Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 5,993 people, 2,341 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 2,570.0 people per square mile (993.1/km²). There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile (412.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.91% White, 2.47% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.32% of the population.

There were 2,341 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,238, and the median income for a family was $35,592. Males had a median income of $27,240 versus $21,901 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $13,892. About 15.8% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• City of Charlestown, Indiana website