Charles Town is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 7,126 people and five associated neighborhoods, Charles Town is the 22nd largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Charles Town was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Charles Town economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Charles Town, where the median household income is $83,275.00.

Charles Town real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Charles Town house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Charles Town has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Charles Town, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The population of Charles Town is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.33% of adults in Charles Town have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Charles Town in 2018 was $43,384, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,536 for a family of four. However, Charles Town contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Charles Town is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charles Town home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charles Town residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charles Town include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Charles Town is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.