Language Spoken At Home in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,295 | 100% |
English only | 20,074 | 94.3% |
Language other than English | 1,221 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 276 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 410 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 141 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 553 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 88 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 238 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 20 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,952 | 100% |
American | 2,260 | 10.3% |
Arab | 293 | 1.3% |
Czech | 96 | 0.4% |
Danish | 36 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 488 | 2.2% |
English | 1,722 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 372 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 64 | 0.3% |
German | 5,204 | 23.7% |
Greek | 180 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 90 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,571 | 16.3% |
Italian | 953 | 4.3% |
Lithuanian | 22 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 98 | 0.4% |
Polish | 940 | 4.3% |
Portuguese | 6 | 0.0% |
Russian | 80 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 367 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 556 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 103 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 9 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 386 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 63 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 177 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 25 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,892 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,384 | 42.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,470 | 18.6% |
Married-couple family | 2,358 | 29.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 847 | 10.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 213 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 64 | 0.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 813 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 559 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 4,508 | 57.1% |
Householder living alone | 2,887 | 36.6% |
65 years and over | 740 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,572 | 19.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,488 | 18.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,710 | 100% |
Householder | 7,892 | 44.6% |
Spouse | 2,329 | 13.2% |
Child | 3,590 | 20.3% |
Other relatives | 596 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 3,303 | 18.7% |
Unmarried partner | 639 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,398 | 100% |
Never married | 5,999 | 63.8% |
Now married, except separated | 2,604 | 27.7% |
Separated | 97 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 257 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 441 | 4.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,270 | 100% |
Never married | 6,044 | 58.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,415 | 23.5% |
Separated | 125 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 735 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 951 | 9.3% |
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 | 131 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 73 | 55.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 192 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 111 | 57.8% |
Less than 1 year | 16 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 36 | 18.8% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 59 | 30.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 111 | 100% |
Who are female | 81 | 73.0% |
Who are married | 59 | 53.2% |
School Enrollment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,417 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 241 | 2.1% |
Kindergarten | 93 | 0.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,429 | 12.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 783 | 6.9% |
College or graduate school | 8,871 | 77.7% |
Educational Attainment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,596 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 465 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 547 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,295 | 23.9% |
Some college, no degree | 1,938 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 932 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,891 | 19.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,528 | 15.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.6% |
Veteran Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,099 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 904 | 4.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,663 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,178 | 10.1% |
Under 18 years | 2,831 | 100% |
With a disability | 131 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 16,796 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,207 | 7.2% |
65 years and over | 2,036 | 100% |
With a disability | 840 | 41.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,825 | 100% |
Same house | 13,241 | 60.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,562 | 39.2% |
Same county | 4,484 | 20.5% |
Different county | 4,078 | 18.7% |
Same state | 3,724 | 17.1% |
Different state | 354 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 22 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,952 | 100% |
Native | 21,243 | 96.8% |
Born in United States | 21,195 | 96.6% |
State of residence | 17,592 | 80.1% |
Different state | 3,603 | 16.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 48 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 709 | 3.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 709 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 416 | 58.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 293 | 41.3% |
Year of Entry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 757 | 100% |
Native | 48 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 48 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 709 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 7.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 657 | 92.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 709 | 100% |
Europe | 93 | 13.1% |
Asia | 331 | 46.7% |
Africa | 32 | 4.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 102 | 14.4% |
Northern America | 151 | 21.3% |