Charleston County, South Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Charleston County, South Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Carolina and the United States.

Charleston County, South Carolina is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (96th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (146th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	420,264	5,296,225	334,922,499	176th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,494	$69,324	$80,734	338th of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	40.2	38.9	2344th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	50.3%	32.1%	35.7%	96th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$489,100	$259,000	$332,700	146th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,620	$1,180	$1,413	177th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	14.1%	12.5%	2136th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.9%	5.2%	2273rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	457.7	176.2	n/a	353rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.7%	5.8%	14.1%	704th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	738th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.9%	71.9%	65.2%	2807th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	25.6	26.4	1418th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.7%	11.5%	15.1%	226th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.6%	n/a	n/a	1528th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	47.1%	46.9%	2498th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.1%	n/a	n/a	1419th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.7%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.6	54.9	61.4

Age in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	39.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.6%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.5%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	178,975	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.0%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.2%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	34.7%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,921	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.2%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.7%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.4%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	209,803	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.0%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.3%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.7%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.1%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,901	$1,251	n/a

Education in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.0%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.2%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.5%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.0%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.8%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Charleston County, South Carolina

Statistic	Charleston County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.6%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.9%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.0%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.3%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	6.2%	16.7%

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