Goose Creek

Population: 46,964
Median household income: $87,437
Median home value: $279,500

Goose Creek is a community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, home to 46,964 residents. At $87,437, its median household income sits above Berkeley County's $82,327.

Between 2019 and 2023, Goose Creek's population grew 11.9% from 41,978 to 46,964, while its median home value rose 48.4% from $188,300 to $279,500.

69.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2001.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,964
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,437
Median home value: $279,500
Median gross rent: $1,611
Housing units: 17,759
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,97846,964

Median household income

$68,893$87,437

Median home value

$188,300$279,500

Median gross rent

$1,307$1,611

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,978	$68,893	$188,300	$1,307
2020	42,944	$74,730	$199,600	$1,353
2021	44,502	$78,756	$218,100	$1,379
2022	45,858	$84,041	$250,100	$1,507
2023	46,964	$87,437	$279,500	$1,611

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,705	5.8%
5 to 17	7,684	16.4%
18 to 24	7,310	15.6%
25 to 34	6,273	13.4%
35 to 44	5,760	12.3%
45 to 54	6,163	13.1%
55 to 64	5,299	11.3%
65 to 74	3,669	7.8%
75 and over	2,101	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,233	58.0%
Black or African American	10,335	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	145	0.3%
Asian	1,624	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.1%
Some other race	376	0.8%
Two or more races	2,265	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,957	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,215	7.6%
High school graduate	7,793	26.6%
Some college or associate's	10,660	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,419	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,178	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,233	72.7%
Carpooled	2,382	9.0%
Public transit	50	0.2%
Walked	1,503	5.7%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	3,111	11.8%
Other means	171	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,536	23.7%
15 to 29 min	8,762	37.5%
30 to 44 min	5,439	23.3%
45 to 59 min	2,249	9.6%
60+ min	1,373	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 6.6% (2,937 of 44,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,231	72.4%
Nonfamily households	4,672	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,903	95.2%
Vacant	856	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,573	68.5%
Renter-occupied	5,330	31.5%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,257	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1,621	9.1%
2 to 4 units	894	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1,168	6.6%
20 or more units	1,480	8.3%
Mobile home & other	339	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4529815
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 43 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 32.9949, -80.0092