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Charleston County, SC

405,905 Population
917.9 square miles 442.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$40,020 ±$1,941 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $28,957 ±$350
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$63,459 ±$3,872 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $52,306 ±$631
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

14.1% ±1.9% (55,588  ±7,512) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 15.3% 755,215 (±0.5% / ±23,160)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

24.4 minutes ±0.6 (4,658,700  ±167,575) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 25.1 54,995,090 (±0.3 / ±855,171)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

160,457 ±3,059 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,927,991 ±12,233
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0.1 (393,861  ±1,797) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,948,304 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.8% ±1.6% (5,854  ±1,602) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 63,951 (±0.4% / ±4,991)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

191,893 ±735 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,318,291 ±259
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$339,900 ±$12,367 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $170,800 ±$1,570
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15.3% ±1.5% (61,379  ±6,103.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.3% 719,991 (±0.4% / ±22,296.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.7% ±3% (269,095  ±8,763) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 88.5% 3,088,864 (±0.8% / ±28,584.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
45.4% ±2% (131,725  ±5,741.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 28.3% 989,335 (±0.5% / ±15,927.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

5.5% ±0.8% (22,426  ±3,333) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.1% 256,765 (±0.2% / ±8,349)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

9.8% ±0.9% (31,467  ±2,788) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 9.2% 363,194 (±0.2% / ±9,260)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
31,467 Total veterans ±2,788 28,140 Male ±2,612 3,327 Female ±1,082

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