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Charleston Central CCD, Charleston County, SC

35,704 Population
8.5 square miles 4,190.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.2 ±1.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Charleston County: 39.2 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$57,928 ±$4,781 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Charleston County: $56,921 ±$1,662
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,101 ±$7,938 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Charleston County: $88,494 ±$1,950
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.1% ±2.7% (7,137  ±917) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Charleston County: 11.3% 46,405 (±0.8% / ±3,174)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.8 minutes ±1 (232,995  ±22,707) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Charleston County: 25.1 4,496,155 (±0.5 / ±109,376)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,292 ±746 Number of households
  • Charleston County: 178,975 ±1,483
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0 (30,785  ±1,620) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Charleston County: 2.3 409,929 (±0 / ±140)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±2.7% (414  ±314) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Charleston County: 6.1% † 6,247 (±1% / ±1,046)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,486 ±750 Number of housing units
  • Charleston County: 209,803 ±117
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$828,200 ±$55,545 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Charleston County: $489,100 ±$9,282
  • more than double the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

26.2% ±2% (9,332  ±836.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Charleston County: 15.5% 64,488 (±1% / ±4,056.3)
  • about double the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±1.7% (20,233  ±1,089.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Charleston County: 93.5% 283,840 (±1.6% / ±4,711.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
64.2% ±2.2% (13,819  ±840.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 50.3% 152,817 (±1% / ±3,134.8)
  • about double the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.2% ±0.9% (1,496  ±325) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Charleston County: 6.7% 28,308
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.9% ±1% (1,540  ±308) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Charleston County: 8.2% 27,518 (±0.4% / ±1,481)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,540 Total veterans ±308 1,327 Male ±276 213 Female ±130

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