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Charleston, SC

155,988 Population
115.1 square miles 1,355.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38.6 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.1

Economics

$61,079 ±$4,461 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $47,064 ±$1,489
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $38,097 ±$443
$95,126 ±$9,273 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $85,165 ±$2,757
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $67,804 ±$1,049

10.6% ±2.9% (15,846  ±4,361) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10% † 83,076 (±1.1% / ±9,307)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 726,799 (±0.5% / ±24,733)

24.8 minutes ±1.3 (1,701,360  ±142,749) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 28.2 10,371,660 (±0.8 / ±383,035)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 56,451,688 (±0.3 / ±832,708)

Families

69,588 ±3,119 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 347,045 ±3,971
  • South Carolina: 2,177,733 ±10,033
2.2 ±0.1 (149,757  ±3,054) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.4 833,118 (±0 / ±542)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,234,462

4.4% ±2% (1,948  ±879) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 6.7% † 13,860 (±1.2% / ±2,375)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 67,375 (±0.4% / ±4,960)

Housing

78,474 ±3,841 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 386,943 ±242
  • South Carolina: 2,490,327 ±211

$515,800 ±$39,960 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $384,800 ±$8,241
  • nearly double the amount in South Carolina: $272,900 ±$2,295

20.3% ±3.8% (31,277  ±5,932.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 15.7% 131,763 (±1.4% / ±11,786.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 12.4% 661,235 (±0.4% / ±23,384.2)

Social

97.1% ±4.3% (106,479  ±6,063.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 92.8% 551,333 (±2.4% / ±14,021.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.2% 3,378,472 (±0.9% / ±33,037.7)
61.2% ±3.4% (67,096  ±4,413.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 42.2% 250,764 (±1.5% / ±8,904.6)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 32.9% 1,232,848 (±0.5% / ±19,277.1)

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

5.7% ±1.1% (8,836  ±1,682) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 7% 59,314
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 5.9% 316,438

6.7% ±1.4% (8,423  ±1,756) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.1% 66,220 (±0.8% / ±4,896)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 349,871 (±0.3% / ±11,007)
8,423 Total veterans ±1,756 7,703 Male ±1,663 720 Female ±540

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