Census Reporter

Charleston County, SC

411,406 Population
917.9 square miles 448.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 39.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$43,935 ±$2,033 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $31,295 ±$413
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$71,531 ±$2,664 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $56,227 ±$835
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.2% ±1.6% (44,771  ±6,457) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 692,744 (±0.5% / ±27,058)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

24.8 minutes ±1 (4,889,090  ±250,426) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 26 58,193,645 (±0.3 / ±838,702)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

165,568 ±3,515 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,975,915 ±11,292
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0.1 (399,570  ±2,057) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,014,986 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3.7% ±1.1% (3,767  ±1,118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,576 (±0.4% / ±5,008)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

195,148 ±854 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,351,364 ±246
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$342,500 ±$11,549 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in South Carolina: $179,800 ±$2,141
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

15.9% ±1.6% (64,647  ±6,608.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 677,957 (±0.5% / ±23,592)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.1% ±3.2% (270,944  ±9,570.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 88.3% 3,147,526 (±0.8% / ±28,360.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
46.3% ±2.2% (136,205  ±6,404.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 29.6% 1,054,559 (±0.5% / ±16,215)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

6.7% ±1% (27,593  ±4,186) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 288,410 (±0.2% / ±11,183)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.7% ±0.8% (28,307  ±2,641) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 8.9% 354,669 (±0.3% / ±10,072)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
28,307 Total veterans ±2,641 25,804 Male ±2,406 2,503 Female ±831

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