Summerville

Population: 51,262
Median household income: $78,621
Median home value: $295,700

Summerville, a community in Dorchester County, South Carolina, has 51,262 residents. The median household income of $78,621 is in line with the Dorchester County median ($76,896).

From 2019 to 2023, Summerville's population declined 3.3% from 53,037 to 51,262, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $207,800 to $295,700.

The median gross rent is $1,414. 31.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,262
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,621
Median home value: $295,700
Median gross rent: $1,414
Housing units: 22,199
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,03751,262

Median household income

$59,180$78,621

Median home value

$207,800$295,700

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,414

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,037	$59,180	$207,800	$1,108
2020	53,643	$60,271	$215,800	$1,157
2021	50,318	$64,507	$229,800	$1,231
2022	50,839	$73,712	$276,600	$1,328
2023	51,262	$78,621	$295,700	$1,414

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,428	6.7%
5 to 17	8,569	16.7%
18 to 24	4,025	7.9%
25 to 34	7,086	13.8%
35 to 44	7,145	13.9%
45 to 54	6,279	12.2%
55 to 64	7,102	13.9%
65 to 74	4,850	9.5%
75 and over	2,778	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,825	66.0%
Black or African American	10,291	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	173	0.3%
Asian	724	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.1%
Two or more races	1,943	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,232	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,260	6.4%
High school graduate	8,871	25.2%
Some college or associate's	12,944	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,088	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,077	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,498	82.8%
Carpooled	1,734	6.7%
Public transit	13	0.1%
Walked	247	1.0%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	2,127	8.2%
Other means	324	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,366	18.3%
15 to 29 min	7,944	33.3%
30 to 44 min	5,777	24.2%
45 to 59 min	3,335	14.0%
60+ min	2,404	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 10.3% (5,253 of 50,947)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,666	66.2%
Nonfamily households	6,985	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,651	93.0%
Vacant	1,548	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,048	68.0%
Renter-occupied	6,603	32.0%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,787	62.1%
1-unit, attached	1,440	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1,263	5.7%
5 to 19 units	3,533	15.9%
20 or more units	1,072	4.8%
Mobile home & other	1,104	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4570270
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 33.0058, -80.1793