Town of Charleston — Financial Data

1,355 Population FY 2024

$1,117 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2025

6.9% Debt Service FY 2025

0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2024

0.0 Env. Stress FY 2024

No incorporated villages in this town.

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

4.9% Poverty Rate 2023

17.9% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

8.5% Unemployment Rate 2023

94.4% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$90,694 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$35,821 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$178,000 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,288 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

42.0 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.3 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Total spending across all funds, including services for the entire town and services exclusive to areas outside villages · 1995–2025

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$100,000 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$145,442,691 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$104,488 (2025)

1995 2025

Debt Service %

6.9% (2025)

1995 2025

Town-Wide Per Capita Spending

$1,117 (2025)

2010 2025

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2024)

2012 2024

Environmental Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2024)

2012 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Sales And Use Tax

$642,066 (2025)

1995 2025

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$409,543 (2025)

1995 2025

Charges To Other Governments

$249,696 (2025)

1995 2025

State Aid

$201,518 (2025)

1995 2025

Charges For Services

$12,772 (2025)

1995 2025

Top Expenditures

Transportation

$820,288 (2025)

1995 2025

Employee Benefits

$256,321 (2025)

1995 2025

General Government

$218,079 (2025)

1995 2025

Sanitation

$78,459 (2025)

1995 2025

Public Safety

$26,438 (2025)

1995 2025

Financial Documents (85)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Town of Charleston OSC Annual Financial Report 2025	OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024	Town of Charleston OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024	Town of Charleston OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_AFR
2024	Town of Charleston FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Town of Charleston Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5

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Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None
OSC Code: 270314500000

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.