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Charleston, IL Urban Area

17,178 Population
7.8 square miles 2,215.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.7 ±2 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,329 ±$2,782 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,963 ±$6,212 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.2% ±3.6% (3,689  ±539) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15 minutes ±1.7 (119,270  ±16,246) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,499 ±328 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0 (13,858  ±618) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±2.7% (219  ±146) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,194 ±348 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$137,900 ±$8,252 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

21.7% ±3.2% (3,695  ±564.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.5% ±5.2% (8,985  ±722.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33% ±4.2% (3,166  ±445.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.1% ±1.2% (699  ±213) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.6% ±1.1% (688  ±160) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
688 Total veterans ±160 668 Male ±159 20 Female ±19

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