Charlestown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 8,460 people and three associated neighborhoods, Charlestown is the 97th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Charlestown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Charlestown is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charlestown who work in management occupations (12.27%), office and administrative support (11.60%), and sales jobs (11.10%). Being a small city, Charlestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Charlestown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.68% of adults in Charlestown have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Charlestown in 2022 was $30,938, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,752 for a family of four. However, Charlestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charlestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charlestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charlestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charlestown include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Charlestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
