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St. George, SC

2,154 Population
2.8 square miles 756.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±13.4 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

$21,877 ±$4,333 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $48,581 ±$843
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$33,125 ±$19,051 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $85,254 ±$1,335
  • about half the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.4% ±12.3% (571  ±304) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.9% 89,180 (±0.6% / ±4,468)
  • about double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.2 minutes ±3.3 (12,795  ±4,761) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 27.7 9,927,295 (±0.4 / ±171,332)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

832 ±235 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
2.5 ±0.3 (2,049  ±635) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.4 817,925 (±0 / ±198)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.6% ±15.6% (56  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 6% † 12,082 (±0.7% / ±1,433)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,012 ±259 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

$113,500 ±$58,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $377,500 ±$3,827
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9% ±4.7% (189  ±113.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 14.5% 119,195 (±0.6% / ±5,092.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.7% ±28.1% (1,252  ±236.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 92.6% 540,020 (±1.1% / ±6,569.6)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.7% ±6.8% (261  ±122.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 40.8% 238,132 (±0.7% / ±4,085.8)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about half 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

1% ±1% (21  ±22) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 6.5% 54,075
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.5% ±5.1% (149  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.1% 64,665 (±0.4% / ±2,572)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
149 Total veterans ±90 146 Male ±90 3 Female ±5

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