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Charleston Community Unit School District 1 Overview

Eastern Illinois University located in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 area. A total of 10,181 households are located in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 area. Among them, 2,374 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.80 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,664 and 9,855 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.55% (581) of residents are non-citizens and 5.09% (1,159) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Charleston Community Unit School District 1, Illinois
Household	10,181
Population	22,759
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,374 (23.32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,664
Total Students	9,855
Pre-Kindergarten	251
Kindergarten	235
Grade 1-8	2,006
Grade 9-12	748
College/Graduate School	6,615
Veterans	22,130
Non-citizen	581
Non-English Home Language	1,159
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

22,547 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,888 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,875 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 13,149 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Charleston Community Unit School District 1 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,933	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,380	72.53%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,400	10.83%
Public transportation	92	0.71%
Walked	1,227	9.49%
Other method	152	1.18%
Worked from home	682	5.27%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,149	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,788	36.41%
Service	2,770	21.07%
Sales and office	2,730	20.76%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	687	5.22%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,174	16.53%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,149	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	155	1.18%
Construction	508	3.86%
Manufacturing	1,572	11.96%
Wholesale trade	166	1.26%
Retail trade	1,469	11.17%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	421	3.20%
Information	260	1.98%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	562	4.27%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	895	6.81%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,587	34.88%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,524	11.59%
Other services, except public administration	647	4.92%
Public administration	383	2.91%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,149	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,754	74.18%
Government workers	2,759	20.98%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	625	4.75%
Unpaid family workers	11	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,408 for the 10,181 households in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $20,249. 24,361 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,181	-
Less than $10,000	1,221	11.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	830	8.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	998	9.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	929	9.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,411	13.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,785	17.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,045	10.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,143	11.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	503	4.94%
More than $200,000	316	3.10%
Median Household Income	$46,314	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,408	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,398	-
Less than $10,000	225	4.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	364	6.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	380	7.04%
$25,000 - $34,999	509	9.43%
$35,000 - $49,999	617	11.43%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,037	19.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	667	12.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	831	15.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	488	9.04%
More than $200,000	280	5.19%

Median Family Income	$61,338	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,613	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$20,249	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,626	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,626	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,869	-
With health insurance coverage	24,361	94.17%
Public coverage	9,422	36.42%
Private health insurance	17,676	68.33%
Without health insurance coverage	1,508	5.83%

Housing

There are 11,862 housing units in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 area, Illinois with 10,181 units (85.83%) occupied. 5,885 houses (57.80%) are occupied by owner and 4,296 houses (42.20%) are rented. The average housing value is $109,000 and the average rental cost is $720. 108 houses (0.91%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,333 houses (19.67%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,862	-
Occupied	10,181	85.83%
Owner Occupied	5,885	57.80%
Renter Occupied	4,296	42.20%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,121	60.03%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	386	3.25%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,553	29.95%
Mobile Homes	802	6.76%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,862	-
Built 2014 or later	108	0.91%
Built 2010 - 2013	137	1.15%
Built 2000 - 2009	962	8.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,776	14.97%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,932	16.29%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,122	17.89%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,390	11.72%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,102	9.29%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,333	19.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,862	-
1 room	351	2.96%
2 rooms	272	2.29%
3 rooms	880	7.42%
4 rooms	2,299	19.38%
5 rooms	2,511	21.17%
6 rooms	2,162	18.23%
7 rooms	1,309	11.04%
8 rooms	914	7.71%
9 rooms or more	1,164	9.81%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,862	-
no bedroom	374	3.15%
1 bedroom	1,120	9.44%
2 bedrooms	3,534	29.79%
3 bedrooms	4,962	41.83%
4 bedrooms	1,467	12.37%
5 bedrooms or more	405	3.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,885	-
Less than $50,000	776	13.19%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,823	30.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,473	25.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	746	12.68%
$200,000 - $299,999	685	11.64%
$300,000 - $499,999	296	5.03%
$500,000 - $999,999	82	1.39%
$1,000,000 or more	4	0.07%
Median House Value	$109,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,158	-
Less than $500	758	18.23%
$500 - $999	2,501	60.15%
$1,000 - $1,499	831	19.99%
$1,500 - $1,999	50	1.20%
$2,000 - $2,499	7	0.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	11	0.26%
Median Rental Costs	$720	-

Demographic

A total of 26,146 people lives in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 area, Illinois with 12,609 male and 13,537 female. The males to female ratio is 48.23 to 51.77. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	26,146	-
Male	12,609	48.23%
Female	13,537	51.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,146	-
Under 5 years	1,020	3.90%
5 - 9 years	1,216	4.65%
10 - 14 years	1,205	4.61%
15 - 19 years	2,671	10.22%
20 - 24 years	4,844	18.53%
25 - 34 years	3,838	14.68%
35 - 44 years	2,575	9.85%
45 - 54 years	2,524	9.65%
55 - 59 years	1,510	5.78%
60 - 64 years	1,304	4.99%
65 - 74 years	1,946	7.44%
75 - 84 years	996	3.81%
85 years and older	497	1.90%
Median Age	30.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,146	-
One Race	25,666	98.16%
White	23,256	88.95%
Black or African American	1,713	6.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native	81	0.31%
Asian	554	2.12%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	0.05%
Other	48	0.18%

Two or more races	480	1.84%
White and Black or African American	171	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	136	0.52%
White and Asian	72	0.28%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.06%