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Charleston (North) County--North Charleston City PUMA, SC

163,695 Population
127.5 square miles 1,283.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,458 ±$2,651 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,872 ±$10,708 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±2.2% (15,272  ±3,518) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.2 minutes ±0.4 (1,858,930  ±71,367) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

70,518 ±3,722 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (159,643  ±7,320) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.3% ±3.1% (3,242  ±1,400) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

79,639 ±3,563 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$368,700 ±$21,680 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.6% ±3.2% (23,498  ±5,319.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.2% ±4.2% (105,755  ±7,062.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.4% ±2.4% (35,706  ±3,331.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

13.6% ±2.6% (19,811  ±3,741.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 418,840 (±0.1% / ±6,831.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.9% ±2.1% (14,590  ±3,472) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.6% ±1.4% (11,208  ±1,940) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,208 Total veterans ±1,940 10,161 Male ±1,786 1,047 Female ±589

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