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Charleston County, SC

419,279 Population
918.1 square miles 456.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$52,484 ±$2,223 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $36,675 ±$444
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$80,401 ±$3,521 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $64,115 ±$699
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11.2% ±1.4% (46,093  ±5,860) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14% 717,348 (±0.4% / ±22,151)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.7 minutes ±0.8 (4,512,035  ±210,170) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,497,196 (±0.3 / ±749,397)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

179,597 ±2,982 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,136,080 ±11,784
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0 (409,620  ±178) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 † 5,143,331 (±260.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4.3% ±1.3% (4,385  ±1,295) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 63,426 (±0.4% / ±4,968)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

209,599 ±87 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,446,680 ±237
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$490,600 ±$15,988 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in South Carolina: $254,600 ±$2,799
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

15.9% ±1.6% (65,911  ±6,545.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 703,333 (±0.5% / ±24,095.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

93.2% ±2.9% (281,657  ±8,878.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.5% 3,315,918 (±0.8% / ±30,951.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
50% ±2.1% (151,168  ±6,313.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.6% 1,194,503 (±0.5% / ±18,642)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

5.7% ±7,529.3% (23,825  ±3,424) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% † 273,375 (±544.2% / ±10,013)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

7.8% ±0.9% (26,104  ±3,063) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 344,664 (±0.2% / ±9,222)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
26,104 Total veterans ±3,063 23,027 Male ±2,589 3,077 Female ±1,093

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