ZIP 63834 · Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 63834 (Charleston, MO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charleston, MO · Mississippi County
uszips 2026
People5,169
Median age42.5
Household income$41,348
Home value$111,320
Median rent$770/mo
Poverty22.1%
College degree+11.2%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sikeston, MO (micro)
- Wider region
- Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,665
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
20.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $16,913.
Education (adults 25+)
49.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.9%
- Never married
- 44.7%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 45.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.2%
- Rent burden
- 36.5%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 40.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 4.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.2%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.