Charleston, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Back to: Charleston, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities. Total population: 21,710 (Urban population: 21,602 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 108 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 8,155 (7,691 occupied: 3,530 owner occupied, 4,161 renter occupied) % of renters here: 54% State: 60% Housing density: 1020 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $252,754. Median contract rent in 2009: $497 (lower quartile is $376, upper quartile is $697) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $667 Median gross rent in Charleston, IL in 2009: $652 Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 1,999 (130 second mortgage, 223 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,141 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $64,154 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,302 Median monthly housing costs: $681 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Hispanic or Latino Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native Median household income ($) - Multirace Median household income ($) - Other Mortgage status - with mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%) Median year house/condo built Median year apartment built Household type by relationship - Family households (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - In group quarters (%) Size of family households - 2-person household (%) Size of family households - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Charleston, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Charleston, Illinois on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: St. Charles or Geneva Apartments?  (8 replies) Where to buy cheap land in IL? 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Size of nonfamily households: 2,681 1-person, 1,008 2-persons, 376 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons. 2,011 married couples with children. 680 single-parent households (112 men, 568 women). 95.4% of residents of Charleston speak English at home. 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 23% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 462 (2.2%) (40.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Charleston, IL: Less than $10,000: 120 $10,000 to $14,999: 60 $15,000 to $19,999: 31 $20,000 to $24,999: 27 $25,000 to $29,999: 33 $30,000 to $34,999: 35 $35,000 to $39,999: 38 $40,000 to $49,999: 124 $50,000 to $59,999: 167 $60,000 to $69,999: 167 $70,000 to $79,999: 164 $80,000 to $89,999: 158 $90,000 to $99,999: 219 $100,000 to $124,999: 587 $125,000 to $149,999: 574 $150,000 to $174,999: 324 $175,000 to $199,999: 223 $200,000 to $249,999: 232 $250,000 to $299,999: 123 $300,000 to $399,999: 140 $400,000 to $499,999: 76 $500,000 to $749,999: 9 $750,000 to $999,999: 7 $1,000,000 or more: 4

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Charleston: Less than $100: 11 people $100 to $149: 36 $150 to $199: 58 $200 to $249: 69 $250 to $299: 59 $300 to $349: 229 $350 to $399: 118 $400 to $449: 338 $450 to $499: 531 $500 to $549: 270 $550 to $599: 485 $600 to $649: 131 $650 to $699: 262 $700 to $749: 544 $750 to $799: 147 $800 to $899: 353 $900 to $999: 287 $1,000 to $1,249: 313 $1,250 to $1,499: 311 $1,500 to $1,999: 22 $2,000 or more: 122 No cash rent: 127

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.6%
Number of people working at home: 196 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 1141 5 to 9 minutes: 3056 10 to 14 minutes: 2000 15 to 19 minutes: 1054 20 to 24 minutes: 1152 25 to 29 minutes: 232 30 to 34 minutes: 364 35 to 39 minutes: 42 40 to 44 minutes: 68 45 to 59 minutes: 155 60 to 89 minutes: 227 90 or more minutes: 115

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,804 (69%) Carpooled: 968 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (0%) Motorcycle: 44 (0%) Bicycle: 108 (1%) Walked: 1,590 (16%) Other means: 46 (0%) Worked at home: 196 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1878 $10,000 to $14,999: 765 $15,000 to $19,999: 728 $20,000 to $24,999: 570 $25,000 to $29,999: 456 $30,000 to $34,999: 389 $35,000 to $39,999: 442 $40,000 to $44,999: 399 $45,000 to $49,999: 237 $50,000 to $59,999: 431 $60,000 to $74,999: 433 $75,000 to $99,999: 508 $100,000 to $124,999: 244 $125,000 to $149,999: 68 $150,000 to $199,999: 81 $200,000 or more: 52

First ancestries reported:

German: 4318

Irish: 2344

Other groups: 1851

English: 1524

United States or American: 1468

Italian: 754

Polish: 571

French (except Basque): 319

Scottish: 283

Scotch-Irish: 274

Swedish: 269

European: 235

Norwegian: 160

Greek: 134

Dutch: 121

Lithuanian: 109

Russian: 106

British: 76

Czech: 73

African: 66

Subsaharan African:: 66

Arab:: 56

Palestinian: 52

Yugoslavian: 51

Hungarian: 41

Danish: 40

Welsh: 35

Croatian: 30

Belgian: 28

French Canadian: 27

Swiss: 27

Finnish: 18

Portuguese: 18

Ukrainian: 18

Czechoslovakian: 17

Scandinavian: 17

Austrian: 17

Turkish: 16

Canadian: 15

Maltese: 15

Slovene: 15

Romanian: 14

Celtic: 13

Slovak: 11

Albanian: 6

Latvian: 6

Pennsylvania German: 5

Syrian: 4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Haitian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16725
• Northeast: 440
• Midwest: 1969
• South: 842
• West: 519

33% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 61
• Nursery to 4th grade: 20
• 5th and 6th grade: 43
• 7th and 8th grade: 175
• 9th grade: 56
• 10th grade: 159
• 11th grade: 119
• 12th grade, no diploma: 65
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 995
• Less than 1 year of college: 241
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 578
• Associate degree: 285
• Bachelor's degree: 662
• Master's degree: 443
• Professional school degree: 97
• Doctorate degree: 264

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 51
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 10
• 7th and 8th grade: 204
• 9th grade: 61
• 10th grade: 138
• 11th grade: 178
• 12th grade, no diploma: 100
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,139
• Less than 1 year of college: 272
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 656
• Associate degree: 398
• Bachelor's degree: 753
• Master's degree: 564
• Professional school degree: 67
• Doctorate degree: 117

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 34.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 48.9%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $29,414
• Black householders: $10,843
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,723
• Asian householders: $6,341
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $38,431
• Some other race householders: $61,458
• Two or more races householders: $13,794
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,117

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,331
• Black or African American householders: $61,146
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $140,386
• Asian householders: $257,437
• Some other race householders: $171,583
• Two or more races householders: $233,977
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,776

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,280
• One, attached: 110
• Two: 388
• 3 or 4: 633
• 5 to 9: 614
• 10 to 19: 852
• 20 to 49: 539
• 50 or more: 211
• Mobile homes: 528

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,900

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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