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Population (year 2000): 4,732. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,129 (+8.4% change)
Males: 2,140 (45.2%), Females: 2,592 (54.8%)
Zip code:
63834
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $21,812 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,200 (year 2000)
Races in Charleston:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.7%)
- Black (45.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (9.5%), German (6.1%),
English (6.0%), Irish (4.8%), Subsaharan African (3.1%), French
(1.3%).
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Charleston
- High school or higher: 66.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Charleston city
- Never married: 28.7%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -395 (-7.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Charleston:
- MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
SIKESTON, MO)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Charleston:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 26 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 59 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charleston:
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, MO;
ID: CHQ)
- CAIRO RGNL (about 13 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 15 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Charleston:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 56
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 61 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
Public high school in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON HIGH (Students: 369; Location:
THORN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Charleston:
- WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. (Students: 468;
Location: PLANT RD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE (Students: 288; Location: S
MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHARLESTON KINDERGARTEN (Students: 113;
Location: E COMMERCIAL; Grades: KG - KG)
Private primary/middle school in Charleston:
- ST HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 306 COURT ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Charleston:
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
(Operating income: $291,695; Location: 105 E. MARSHALL;
39,674 books; 1,126 audio materials; 1,435 video
materials; 196 serial subscriptions)
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