Charles City is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Charles City enrolled in college, Charles City has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
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.
One downside of living in Charles City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.50 minutes every day commuting to work.
Charles City is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Charles City, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Charles City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Charles City. 54.55% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Charles City in 2022 was $59,865, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $239,460 for a family of four. However, Charles City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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.
