The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Chariton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chariton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.00 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Chariton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Chariton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.57% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chariton in 2022 was $27,795, 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 $111,180 for a family of four. However, Chariton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Chariton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chariton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chariton include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Chariton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
