One of the benefits of Charles City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.58 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Charles City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Charles City rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.51% of adults 25 and older in Charles City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Charles City in 2022 was $31,659, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,636 for a family of four. However, Charles City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Charles City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charles City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charles City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Charles City include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Charles City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
