Charleston City, Mississippi

Charleston City, Mississippi is a city of the Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 2198 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 1882, It is the 115th largest by population in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It has total area of 1.37 sq mi (3.55 kmē), of which, 1.36 square miles (3.52 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 220th largest by total area among Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2198 people in the city, organized into 848 households, and 570 families residing in the city. The population density was 1612.7 people per square mile (622.67/kmē), it is 29th most densely populated city in Mississippi. There were 933 housing units at an average density of 686 per square mile (264.87/kmē). The average household size was 2.51 people, and the average family size was 3.14 people. In the Charleston City, 27.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.1% were 18 to 24, 25.2% were 25 to 44, 20.1% were 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.4 males. The median age is 36.2 years, The median age of males was 33.2 years, for females the median age was 38.5 years. The racial makeup of the city was 863 White, 1312 Black or African American, American Indian, 8 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 14 from two or more races and 1 Ohter races.

Charleston city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Charleston city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Charleston City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $18208, it would be the 34th lowest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $24750, making it the 61st poorest city by median family income among the Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $10835, it is 65th poorest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income of city was $13475, The median income for males was $19474, compared to $10833 for females.

In 2000, 619 pupils and students, of which 47.82% are male and 52.18% are female, 28.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.46% nursery or pri school, 8.56% kindergarten, 45.56% elementary school, 24.39% high school and 15.02% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2198
April 2000 Estimate2200
July 2000 Estimate2193
July 2001 Estimate2154
July 2002 Estimate2115
July 2003 Estimate2074
July 2004 Estimate2041
July 2005 Estimate2006
July 2006 Estimate1955
July 2007 Estimate1919
July 2008 Estimate1882
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school291140
Kindergarten292453
Elementary school147135282
High school8269151
College or graduate school98493
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Charleston city, Mississippi$18208$24750$10835
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi$22229$26509$10749
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587