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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

869,940 Population
2,590.2 square miles 335.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,484 ±$1,772 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,307 ±$3,362 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9% ±1.2% (77,041  ±9,943) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.4 minutes ±0.8 (11,175,275  ±379,514) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

353,647 ±3,783 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (853,229  ±293) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±1.3% (11,734  ±2,621) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

395,020 ±137 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$430,300 ±$10,671 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.7% ±1.2% (117,990  ±10,191.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.6% ±2.3% (572,067  ±14,146.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.2% ±1.4% (257,943  ±8,288.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.1% (61,534  ±5,468) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.7% ±0.7% (65,547  ±4,580) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
65,547 Total veterans ±4,580 56,865 Male ±3,920 8,682 Female ±1,838

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