CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Charleston

Tennessee · 661 residents · 1.15 sq mi

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Charleston is a city of 661 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $44,800. Renters pay $248 a month at the median. 19.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

661

+5%vs 2000

vs 630 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024956

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(40)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(61)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(102)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(90)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(85)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(61)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,500

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,225

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,586 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.1%

+10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,800

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $444 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.1%(454)

Black23.2%(146)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(12)

Asian0.5%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(480)

Black27.4%(181)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(15)

Central American0.6%(6)

Guatemalan0.6%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(3)

Ancestry

English12.7%(121)

German12.2%(117)

Italian9.5%(91)

American8.4%(80)

Irish5.4%(52)

Scotch-Irish2%(19)

Welsh1.6%(15)

French1.3%(12)

Scottish1.2%(11)

Polish0.8%(8)

Ukrainian0.8%(8)

Belgian0.3%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swedish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.2%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.5%(121)

Married54.3%(239)

Widowed0.5%(2)

Divorced17.7%(78)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(58)

Married57.9%(208)

Widowed13.6%(49)

Divorced12.3%(44)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.2%

−20.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.7%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 61 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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