Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Charles City is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Charles City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.02 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Charles City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Charles City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Charles City in 2022 was $30,770, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,080 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 Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Charles City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.
