Charleston

Population: 152,014
Median household income: $90,038
Median home value: $469,100

Charleston, a community in Charleston County, South Carolina, has 152,014 residents. The median household income of $90,038 is above the Charleston County median ($84,320).

From 2019 to 2023, Charleston's population grew 12.4% from 135,257 to 152,014, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $330,600 to $469,100.

The median resident is 36.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 152,014
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $90,038
Median home value: $469,100
Median gross rent: $1,632
Housing units: 75,826
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

135,257152,014

Median household income

$68,438$90,038

Median home value

$330,600$469,100

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,632

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	135,257	$68,438	$330,600	$1,257
2020	137,041	$72,071	$349,000	$1,318
2021	147,928	$76,556	$369,500	$1,400
2022	149,960	$83,891	$438,900	$1,517
2023	152,014	$90,038	$469,100	$1,632

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,735	5.1%
5 to 17	18,876	12.4%
18 to 24	18,029	11.9%
25 to 34	28,870	19.0%
35 to 44	21,421	14.1%
45 to 54	15,492	10.2%
55 to 64	17,093	11.2%
65 to 74	14,513	9.5%
75 and over	9,985	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	107,268	70.6%
Black or African American	26,237	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	123	0.1%
Asian	3,293	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	219	0.1%
Some other race	661	0.4%
Two or more races	5,261	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,952	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree35.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,430	4.1%
High school graduate	16,499	15.4%
Some college or associate's	24,524	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	38,085	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	23,836	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	56,366	68.1%
Carpooled	5,401	6.5%
Public transit	734	0.9%
Walked	3,431	4.1%
Bicycle	1,267	1.5%
Worked from home	14,581	17.6%
Other means	975	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,921	26.3%
15 to 29 min	29,408	43.1%
30 to 44 min	12,949	19.0%
45 to 59 min	4,917	7.2%
60+ min	2,979	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 12.0% (17,496 of 146,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,298	51.6%
Nonfamily households	32,110	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66,408	87.6%
Vacant	9,418	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,929	55.6%
Renter-occupied	29,479	44.4%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,344	47.9%
1-unit, attached	5,173	6.8%
2 to 4 units	6,720	8.9%
5 to 19 units	14,656	19.3%
20 or more units	12,194	16.1%
Mobile home & other	739	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4513330
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 115 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 32.8280, -79.9729