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Census Tract 53, Charleston, SC

3,860 Population
0.5 square miles 7,679.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±5.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Charleston: 36.1 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Charleston County: 39 ±0.3

Economics

$50,778 ±$9,956 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Charleston: $58,583 ±$2,115
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Charleston County: $54,769 ±$1,837
$45,294 ±$14,905 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Charleston: $90,038 ±$4,110
  • about half the amount in Charleston County: $84,320 ±$1,939

24.6% ±7.7% (951  ±334) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Charleston: 12% † 17,496 (±1.5% / ±2,153)
  • more than double the rate in Charleston County: 11.6% 47,041 (±0.8% / ±3,238)

14.8 minutes ±4.5 (29,310  ±5,521) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Charleston: 23.8 1,624,275 (±0.6 / ±60,651)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Charleston County: 24.9 4,503,365 (±0.4 / ±104,171)

Families

2,088 ±285 Number of households
  • Charleston: 66,408 ±1,140
  • Charleston County: 175,499 ±1,636
1.8 ±0.2 (3,745  ±613) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Charleston: 2.2 146,004 (±0 / ±185)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Charleston County: 2.3 403,936 (±0 / ±148)

4.3% ±5.7% (47  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Charleston: 5.2% † 2,179 (±1.1% / ±470)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 5.5% † 5,611 (±0.9% / ±864)

Housing

2,500 ±256 Number of housing units
  • Charleston: 75,826 ±1,142
  • Charleston County: 206,299 ±172

$622,700 ±$94,244 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Charleston: $469,100 ±$10,153
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Charleston County: $450,800 ±$8,748

25.3% ±7.7% (974  ±334.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Charleston: 19.2% 28,898 (±1.5% / ±2,219.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Charleston County: 15.7% 64,447 (±0.9% / ±3,608.1)

Social

91.7% ±3.9% (2,922  ±510.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Charleston: 95.9% 102,944 (±2.4% / ±2,932.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Charleston County: 92.9% 277,750 (±1.5% / ±4,590.8)
40.6% ±6.5% (1,292  ±301.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Charleston: 57.7% 61,921 (±1.9% / ±2,163.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 49% 146,599 (±1.1% / ±3,244.3)

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

1.7% ±1.5% (66  ±60) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Charleston: 5.4% 8,249 (±0.5% / ±775)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Charleston County: 6.5% 26,816

9.7% ±4.9% (361  ±193) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Charleston: 6.8% 8,480 (±0.7% / ±844)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 8.4% 27,598 (±0.5% / ±1,559)
361 Total veterans ±193 340 Male ±189 21 Female ±35

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