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Population (year 2000): 21,039. Estimated
population in July 2005: 20,189 (-4.0% change)
Males: 9,781 (46.5%), Females: 11,258 (53.5%)
Coles County
Zip code:
61920
Median resident age: 22.7 years
Median household income: $24,140 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,100 (year 2000)
Races in Charleston:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
- Black (4.2%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.9%), Irish (17.2%),
English (11.1%), United States (7.0%), Italian (4.9%), Polish
(4.1%).
Elevation: 686 feet
Land area: 8.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Charleston
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.3%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Charleston city
- Never married: 55.2%
- Now married: 31.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 7.0%
2.2% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +427 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Charleston:
- SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles;
MATTOON, IL)
- PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; PARIS, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Charleston:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 7 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 38 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- DECATUR (about 53 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charleston:
- CASEY MUNI (about 18 miles; CASEY, IL; ID: 1H8)
- TUSCOLA (about 21 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; ID: K96)
- EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 38 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL; ID: 1H2)
Amtrak station near Charleston:
- 14 miles: MATTOON (1718 BROADWAY). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Charleston:
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 9,582; Location: 600 LINCOLN AVE; Public;
Website: www.eiu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Charleston:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MATTOON, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 44
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 55
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; VINCENNES, IN;
FT enrollment: 6,201)
Public high school in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 911;
Location: 1603 LINCOLN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Charleston:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 36;
Location: 7700 N COUNTY RD 1200 EAST; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Charleston:
- JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 688;
Location: 801 JEFFERSON AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- CARL SANDBURG ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 554;
Location: 1924 REYNOLDS DR; Grades: PK - 03)
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 455;
Location: 920 SMITH DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MARK TWAIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 169;
Location: 1021 13TH ST; Grades: KG - KG)
- MATTOON BRIDGES (Students: 18; Location: 730
7TH ST; Grades: 07 - 11)
- EASTERN IL EFE/DUAL CREDIT (Location: 730 7TH
STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
- CHARLESTON BRIDGES (Location: 730 7TH STREET
STE A; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON CARNEGIE P.L. (Operating income:
$417,467; Location: 712 SIXTH ST; 52,039 books; 3,990
audio materials; 1,480 video materials; 202 serial
subscriptions)
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