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Charleston, SC

152,046 Population
114.8 square miles 1,324.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2

Economics

$44,925 ±$2,941 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $39,935 ±$1,323
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $33,339 ±$443
$74,139 ±$6,123 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $72,719 ±$2,745
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $59,318 ±$852

13.4% ±3.1% (19,591  ±4,580) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 11.7% † 93,325 (±1.3% / ±10,046)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14.7% 741,652 (±0.5% / ±25,957)

22.9 minutes ±0.4 (1,541,280  ±50,490) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2020 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 26.6 9,630,195 (±0.4 / ±164,124)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.1 54,667,810 (±0.2 / ±409,586)

Families

63,391 ±3,233 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 316,378 ±5,063
  • South Carolina: 2,049,972 ±10,471
2.3 ±0.1 (146,758  ±3,918) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.5 797,405 (±0 / ±2,888)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,069,111 (±0)

6.6% ±3.5% (2,757  ±1,474) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 6.2% † 12,201 (±1.2% / ±2,396)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.1% 60,830 (±0.4% / ±4,659)

Housing

75,367 ±3,370 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 370,105 ±1,174
  • South Carolina: 2,395,957 ±268

$420,800 ±$25,642 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $315,400 ±$8,964
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $213,500 ±$2,166

15.7% ±3% (23,558  ±4,493.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 14.1% 113,170 (±1.4% / ±10,891.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.6% 697,942 (±0.5% / ±23,585.7)

Social

94.1% ±5% (98,841  ±6,133.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 92.7% 525,040 (±2.4% / ±13,798.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,224,401 (±0.9% / ±31,886.8)
54.6% ±3.8% (57,383  ±4,385.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 40.5% 229,477 (±1.6% / ±9,007.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,134,636 (±0.5% / ±17,987.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2020 5-year data

6.1% ±1.7% (9,302  ±2,656) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 5.3% † 43,329 (±0.6% / ±4,902)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% 271,280 (±0.2% / ±10,236)

5.4% ±1.1% (6,839  ±1,330) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.9% 68,327 (±0.6% / ±3,426)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 353,056 (±0.3% / ±10,267)
6,839 Total veterans ±1,330 6,700 Male ±1,318 139 Female ±179

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