With 659 people, Charlestown is a city in New Hampshire. The poverty rate is 46.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 69% less than in New Hampshire as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 486 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $119,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $31,078, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Charlestown
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.3% → 46.6%(+40.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.0% → 13.4%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$186,965 → $119,800(−36%)US over the same years: +67%
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)12.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 79 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
Charlestown, decade by decade
Charlestown 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
1,145
$61,538
$186,965
21.0%
1.5
2000
1,145
$69,374
$124,419
10.6%
4.5
2010
1,152
$71,839
$186,439
32.3%
8.0
2020
1,078
$87,921
$102,417
18.3%
15.0
2024
659
$31,078
$119,800
13.4%
20.4
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.
