Charlestown, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

8,294

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.9

9.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.5%

18.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$77,288

0.335% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$208,300

Population & Diversity

Charlestown, IN is home to a population of 8.29k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.05% of Charlestown, IN residents were born outside of the country (336 people).

In 2024, there were 12.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.28k people) in Charlestown, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 519 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 510 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Charlestown, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Charlestown, IN was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Charlestown, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Charlestown, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.28k ± 470
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
519 ± 267
White (Hispanic)
510 ± 385

12.3%

Hispanic Population

1.02k people

12.3% of the people in Charlestown, IN are hispanic (1.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Charlestown, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

4.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

336 people

3.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

277 people

As of 2024, 4.05% of Charlestown, IN residents (336 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Charlestown, IN was 3.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Charlestown, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
182 ± 130
Vietnam
32 ± 42
Korea
11 ± 26

Charlestown, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.69 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Charlestown, IN.

Economy

The economy of Charlestown, IN employs 4.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Charlestown, IN were Manufacturing (662 people), Retail Trade (616 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (492 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($78,702), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,115), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,300).

Employment

Occupations

4.1k

2024 Value

± 559

2.09%

1 Year growth

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Charlestown, IN grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 4.02k employees to 4.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Charlestown, IN, are Sales & Related Occupations (561 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (486 people), and Management Occupations (451 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Charlestown, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.1k

2024 Value

± 559

2.09%

1 Year growth

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Charlestown, IN grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 4.02k employees to 4.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charlestown, IN, are Manufacturing (662 people), Retail Trade (616 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (492 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charlestown, IN, though some of these residents may live in Charlestown, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,077

Median earning men ± $8,029

$44,269

Median earning women ± $5,367

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,596), Public Administration ($74,712), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,913).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($95,833), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,554), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,763).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Charlestown, IN was $208,300 in 2024, which is 0.626 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,200 to $208,300, a 8.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Charlestown, IN is 77.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Charlestown, IN have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Charlestown, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,597

$2,318

Median Property Taxes

±$405

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Charlestown, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Charlestown, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2024

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.4% of the housing units in Charlestown, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Charlestown, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,288

Median Household Income

± $18,469

Number of Households

± 454

In 2024, the median household income of the 3k households in Charlestown, IN declined from $77,288 from the previous year's value of $77,548.

The following chart displays the households in Charlestown, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Charlestown, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.7%)
Worked At Home (6.2%)
Carpooled (6.17%)

In 2024, 83.7% of workers in Charlestown, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Charlestown, IN have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Charlestown, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Charlestown, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Charlestown, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Charlestown, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charlestown, IN (1.03k out of 8.26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Charlestown, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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