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Charleston, SC

153,743 Population
115 square miles 1,336.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.2

Economics

$56,341 ±$3,748 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $45,357 ±$1,509
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $36,675 ±$444
$83,103 ±$5,624 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $78,927 ±$2,461
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $64,115 ±$699

11.3% ±2.4% (16,822  ±3,540) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.2% 82,987 (±1% / ±7,834)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14% 717,348 (±0.4% / ±22,151)

23.4 minutes ±0.5 (1,664,045  ±57,033) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 26.7 9,499,520 (±0.3 / ±148,399)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.3 54,119,448 (±0.2 / ±415,561)

Families

68,377 ±3,088 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 338,067 ±4,088
  • South Carolina: 2,136,080 ±11,784
2.2 ±0.1 (148,225  ±3,072) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.4 813,689 (±0 / ±531)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 † 5,143,331 (±260.1 / ±-555,555,600)

2.9% ±1.5% (1,251  ±645) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 5.1% † 10,098 (±1.1% / ±2,103)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 63,426 (±0.4% / ±4,968)

Housing

75,816 ±3,498 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 378,136 ±209
  • South Carolina: 2,446,680 ±237

$496,700 ±$24,893 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $363,000 ±$6,304
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $254,600 ±$2,799

19.4% ±2.6% (29,634  ±4,049.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 15.3% 126,069 (±1.2% / ±10,229.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 703,333 (±0.5% / ±24,095.2)

Social

96.1% ±4.2% (104,459  ±6,022.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 92.8% 536,424 (±2.3% / ±13,087.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.5% 3,315,918 (±0.8% / ±30,951.9)
59.4% ±3.7% (64,608  ±4,737.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 40.7% 235,377 (±1.5% / ±8,580.4)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 32.6% 1,194,503 (±0.5% / ±18,642)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

5.5% ±1.9% (8,401  ±2,908) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 5% † 41,237 (±3,321.3% / ±3,961)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% † 273,375 (±544.2% / ±10,013)

6.8% ±1.1% (8,667  ±1,469) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.1% 64,495 (±0.8% / ±4,978)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 344,664 (±0.2% / ±9,222)
8,667 Total veterans ±1,469 7,690 Male ±1,217 977 Female ±652

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