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Charleston, SC Urban Area

726,389 Population
339.1 square miles 2,142.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,042 ±$1,682 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$86,502 ±$3,202 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.7% ±1.2% (68,916  ±8,815) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.3 minutes ±0.8 (8,695,620  ±365,145) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

298,855 ±4,301 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (713,066  ±8,048) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±1.2% (11,465  ±2,168) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

328,349 ±3,027 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$388,000 ±$8,757 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.9% ±1.6% (120,777  ±11,743.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93% ±2.4% (469,199  ±13,176.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
43.5% ±1.6% (219,575  ±8,467.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

7.7% ±0.8% (55,705  ±5,809) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

10.1% ±0.9% (56,329  ±4,848) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
56,329 Total veterans ±4,848 50,203 Male ±4,286 6,126 Female ±1,790

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