With 454 people, Charlotte is a city in Iowa. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $101,500. The median age is 33.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $760 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,711, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Charlotte
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$82,322 → $101,500(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.1% → 14.6%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate10.2% → 16.3%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.1%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.4%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Charlotte, decade by decade
Charlotte population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
354
$57,602
$82,322
7.1%
0.0
2000
421
$68,312
$111,121
10.0%
9.8
2010
394
$56,793
$119,977
8.6%
30.7
2020
389
$64,769
$107,871
16.7%
29.3
2024
454
$61,711
$101,500
14.6%
41.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
