94.9% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English less than very well).
3.9% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.0% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
69.4% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
28.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
24.3% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
68.5% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.9% (37,099)
Foreign born:
36.5% (260)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.1% (801)
Foreign born:
63.5% (453)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
99.3% (5,366)
Foreign born:
71.4% (75)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
0.7% (40)
Foreign born:
28.6% (30)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
72.1% (302)
Foreign born:
11.9% (116)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
27.9% (117)
Foreign born:
88.1% (857)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.5% (36,547)
Foreign born:
44.8% (260)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.5% (558)
Foreign born:
55.2% (320)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
26.4% (243)
Foreign born:
100.0% (161)
1,706 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
This city:
3.2%
West Virginia:
1.1%
Median age by place of birth - Charleston
Place of birth - Charleston White
Place of birth - Charleston Black or African American
Place of birth - Charleston American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Charleston Asian
Place of birth - Charleston Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Charleston Other race
Place of birth - Charleston Two or more races
Place of birth - Charleston White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Charleston Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Charleston
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Charleston
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Charleston
Place of birth by age - Charleston
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 49.9%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 11.5%
Females:
Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 44.9%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 15.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.4% (231)
Unmarried:
49.6% (227)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.4% (4,693)
Unmarried:
49.6% (4,614)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.3%
Now married: 26.5%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 13.2%
Females:
Never married: 49.4%
Now married: 21.5%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 15.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (67)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.8% (432)
Unmarried:
73.2% (1,180)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 100.0%
Females:
Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 23.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 61.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (5)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.1%
Now married: 73.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 15.6%
Now married: 69.6%
Separated: 9.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
71.4% (15)
Unmarried:
28.6% (6)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
74.9% (305)
Unmarried:
25.1% (102)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 75.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 25.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (33)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.3%
Now married: 22.7%
Separated: 6.3%
Widowed: 1.5%
Divorced: 10.2%
Females:
Never married: 42.1%
Now married: 14.1%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 36.6%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
17.3% (63)
Unmarried:
82.7% (302)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.4%
Now married: 50.1%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 11.8%
Females:
Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 44.4%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 14.6%
Divorced: 16.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.4% (231)
Unmarried:
49.6% (227)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.7% (4,443)
Unmarried:
50.3% (4,501)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.0%
Now married: 37.6%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 28.3%
Divorced: 6.5%
Females:
Never married: 31.7%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 7.8%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.4% (278)
Unmarried:
39.6% (182)
Ancestries in Charleston (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 12,057 (22.6%)
German - 6,603 (12.4%)
English - 6,208 (11.6%)
United States - 6,105 (11.4%)
Irish - 5,684 (10.6%)
Italian - 2,094 (3.9%)
Scotch-Irish - 1,581 (3.0%)
Scottish - 1,119 (2.1%)
Arab - 1,104 (2.1%)
French - 958 (1.8%)
Dutch - 626 (1.2%)
Welsh - 612 (1.1%)
Subsaharan African - 578 (1.1%)
Polish - 570 (1.1%)
Hungarian - 185 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 184 (0.3%)
Swedish - 159 (0.3%)
Czech - 150 (0.3%)
Swiss - 146 (0.3%)
Russian - 133 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 126 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 115 (0.2%)
Greek - 100 (0.2%)
Danish - 99 (0.2%)
Ukrainian - 87 (0.2%)
Slovak - 74 (0.1%)
West Indian - 63 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 15 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 33,251 (82.1%)
Black or African American: 4,792 (78.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 54 (80.6%)
Asian: 1,178 (75.7%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 123 (100.0%)
Other race: 69 (88.5%)
Two or more races: 969 (61.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 32,622 (82.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 755 (64.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 5,050 (12.5%)
Black or African American: 866 (14.1%)
Asian: 108 (6.9%)
Other race: 9 (11.5%)
Two or more races: 479 (30.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,921 (12.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 157 (13.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 994 (2.5%)
Black or African American: 156 (2.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 5 (7.5%)
Asian: 60 (3.9%)
Two or more races: 52 (3.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 778 (2.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 216 (18.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.2%
1.1%