Charles Town is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 7,126 people and five associated neighborhoods, Charles Town is the 22nd largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Charles Town was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Charles Town economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Charles Town, where the median household income is $83,275.00. Charles Town real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Charles Town house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Charles Town is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Charles Town is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charles Town who work in management occupations (14.39%), office and administrative support (12.12%), and business and financial occupations (7.89%). Also of interest is that Charles Town has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Charles Town is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Charles Town, the average commute to work is 33.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Charles Town citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.33% of adults in Charles Town have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Charles Town in 2022 was $43,384, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,536 for a family of four. However, Charles Town contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charles Town is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charles Town home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charles Town residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charles Town include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Charles Town is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
