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James Island, SC

12,198 Population
4.8 square miles 2,520.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,756 ±$7,450 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $48,581 ±$843
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$104,217 ±$7,969 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $85,254 ±$1,335
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±2.5% (681  ±309) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.9% 89,180 (±0.6% / ±4,468)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.5 minutes ±2.6 (118,880  ±19,003) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 27.7 9,927,295 (±0.4 / ±171,332)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,666 ±251 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 335,865 ±1,799
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (12,188  ±27) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.4 817,925 (±0 / ±198)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.3% (100  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 6% † 12,082 (±0.7% / ±1,433)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,971 ±321 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 378,268 ±154
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$508,600 ±$43,683 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $377,500 ±$3,827
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.4% ±2.2% (780  ±261.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 14.5% 119,195 (±0.6% / ±5,092.7)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.6% ±6.4% (8,646  ±718.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 92.6% 540,020 (±1.1% / ±6,569.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
49.5% ±4.6% (4,475  ±471.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 40.8% 238,132 (±0.7% / ±4,085.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.9% ±1.4% (359  ±165) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 6.5% 54,075
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.5% ±3.1% (1,006  ±301) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.1% 64,665 (±0.4% / ±2,572)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,006 Total veterans ±301 933 Male ±307 73 Female ±67

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