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Chariton, IA
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Living in Chariton



Chariton is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 4,280 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chariton is the 114th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Chariton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Chariton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.00 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Chariton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In Chariton, just 12.57% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

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.


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