Charleston, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Charleston: | $155,717 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 1,373 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,292 (35 farm, 1,257 nonfarm))
Houses: 566 (474 occupied: 409 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 13 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,905.
Median contract rent in 2022: $787 (lower quartile is $558, upper quartile is $1,112)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $638
Median gross rent in Charleston, NY in 2022: $1,115
Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 135 (14 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 49,299- In family households: 40,214 (8,471 male householders, 4,404 female householders)
8,991 spouses, 14,423 children (13,514 natural, 225 adopted, 684 stepchildren), 828 grandchildren, 375 brothers or sisters, 414 parents, foster children, 404 other relatives, 1,677 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9,085 (3,435 male householders (2,650 living alone)), 3,962 female householders (3,379 living alone)), 1,688 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 920 (667 institutionalized population)
7,792 married couples with children.
3,375 single-parent households (905 men, 2,470 women).
96.8% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 16 (1.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.6 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charleston, New York
- 3no bedroom
- 161 bedroom
- 922 bedrooms
- 2253 bedrooms
- 514 bedrooms
- 225+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 51 bedroom
- 132 bedrooms
- 403 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 21no vehicle
- 1131 vehicle
- 1882 vehicles
- 553 vehicles
- 264 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in renter-occupied apartments
- 3no vehicle
- 281 vehicle
- 342 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, New York
- 31 room
- 22 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 364 rooms
- 1395 rooms
- 906 rooms
- 557 rooms
- 298 rooms
- 519+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 54 rooms
- 235 rooms
- 126 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Charleston, NY household income distribution
- 38,066Less than $10,000
- 56,195$10,000 to $19,999
- 56,931$20,000 to $29,999
- 61,417$30,000 to $39,999
- 61,827$40,000 to $49,999
- 60,529$50,000 to $59,999
- 89,616$60,000 to $74,999
- 123,656$75,000 to $99,999
- 97,394$100,000 to $124,999
- 70,501$125,000 to $149,999
- 80,387$150,000 to $199,999
- 93,509$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 34.8%
Number of people working at home: 69 (12.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 9
- 5 to 9 minutes: 14
- 10 to 14 minutes: 19
- 15 to 19 minutes: 30
- 20 to 24 minutes: 70
- 25 to 29 minutes: 30
- 30 to 34 minutes: 112
- 35 to 39 minutes: 19
- 40 to 44 minutes: 36
- 45 to 59 minutes: 102
- 60 to 89 minutes: 63
- 90 or more minutes: 14
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 426 (78.9%)
- Carpooled: 81 (15.0%)
- Walked: 11 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 22 (4.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Charleston, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 11975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 21965 to 1969
- 8Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 325 (23.0%)
- Irish: 192 (13.6%)
- Italian: 164 (11.6%)
- United States: 122 (8.6%)
- English: 114 (8.1%)
- Dutch: 93 (6.6%)
- Polish: 90 (6.4%)
- Other: 85 (6.0%)
- French: 51 (3.6%)
- Scottish: 31 (2.2%)
- Swiss: 25 (1.8%)
- French Canadian: 24 (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 18 (1.3%)
- Ukrainian: 16 (1.1%)
- Hungarian: 13 (0.9%)
- Danish: 9 (0.6%)
- Czech: 8 (0.6%)
- Arab: 5 (0.4%)
- Portuguese: 5 (0.4%)
- Swedish: 5 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 4 (0.3%)
- Russian: 4 (0.3%)
- West Indian: 3 (0.2%)
- Greek: 2 (0.1%)
- Slovak: 2 (0.1%)
- Welsh: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Charleston: | 18.2% (2) |
| New York: | 1.1% (41,934) |
| Charleston: | 18.2% (2) |
| New York: | 0.2% (7,839) |
| Charleston: | 18.2% (2) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Charleston: | 18.2% (2) |
| New York: | 0.2% (6,545) |
| Charleston: | 18.2% (2) |
| New York: | 0.4% (17,401) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,152
- Other state: 129
- Northeast: 60
- Midwest: 12
- South: 34
- West: 23
73% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 3
- Nursery to 4th grade: 1
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 3
- 10th grade: 20
- 11th grade: 21
- 12th grade, no diploma: 18
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 188
- Less than 1 year of college: 32
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
- Associate degree: 23
- Bachelor's degree: 32
- Master's degree: 8
- Professional school degree: 5
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 14
- 9th grade: 15
- 10th grade: 19
- 11th grade: 14
- 12th grade, no diploma: 18
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 170
- Less than 1 year of college: 34
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 49
- Associate degree: 36
- Bachelor's degree: 25
- Master's degree: 22
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 2
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 372
- Two: 5
- Mobile homes: 178
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,978
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%
- 62.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.8%Wood
- 4.9%Electricity
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 63.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 27.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.7%Wood
- 1.5%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 14.8% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 21.9% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
