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Charleston, SC Urban Area

734,681 Population
338.9 square miles 2,167.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,020 ±$1,911 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$91,356 ±$3,194 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.3% ±1.3% (67,213  ±9,436) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.1 minutes ±0.7 (9,127,650  ±364,584) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

300,996 ±5,507 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (721,662  ±9,804) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1.4% (10,470  ±2,533) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

331,127 ±3,846 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$437,400 ±$10,902 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.1% ±1.4% (102,105  ±10,087.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94% ±2.3% (481,984  ±13,414.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.1% ±1.5% (225,905  ±8,101.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.6% ±0.8% (56,135  ±5,555) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.6% ±0.7% (54,547  ±4,149) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
54,547 Total veterans ±4,149 46,901 Male ±3,479 7,646 Female ±1,756

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