Charleston, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,764
Male Share of the Population	47%
Female Share of the Population	53%
Senior Citizens	18.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,131
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	50.6%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.5%
Median Earnings25+	$30,938
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,933

Wealth

Median Family Income	$50,750
% Above Poverty Level	86.5%
% Below Poverty Level	13.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	0.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.7%
Median Gross Rent	$718
Median House Value	$88,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.8%
English	20.7%
German	15.3%
Irish	14.1%
Scottish	2.9%
Polish	0.9%
Italian	0.7%
West Indian	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Swedish	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
French Except Basque	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
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Charleston Almanac

Category	Value
County	Franklin County
Standard Zip Codes	72933
Phone Area Codes	479
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	35.29
Approximate Longitude	-94.04

Charleston Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BOONEVILLE 3 SSE
Distance	15.2 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 50 F
Apr Temp	50 to 75 F
Jul Temp	69 to 94 F
Oct Temp	51 to 76 F
Annual Precip	47.7 inches

Station	OZARK
Distance	17.9 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 48 F
Apr Temp	46 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Station	SUBIACO
Distance	22.7 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 48 F
Apr Temp	49 to 72 F
Jul Temp	70 to 92 F
Oct Temp	51 to 73 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Booneville	3,869	$44,219
Branch	330	$30,469
Greenwood	9,357	$80,769
Lavaca	2,794	$62,083
Ratcliff	192	$36,875

Charleston Public Schools

Charleston Elementary School
11 Dale Bumpers Dr
ZIP: 72933
Primary
Total Enrollment 500

Charleston High School
3005 Dale Bumpers Dr
ZIP: 72933
High
Total Enrollment 416

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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