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James Island, SC

11,689 Population
4.7 square miles 2,464.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40 ±0.2

Economics

$46,843 ±$4,328 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $44,457 ±$821
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $36,072 ±$266
$95,364 ±$5,685 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $77,460 ±$1,291
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $63,623 ±$486

4.1% ±2.7% (483  ±318) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 11.9% 93,435 (±0.6% / ±4,877)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 14.4% 717,849 (±0.2% / ±11,836)

22.1 minutes ±2.3 (121,005  ±17,793) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 27.1 9,711,435 (±0.3 / ±155,082)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 54,759,448 (±0.1 / ±395,881)

Families

4,422 ±232 Number of households
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 318,484 ±1,839
  • South Carolina: 2,023,085 ±5,487
2.6 ±0.1 (11,672  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 2.5 786,650 (±0 / ±201)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,004,353

4.1% ±2.7% (115  ±78) 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% † 10,932 (±0.7% / ±1,258)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 62,830 (±0.2% / ±2,492)

Housing

4,790 ±302 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 362,156 ±121
  • South Carolina: 2,362,253 ±501

$416,300 ±$22,163 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: $317,300 ±$4,613
  • nearly double the amount in South Carolina: $216,200 ±$1,122

9.9% ±3.7% (1,149  ±,423.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 15% 119,539 (±0.6% / ±4,924.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 686,178 (±0.2% / ±10,988)

Social

95.6% ±6.9% (8,256  ±,709.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 91.7% 513,632 (±1.1% / ±6,267.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.3% 3,174,118 (±0.4% / ±15,315.5)
51.1% ±4.8% (4,412  ±,464.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 39% 218,369 (±0.7% / ±3,875.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 30.6% 1,088,770 (±0.3% / ±9,317.5)

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

1.7% ±0.9% (195  ±110) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 5.6% 45,282
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 270,170

10.3% ±3.4% (941  ±310) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: 10.6% 65,258 (±0.4% / ±2,268)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 349,900 (±0.1% / ±4,262)
941 Total veterans ±310 868 Male ±306 73 Female ±73

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