Charleston is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,722 people and two associated neighborhoods, Charleston is the 130th largest community in Mississippi.

A relatively large number of people in Charleston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Charleston is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Charleston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.46% of adults in Charleston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Charleston in 2022 was $20,696, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,784 for a family of four. However, Charleston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charleston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Charleston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.