North Charleston

Population: 117,460
Median household income: $62,789
Median home value: $267,700

North Charleston is a community in Charleston County, South Carolina, home to 117,460 residents. Its median household income of $62,789 runs below the Charleston County figure of $84,320.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Charleston's population grew 5.3% from 111,501 to 117,460, while its median home value rose 53.1% from $174,800 to $267,700.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.5% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 41.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 117,460
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,789
Median home value: $267,700
Median gross rent: $1,364
Housing units: 53,133
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

111,501117,460

Median household income

$45,510$62,789

Median home value

$174,800$267,700

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,364

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	111,501	$45,510	$174,800	$1,051
2020	113,880	$47,201	$184,600	$1,084
2021	114,542	$52,264	$203,100	$1,160
2022	115,755	$58,534	$243,300	$1,288
2023	117,460	$62,789	$267,700	$1,364

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,110	6.9%
5 to 17	18,382	15.6%
18 to 24	11,673	9.9%
25 to 34	21,712	18.5%
35 to 44	16,429	14.0%
45 to 54	13,024	11.1%
55 to 64	13,648	11.6%
65 to 74	9,049	7.7%
75 and over	5,433	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,509	37.0%
Black or African American	48,861	41.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.1%
Asian	4,094	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	875	0.7%
Some other race	763	0.6%
Two or more races	4,234	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,065	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,517	13.3%
High school graduate	21,084	26.6%
Some college or associate's	25,492	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,420	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,782	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,202	76.6%
Carpooled	6,294	10.4%
Public transit	1,091	1.8%
Walked	553	0.9%
Bicycle	374	0.6%
Worked from home	5,074	8.4%
Other means	713	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,346	20.5%
15 to 29 min	24,601	44.5%
30 to 44 min	11,863	21.5%
45 to 59 min	4,473	8.1%
60+ min	2,944	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 15.5% (17,549 of 112,944)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,793	54.3%
Nonfamily households	21,735	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	47,528	89.5%
Vacant	5,605	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,058	48.5%
Renter-occupied	24,470	51.5%

1-unit, detached49.1%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units18.1%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,088	49.1%
1-unit, attached	3,904	7.3%
2 to 4 units	4,396	8.3%
5 to 19 units	9,607	18.1%
20 or more units	5,468	10.3%
Mobile home & other	3,670	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4550875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 78 sq mi
Water area: 3.57 sq mi
Center point: 32.9179, -80.0650