Chariton city, IA

Lucas County, IA

2022 population: 4,203 ( 118 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population density: 1115.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,914	93.12%	7.4%
Black:	29	0.69%	314.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	32	0.76%	166.7%
2+ races:	68	1.62%	172.0%
Hispanic:	160	3.81%	220.0%

Total non-White:	289	6.88%	204.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-312	-8.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	194	5.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,321
4,226	97.80%
7	0.16%
1	0.02%
12	0.28%
25	0.58%
50	1.16%
95	2.20%

2000
4,591
4,522	98.50%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
27	0.59%
8	0.17%
34	0.74%
69	1.50%

1990
4,616
4,561	98.81%
0	0.00%
6	0.13%
43	0.93%
n/a
6	0.13%
55	1.19%

1980
4,987
4,929	98.84%
6	0.12%
0	0.00%
44	0.88%
n/a
8	0.16%
58	1.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-296	-6.4
26	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-39	-0.8
14	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-368	-7.4
-3	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Chariton city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
1,026	24.4%
3,177	75.6%
865	20.6%

1,758
2.33

1,097	62.4%
785	71.6%
163	14.9%
661	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
1,064	24.6%
3,257	75.4%
948	21.9%

1,861
2.28

1,109	59.6%
857	77.3%
111	10.0%
752	40.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
1,142	24.9%
3,449	75.1%
985	21.5%

1,963
2.27

1,206	61.4%
948	78.6%
124	10.3%
757	38.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
1,086	23.5%
3,530	76.5%
1,074	23.3%

2,015
2.20

1,205	59.8%
1,004	83.3%
145	12.0%
810	40.2%

1980
Number	Percent
37.3
1,265	25.4%
3,722	74.6%
1,072	21.5%

2,188
2.25

1,429	65.3%
1,252	87.6%
94	6.6%
759	34.7%

2022 Housing Data for Chariton city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	73	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	179	10.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	164	9.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	120	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	98	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	55	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	96	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	178	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	166	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	241	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	121	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	89	5.1%
$200,000 or more	21	1.2%

Median Household Income	50,100
Per Capita Income	25,811

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	5.1%
Public Assistance	42	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	336	19.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,719	74.1%
Unemployed	131	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,850	79.7%
Not in Labor Force	470	20.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	848	509	62.5%
Non-Profit	23	79	22.5%
Self-Employed	93	48	66.0%

Local Government	67	178	27.3%
State Government	0	64	0.0%
Federal Government	21	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	941	557	62.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	111	321	25.7%
Total	1,052	878	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	94	4.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	463	24.0%
Professional, Technical	367	19.0%
Service Occupations	320	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	29	1.5%
All others	686	35.5%

White Collar		47.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	580	30.1%
Health care and social assistance	322	16.7%
Manufacturing	161	8.3%
Educational services	161	8.3%
Construction	107	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	96	5.0%
Finance and insurance	81	4.2%
Public administration	77	4.0%
Wholesale trade	75	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	64	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	2.5%
Information	43	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	2.2%
Other services	27	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.8%
Utilities	8	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	123	2.93%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.24%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	10	0.24%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	29	0.69%
Indian	3	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,644	94.2%
Spanish	111	2.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	62	1.6%
Other	31	0.8%
Other Asian	15	0.4%
Tagalog	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	857	20.4%
English	695	16.5%
Irish	584	13.9%
American	414	9.9%
European	132	3.1%
Swedish	113	2.7%
Norwegian	99	2.4%
Scandinavian	96	2.3%
Dutch	80	1.9%
Scottish	72	1.7%
Czech	63	1.5%
Italian	55	1.3%
Ukrainian	44	1.0%
French	26	0.6%
Russian	22	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,133	98.3%
Not a citizen	70	1.7%

Native	4,038	96.1%
Foreign-born	165	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
94	3.4%	124	4.4%	1,317	47.0%	932	33.2%	204	7.3%	133	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	94	3.4%
9-12 Years	124	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,317	47.0%
Some College	932	33.2%
Bach. Degree	204	7.3%
Grad Degree	133	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +224	R +203	R + 6.1%
D +21
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,421	67.7%	Joe Biden (D)	645	30.7%	33	1.6%	2,099	15	21	0.12%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	1,197	61.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	624	32.2%	118	6.1%	1,939	11	16	0.12%

2020 President, Chariton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

645

30.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,421

67.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,099

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Chariton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

624

32.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,197

61.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,939

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chariton city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	63%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,329	64.7%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	652	31.7%	73 [+]	3.6%	2,054	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 51 (2.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 20 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	46%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	912	60.8%	Fred Hubbell (D)	552	36.8%	35 [+]	2.3%	1,499	11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 26 (1.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 9 (0.6%);
2016	S3	58%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,311	68.9%	Patty Judge (D)	523	27.5%	69 [+]	3.6%	1,903	9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 45 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 24 (1.3%);
2014	S2	41%	Joni Ernst (R)	758	56.2%	Bruce Braley (D)	507	37.6%	83 [+]	6.2%	1,348	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Ruth Smith (I) 33 (2.4%); Rick Stewart (I) 33 (2.4%); Bob Quast (I) 7 (0.5%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 7 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2014	G	42%	Terry Branstad* (R)	875	64.1%	Jack Hatch (D)	430	31.5%	59 [+]	4.3%	1,364	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 24 (1.8%); Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 22 (1.6%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 12 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,946
Median Value	$93,200

Occupied	1,758	90.3%
Vacant	188	9.7%

Owned	1,147	65.2%
Rented	611	34.8%
Median Rent	$769

Single-Family Units	1,548	79.5%
Detached	1,498	77.0%
Attached	50	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	334	17.2%
Mobile Homes	41	2.1%

Chariton city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chariton city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Chariton city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chariton city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chariton city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chariton city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chariton city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chariton city, IA