Language Spoken At Home in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 2,279 | 100% |
English only | 2,265 | 99.4% |
Language other than English | 14 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.3% |
Spanish | 11 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,545 | 100% |
American | 166 | 6.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 62 | 2.4% |
English | 120 | 4.7% |
French (except Basque) | 18 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 8 | 0.3% |
German | 388 | 15.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 329 | 12.9% |
Italian | 16 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.4% |
Polish | 0 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 14 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 71 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 39 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 40 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 860 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 643 | 74.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 380 | 44.2% |
Married-couple family | 519 | 60.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 312 | 36.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 28 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 14 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 96 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 54 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 217 | 25.2% |
Householder living alone | 149 | 17.3% |
65 years and over | 89 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 400 | 46.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 229 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 2,504 | 100% |
Householder | 860 | 34.3% |
Spouse | 500 | 20.0% |
Child | 983 | 39.3% |
Other relatives | 92 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 69 | 2.8% |
Unmarried partner | 27 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,033 | 100% |
Never married | 366 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 539 | 52.2% |
Separated | 14 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 10 | 1.0% |
Divorced | 104 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 904 | 100% |
Never married | 169 | 18.7% |
Now married, except separated | 498 | 55.1% |
Separated | 15 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 105 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 117 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 48 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 38 | 79.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 146 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 205 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 43 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 27 | 62.8% |
Less than 1 year | 10 | 23.3% |
1 or 2 years | 13 | 30.2% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 4 | 9.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 27 | 100% |
Who are female | 15 | 55.6% |
Who are married | 19 | 70.4% |
School Enrollment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 864 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 102 | 11.8% |
Kindergarten | 33 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 306 | 35.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 179 | 20.7% |
College or graduate school | 244 | 28.2% |
Educational Attainment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,408 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 44 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 66 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 532 | 37.8% |
Some college, no degree | 330 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 83 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 235 | 16.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 118 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.1% |
Veteran Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,720 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 129 | 7.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 2,458 | 100% |
With a disability | 432 | 17.6% |
Under 18 years | 777 | 100% |
With a disability | 105 | 13.5% |
18 to 64 years | 1,362 | 100% |
With a disability | 193 | 14.2% |
65 years and over | 319 | 100% |
With a disability | 134 | 42.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 2,527 | 100% |
Same house | 2,381 | 94.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 120 | 4.7% |
Same county | 13 | 0.5% |
Different county | 107 | 4.2% |
Same state | 87 | 3.4% |
Different state | 20 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 26 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,545 | 100% |
Native | 2,520 | 99.0% |
Born in United States | 2,500 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 1,883 | 74.0% |
Different state | 617 | 24.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 20 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 25 | 1.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 25 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5 | 20.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 20 | 80.0% |
Year of Entry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 45 | 100% |
Native | 20 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 20 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 25 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 25 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 25 | 100% |
Europe | 25 | 100.0% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |