What is the population of Charlestown city?

Charlestown city has 8,118 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #94 of 976 in Indiana.

What is the median household income in Charlestown city?

Median household income in Charlestown city is $77,548 a year, 1.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Charlestown city?

Median gross rent is $903 a month and the median home value is $191,200, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.

Is Charlestown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Charlestown city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Charlestown, IN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Charlestown, Indiana (Charlestown, IN — Census place “Charlestown city”) is 8,118 residents, ranking #94 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $77,548, the median home is worth $191,200 and median gross rent runs $903 a month. Looking for the Charlestown Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Charlestown, IN: 47111.

Population: 8,118Charlestown city residents
Median household income: $77,548Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $191,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $903Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.7%Owner-occupied households

Charlestown ZIP codes (Indiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Charlestown.

The Charlestown IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

47111

What the numbers mean in Charlestown city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Charlestown city median would spend about 14% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 73.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Charlestown city, IN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Charlestown city is a mid-size town in Indiana, with 8,118 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #94 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 36.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Charlestown city earn a median of $77,548 a year, 1.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% above the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Charlestown city is valued at $191,200, 37% below the national figure and 31% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $903 a month, 35.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,836 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Charlestown city?: Charlestown city has 8,118 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #94 of 976 in Indiana.
What is the median household income in Charlestown city?: Median household income in Charlestown city is $77,548 a year, 1.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Charlestown city?: Median gross rent is $903 a month and the median home value is $191,200, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.
Is Charlestown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Charlestown city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Charlestown city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.