Charleston County, South Carolina demographics

Population: 404,946
Median age: 38.4

Median household income: 70,807

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Charleston County, South Carolina.

Population

2021404,946
2020407,543
2019401,165
2018394,708
2017387,847
2016380,673
2015372,904
2014365,674
2013358,736
2012352,548
2011346,981
2010342,434
2009345,714

Charleston County, SC cities

Awendaw town - 1,585

Charleston city - 147,928

Folly Beach city - 1,035

Goose Creek city - 44,502

Hollywood town - 5,319

Isle of Palms city - 4,318

Kiawah Island town - 1,964

Ladson CDP - 14,711

Lincolnville town - 850

McClellanville town - 701

Meggett town - 1,169

Mount Pleasant town - 88,900

North Charleston city - 114,542

Ravenel town - 2,543

Rockville town - 123

Seabrook Island town - 1,904

Sullivan's Island town - 2,220

Summerville town - 50,318

Census data for Charleston County, South Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Charleston County, South Carolina

Total population
Total population404,946
Male196,777
Female208,169
Population by age
Total population404,946
Under 5 years23,188
5 to 9 years21,728
10 to 14 years22,375
15 to 19 years22,809
20 to 24 years24,679
25 to 34 years66,535
35 to 44 years55,032
45 to 54 years48,266
55 to 59 years27,432
60 to 64 years25,975
65 to 74 years42,288
75 to 84 years16,918
85 years and over7,721
Median age (years)38.4
Under 18 years79,676
16 years and over333,316
18 years and over325,270
21 years and over310,236
62 years and over82,026
65 years and over66,927
Population by race
Total population404,946
One race392,108
   White273,058
   Black or African American102,981
   American Indian and Alaska Native978
   Asian6,687
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander365
   Some other race8,039
Two or more races12,838
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population313,273
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population149,451
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population163,822

Social characteristics in Charleston County, South Carolina

Households by type
Total households167,853
Family households (families)72,948
Married-couple family9,537
Male householder, no wife present, family33,387
Female householder, no husband present, family24,305
Nonfamily households51,981
Average household size47,655
Average family size2.35

Economic characteristics in Charleston County, South Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households167,853
Less than $10,00010,931
$10,000 to $14,9994,310
$15,000 to $24,99913,838
$25,000 to $34,99912,632
$35,000 to $49,99919,060
$50,000 to $74,99926,786
$75,000 to $99,99919,889
$100,000 to $149,99927,293
$150,000 to $199,99913,157
$200,000 or more19,957
Median household income (dollars)70,807

Housing characteristics in Charleston County, South Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units198,768
Occupied housing units167,853
Vacant housing units30,915
Units in structure
Total housing units198,768
1-unit, detached117,266
1-unit, attached11,806
2 units5,716
3 or 4 units9,181
5 to 9 units14,534
10 to 19 units11,223
20 or more units18,058
Mobile home10,899
Boat, RV, van, etc.85
Year structure built
Total housing units198,768
Built 2014 or later568
Built 2010 to 201329,390
Built 2000 to 200932,979
Built 1990 to 199930,712
Built 1980 to 198928,665
Built 1970 to 197925,592
Built 1960 to 196918,797
Built 1950 to 195913,400
Built 1940 to 19497,075
Built 1939 or earlier11,590
Rooms
Total housing units198,768
1 room2,453
2 rooms4,981
3 rooms19,108
4 rooms32,322
5 rooms39,859
6 rooms34,346
7 rooms26,193
8 rooms17,389
9 rooms or more22,117
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units198,768
No bedroom2,549
1 bedroom19,434
2 bedrooms51,300
3 bedrooms82,421
4 bedrooms33,578
5 or more bedrooms9,486
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units167,853
Owner-occupied105,009
Renter-occupied62,844
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.45
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.17
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units167,853
Moved in 2017 or later22,731
Moved in 2015 to 201658,172
Moved in 2010 to 201428,495
Moved in 2000 to 200927,525
Moved in 1990 to 199915,872
Moved in 1989 and earlier15,058
Value
Owner-occupied units105,009
Less than $50,0004,046
$50,000 to $99,9994,492
$100,000 to $149,9995,920
$150,000 to $199,9997,565
$200,000 to $299,99920,612
$300,000 to $499,99930,965
$500,000 to $999,99923,439
$1,000,000 or more7,970
Median (dollars)352,800
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units105,009
Housing units with a mortgage68,904
Housing units without a mortgage36,105
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent59,834
Less than $5002,655
$500 to $99911,631
$1,000 to $1,49924,327
$1,500 to $1,99913,014
$2,000 to $2,4994,875
$2,500 to $2,9991,646
$3,000 or more1,686
Median (dollars)1,310
No rent paid3,010

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