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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

830,529 Population
2,590.2 square miles 320.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$45,357 ±$1,509 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$78,927 ±$2,461 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.2% ±1% (82,987  ±7,834) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

27.5 minutes ±0.7 (10,030,070  ±348,758) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

338,067 ±4,088 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (813,689  ±531) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.1% ±1.1% (10,098  ±2,103) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

378,136 ±209 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$363,000 ±$6,304 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

15.3% ±1.2% (126,069  ±10,229.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

92.8% ±2.3% (536,424  ±13,087.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
40.7% ±1.5% (235,377  ±8,580.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

5% (41,237  ±3,961) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

10.1% ±0.8% (64,495  ±4,978) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
64,495 Total veterans ±4,978 54,201 Male ±3,971 10,294 Female ±2,341

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