Charlton County is a county of 12,818 people in Georgia. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $142,800. Renters pay $540 a month at the median. Density works out to 16 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,276, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Charlton County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.4% → 12.3%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)36.5%(262)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(121)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.9%(107)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 717 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
Charlton County, decade by decade
Charlton County 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
8,496
$53,589
$94,083
6.4%
52.5
2000
10,282
$50,768
$93,633
6.4%
56.2
2010
12,171
$58,766
$105,591
7.2%
59.3
2020
12,518
$51,806
$105,690
12.8%
71.6
2024
12,818
$61,276
$142,800
12.3%
77.1
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.
