Census Reporter

Charleston County, SC

401,438 Population
917.5 square miles 437.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$37,345 ±$1,694 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $27,909 ±$349
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$60,555 ±$3,263 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $50,570 ±$532
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

13.1% ±1.3% (50,945  ±5,112) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 15.4% 751,907 (±0.4% / ±19,900)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

23.5 minutes ±0.5 (4,533,760  ±159,009) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 24.6 52,961,020 (±0.3 / ±698,884)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

158,635 ±3,288 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,905,100 ±10,277
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.5 ±0.1 (389,708  ±1,784) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,887,882 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

5.5% ±1.5% (5,385  ±1,482) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 5.7% 66,875 (±0.4% / ±5,092)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

187,851 ±724 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,284,820 ±214
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$330,300 ±$13,472 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $161,800 ±$1,398
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

14.7% ±1.6% (58,139  ±6,253.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 14.5% 717,694 (±0.5% / ±22,626.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

92.3% ±3.2% (263,746  ±9,248.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 87.4% 3,009,003 (±0.8% / ±27,750.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
42.5% ±2.3% (121,381  ±6,454.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 28% 964,340 (±0.4% / ±14,957.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

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

5.6% ±0.8% (22,487  ±3,065) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 4.9% 244,294 (±0.2% / ±8,606)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

7.9% ±0.8% (25,183  ±2,649) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 9.3% 362,121 (±0.2% / ±8,272)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
25,183 Total veterans ±2,649 22,598 Male ±2,435 2,585 Female ±1,020

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