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Census Tract 48, Charleston, SC

2,087 Population
2.6 square miles 811 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.5 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Sullivan's Island: 52.5 ±2.5
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Charleston County: 39.2 ±0.3
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2

Economics

$117,718 ±$17,778 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Sullivan's Island: $117,718 † ±$17,778
  • more than double the amount in Charleston County: $56,921 ±$1,662
  • more than double the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
$192,813 ±$37,628 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sullivan's Island: $192,813 † ±$37,628
  • more than double the amount in Charleston County: $88,494 ±$1,950
  • more than double the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570

8.8% ±6.3% (184  ±134) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 8.8% † 184 (±6.3% / ±134)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 11.3% 46,405 (±0.8% / ±3,174)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)

17.6 minutes ±4.2 (15,085  ±6,473) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Sullivan's Island: 17.6 † 15,085 (±4.2 / ±6,473)
  • 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)

Families

798 ±114 Number of households
  • Sullivan's Island: 798 † ±114
  • Charleston County: 178,975 ±1,483
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
2.6 ±0.2 (2,087  ±346) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sullivan's Island: 2.6 2,087 (±0.2 / ±346)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Charleston County: 2.3 409,929 (±0 / ±140)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580

4.1% ±4% (12  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 4.1% † 12 (±4% / ±12)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Charleston County: 6.1% † 6,247 (±1% / ±1,046)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)

Housing

1,088 ±135 Number of housing units
  • Sullivan's Island: 1,088 † ±135
  • Charleston County: 209,803 ±117
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311

$2,000,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Sullivan's Island: $2,000,001
  • more than double the amount in Charleston County: $489,100 ±$9,282
  • more than double the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421

10.7% ±7.6% (222  ±162.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 10.7% † 222 (±7.6% / ±162.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Charleston County: 15.5% 64,488 (±1% / ±4,056.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)

Social

99.8% ±24.1% (1,605  ±220.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 99.8% † 1,605 (±24.1% / ±220.2)
  • about 10 percent 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)
84.3% ±21.2% (1,356  ±208.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 84.3% † 1,356 (±21.2% / ±208.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Charleston County: 50.3% 152,817 (±1% / ±3,134.8)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)

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

1.9% ±1% (39  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 1.9% † 39 (±1% / ±21)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Charleston County: 6.7% 28,308
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101

8.2% ±2% (137  ±42) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Sullivan's Island: 8.2% † 137 (±2% / ±42)
  • about the same as the rate in Charleston County: 8.2% 27,518 (±0.4% / ±1,481)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
137 Total veterans ±42 131 Male ±42 6 Female ±6

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