Charleroi is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,871 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Charleroi is the 361st largest community in Pennsylvania. Charleroi has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs, Charleroi isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Charleroi are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Charleroi is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Charleroi who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.16%), sales jobs (10.65%), and food service (8.08%).

Being a small borough, Charleroi does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Charleroi Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Charleroi with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.31% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Charleroi in 2000 was $13,752, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,008 for a family of four.

The people who call Charleroi home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Charleroi is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charleroi include Italian, German, Irish, English, Polish, Russian, Slovak, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Charleroi is English.