139th $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.6 34th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $14,383 137th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $25,863 139th $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 29.8% 7th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Charleston Rank Missouri US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 264 127th 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $87,002 106th $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $17,049 68th $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $7,294 108th $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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