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James Island CCD, Charleston County, SC

41,364 Population
42.2 square miles 981.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Charleston County: 39 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$58,078 ±$4,527 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Charleston County: $54,769 ±$1,837
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
$99,460 ±$4,025 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Charleston County: $84,320 ±$1,939
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504

7.8% ±2.1% (3,216  ±856) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Charleston County: 11.6% 47,041 (±0.8% / ±3,238)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)

23.2 minutes ±1.2 (440,015  ±37,356) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Charleston County: 24.9 4,503,365 (±0.4 / ±104,171)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)

Families

17,216 ±718 Number of households
  • Charleston County: 175,499 ±1,636
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
2.4 ±0.1 (41,169  ±1,578) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Charleston County: 2.3 403,936 (±0 / ±148)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803

2.4% ±1.1% (248  ±113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Charleston County: 5.5% † 5,611 (±0.9% / ±864)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)

Housing

20,366 ±710 Number of housing units
  • Charleston County: 206,299 ±172
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448

$462,800 ±$14,399 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Charleston County: $450,800 ±$8,748
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344

13.5% ±2.2% (5,553  ±934.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 15.7% 64,447 (±0.9% / ±3,608.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)

Social

95.8% ±3.3% (29,317  ±1,513.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Charleston County: 92.9% 277,750 (±1.5% / ±4,590.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
54.9% ±2.8% (16,821  ±1,071.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 49% 146,599 (±1.1% / ±3,244.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±1.3% (1,992  ±556) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Charleston County: 6.5% 26,816
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556

10.1% ±1.7% (3,316  ±566) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 8.4% 27,598 (±0.5% / ±1,559)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
3,316 Total veterans ±566 3,119 Male ±513 197 Female ±138

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