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The main thoroughfare in Charleston is U.S. Route 62, which runs from west to east as Marshall Street and provides access to Interstate 57, which passes through the southeastern part of the community. Generally speaking, the neighborhoods to the north of Marshall are wealthier and mostly white, while the section to the south is poorer and majority African-American.
The main thoroughfare in Charleston is U.S. Route 62, which runs from west to east as Marshall Street and provides access to Interstate 57, which passes through the southeastern part of the community. Generally speaking, the neighborhoods to the north of Marshall are wealthier and mostly white, while the section to the south is poorer and majority African-American.
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Charleston had a total of 5,947 inhabitants, grouped into 1,705 households, with a population density of 1,239.0 people per square mile. This figure represented a significant increase from the 2000 census, when Charleston had a population of 4,732. 47.55% of the inhabitants were White, 50.45% were African-American, 0.03% were Native American, 0.32% were Asian, 0.61% were from other races, and 1.04% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.78% of the population.
The median age in Charleston was 37.1 years, with 20.3% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 9.6% between 18 and 24 years old, 32.0% between 25 and 44, 26.4% between 45 and 64, and 11.6% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 61.3% male, 38.7% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Charleston was $27,875, and the median family income was $29,215. The unemployment rate was 15.6%. The per capita income was $15,040. About 38.6% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 65.5% of people under the age of 18 and 16.1% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Education==
Charleston and most of northern Mississippi County are served by the Charleston R-I School District.<ref>https://www.charlestonbluejays.org/</ref> It is a K-12 public institution, with an enrollment of about 1,000 students. Its mascot is the Blue Jays, and its colors are blue, white, and black.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/charleston/schools/</ref>
The Charleston Blue Jays have been noted in the past for their outstanding athletic achievements, especially in boys' basketball. The team has won 11 state championships in the past 50 years, the most recent in 2012.
There is also a [[Roman Catholic]] K-8 parochial school, St. Henry's, with an enrollment of about 100 students.
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