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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

849,417 Population
2,590.2 square miles 327.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,064 ±$1,489 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$85,165 ±$2,757 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10% ±1.1% (83,076  ±9,307) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.2 minutes ±0.8 (10,371,660  ±383,035) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

347,045 ±3,971 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (833,118  ±542) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.7% ±1.2% (13,860  ±2,375) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

386,943 ±242 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$384,800 ±$8,241 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.7% ±1.4% (131,763  ±11,786.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.8% ±2.4% (551,333  ±14,021.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.2% ±1.5% (250,764  ±8,904.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

7% (59,314  ±5,804) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

10.1% ±0.8% (66,220  ±4,896) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
66,220 Total veterans ±4,896 59,056 Male ±4,365 7,164 Female ±1,843

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