Charlestown, MD

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2020 Population

1,530

0.791% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ben Cardin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

35.5

11.9% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

15.6%

17.6% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$95,938

0.877% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$284,300

16.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Charlestown, MD had a population of 1.53k people with a median age of 35.5 and a median household income of $95,938. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Charlestown, MD grew from 1,518 to 1,530, a 0.791% increase and its median household income grew from $95,104 to $95,938, a 0.877% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Charlestown, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.84%), White (Hispanic) (2.42%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.44%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.915%).

None of the households in Charlestown, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Charlestown, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Charlestown, MD was $284,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.5%.

Most people in Charlestown, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Charlestown, MD was 1 car per household.

Population & Diversity

Charlestown, MD is home to a population of 1.53k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2020, 0.327% of Charlestown, MD residents were born outside of the country (5 people).

In 2020, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.37k people) in Charlestown, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 37 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2020 Citizenship

100%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 100% of Charlestown, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Charlestown, MD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Charlestown, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.37k ± 343
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
74 ± 79.8
White (Hispanic)
37 ± 55

2.61%

Hispanic Population

40 people

2.61% of the people in Charlestown, MD are hispanic (40 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Charlestown, MD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.327%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

1.58%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

As of 2020, 0.327% of Charlestown, MD residents (5 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Charlestown, MD was 1.58%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 29
Vietnam
22 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
18 ± 18

Charlestown, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Charlestown, MD employs 691 people. The largest industries in Charlestown, MD are Public Administration (136 people), Construction (69 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($98,115), Utilities ($83,269), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,396).

Employment

Occupations

691

2020 Value

± 160

4.54%

1 Year growth

± 31.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Charlestown, MD grew at a rate of 4.54%, from 661 employees to 691 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Charlestown, MD, are Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (78 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (64 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Charlestown, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

691

2020 Value

± 160

4.54%

1 Year growth

± 31.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Charlestown, MD grew at a rate of 4.54%, from 661 employees to 691 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charlestown, MD, are Public Administration (136 people), Construction (69 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charlestown, MD, though some of these residents may live in Charlestown, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,750

Median earning men ± $15,474

$44,821

Median earning women ± $16,202

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($98,443), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,049), and Construction ($67,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($90,357), Public Administration ($68,333), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,625).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $29.2B, followed by Mixed freight ($23.2B) and Electronics ($20.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maryland products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$217B

2020 Value in Maryland

$445B

Projected 2050 Value in Maryland

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maryland trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 105% to $445B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maryland trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.

Most Common Trade Partners

Virginia
$21.2B
Pennsylvania
$18.1B
New York
$10.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Virginia with $21.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $18.1B and New York and $10.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maryland shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.892% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Bachelors Degree (982k), and Some college (980k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Charlestown, MD was $284,300 in 2020, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $244,500 to $284,300, a 16.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Charlestown, MD is 73.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Charlestown, MD have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Charlestown, MD is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$284,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$77,300

$449

Median Property Taxes

±$130

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, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.5%

Homeownership

2020

75.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 73.5% of the housing units in Charlestown, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Charlestown, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$95,938

Median Household Income

± $16,909

611

Number of Households

± 147

In 2020, the median household income of the 611 households in Charlestown, MD grew to $95,938 from the previous year's value of $95,104.

The following chart displays the households in Charlestown, MD 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, MD is from Maryland.

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.461

2019 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2020, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.855% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (6.41%)
Other (5.98%)

In 2020, 81.2% of workers in Charlestown, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.41%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.98%).

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

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Charlestown, MD have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 6.8% of the workforce in Charlestown, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Charlestown, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Charlestown, MD have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charlestown, MD (238 out of 1.53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

96.2% of the population of Charlestown, MD has health coverage, with 46.7% on employee plans, 22% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 3.03% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Maryland was $8,602 in 2014. This is a 4.27% increase from the previous year ($8,250).

Primary care physicians in Cecil County, MD see 2391 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.25% decrease from the previous year (2446 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2449 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 461 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Maryland. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Maryland, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Cecil County, MD.

2,391 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cecil County, MD

Primary care physicians in Cecil County, MD see an average of 2,391 patients per year. This represents a 2.25% decrease from the previous year (2,446 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cecil County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Maryland across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.76%

Uninsured

46.7%

Employer Coverage

22%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

3.03%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Charlestown, MD declined by 29.4% from 5.32% to 3.76%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Charlestown, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.