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West Ashley CCD, Charleston County, SC

82,215 Population
61.2 square miles 1,343.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Charleston County: 39.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$55,679 ±$4,794 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Charleston County: $56,921 ±$1,662
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$90,738 ±$3,540 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Charleston County: $88,494 ±$1,950
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.2% ±1.7% (8,304  ±1,399) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 11.3% 46,405 (±0.8% / ±3,174)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27 minutes ±1.4 (1,074,790  ±78,165) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Charleston County: 25.1 4,496,155 (±0.5 / ±109,376)
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

36,805 ±1,201 Number of households
  • Charleston County: 178,975 ±1,483
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (81,663  ±2,405) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Charleston County: 2.3 409,929 (±0 / ±140)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±2.1% (1,573  ±461) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 6.1% † 6,247 (±1% / ±1,046)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

40,005 ±1,108 Number of housing units
  • Charleston County: 209,803 ±117
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$429,500 ±$10,526 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Charleston County: $489,100 ±$9,282
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±1.8% (10,778  ±1,516.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 15.5% 64,488 (±1% / ±4,056.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.1% ±2.4% (59,482  ±2,456.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Charleston County: 93.5% 283,840 (±1.6% / ±4,711.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
52.2% ±2.1% (32,294  ±1,693.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Charleston County: 50.3% 152,817 (±1% / ±3,134.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 1.5 times 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

6.4% ±1.1% (5,238  ±915) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Charleston County: 6.7% 28,308
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±0.8% (5,068  ±534) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 8.2% 27,518 (±0.4% / ±1,481)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
5,068 Total veterans ±534 4,652 Male ±508 416 Female ±184

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