Because there are quite a few people attending college in Charles City, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Charles City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
The overall crime rate in Charles City is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
In Charles City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Charles City is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Charles City isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small town, Charles City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
If knowledge is power, Charles City is a pretty powerful place. 65.22% of the adults in Charles City have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Charles City in 2022 was $59,569, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $238,276 for a family of four.
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. Important ancestries of people in Charles City include German, Irish, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Charles City is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
