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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Charleston is $20,015, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Charleston median household income is $43,676, which has grown by 41.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.22% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Charleston residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #173

Charleston, AR	20,015 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charleston, AR	28,008 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charleston, AR	36,042 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charleston, AR	22,969 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #107

Charleston, AR	43,676 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Charleston, AR	50,836 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #128

Charleston, AR	41.69%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Charleston, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.92%	$10,014, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.98%	$18,444, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.25%	$1,276, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.53%	$18,704, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Charleston, AR	44,612 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Charleston, AR	57,052 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Charleston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$43,690, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$111,944, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
American Indian, Alaska Native	$17,083, see rank	$37,048	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Charleston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
25 to 44	$47,813, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,333, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$33,295, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Charleston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,999, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	958, 47.92%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	664, 69.31%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	42, 4.38%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	622, 64.93%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	520, 83.60%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	102, 16.40%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	294, 30.69%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	1,041, 52.08%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	599, 57.54%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	599, 57.54%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	552, 92.15%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 7.85%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	442, 42.46%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Charleston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,104, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	884, 80.07%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	106, 9.60%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	72, 6.52%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.91%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	32, 2.90%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Charleston, AR	23.0 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Charleston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,072	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	520, 48.51%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	184, 35.38%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	24, 4.62%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	117, 22.50%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.58%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 0.77%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	169, 32.50%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	552, 51.49%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	182, 32.97%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	150, 27.17%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	197, 35.69%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 4.17%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Charleston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,072, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 1.87%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	50, 4.66%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	167, 15.58%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 1.40%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	149, 13.90%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	83, 7.74%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	17, 1.59%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	57, 5.32%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 2.80%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	341, 31.81%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	29, 2.71%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	87, 8.12%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 2.52%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Charleston, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	283	11.44%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	54	8.64%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.