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Charleston, SC

159,011 Population
115.2 square miles 1,379.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38.8 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,364 ±$4,360 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $50,484 ±$1,772
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,085 ±$6,046 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $90,307 ±$3,362
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.5% ±3% (20,755  ±4,657) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 9% † 77,041 (±1.2% / ±9,943)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.5 minutes ±2.8 (1,841,110  ±239,643) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 29.4 11,175,275 (±0.8 / ±379,514)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 26.3 59,371,680 (±0.3 / ±951,035)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

71,361 ±3,579 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 353,647 ±3,783
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (153,427  ±3,514) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.4 853,229 (±0 / ±293)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±2% (1,832  ±889) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 5.6% † 11,734 (±1.3% / ±2,621)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

80,579 ±4,370 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 395,020 ±137
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$600,300 ±$33,888 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $430,300 ±$10,671
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.8% ±2.9% (28,018  ±4,554.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 13.7% 117,990 (±1.2% / ±10,191.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

97.8% ±4.8% (109,785  ±6,580) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 93.6% 572,067 (±2.3% / ±14,146.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
60.5% ±3.4% (67,896  ±4,448.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 42.2% 257,943 (±1.4% / ±8,288.5)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.2% ±2.2% (11,419  ±3,535) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 7.1% 61,534
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.5% ±1.4% (9,813  ±1,910) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 9.7% 65,547 (±0.7% / ±4,580)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,813 Total veterans ±1,910 8,953 Male ±1,825 860 Female ±645

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