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Charleston, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $496,700 (it was $137,800 in 2000)
Charleston:

$496,700
South Carolina:

$254,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $351,100 - $749,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $679,016
Here:

$679,016
State:

$368,255

Townhouses or other attached units: $532,773
Here:

$532,773
State:

$292,023

In 2-unit structures: $625,765
Here:

$625,765
State:

$358,283

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $478,508
Here:

$478,508
State:

$230,702

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $546,666
Here:

$546,666
State:

$326,361

Mobile homes: $70,893
Here:

$70,893
State:

$102,531

Total population: 130,113 (Urban population: 92,937, Rural population: 3,149 (27 farm, 3,122 nonfarm))

Houses: 75,816 (68,377 occupied: 38,750 owner occupied, 29,627 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

28%

Housing density: 782 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $828,925.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,549 (lower quartile is $1,125, upper quartile is $1,947)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,343


Median gross rent in Charleston, SC in 2022: $1,636

Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 27,667 (2,388 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 1,921 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 544

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $132,887

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $92,378

Median monthly housing costs: $1,664

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Charleston, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1999

Median year apartment built: 1995

Household type by relationship:

Households: 153,743
  • Male householders: 29,868 (8,793 living alone), Female householders: 38,509 (16,197 living alone)
  • 27,288 spouses (27,009 opposite-sex spouses), 4,944 unmarried partners, (4,430 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 31,136 children (29,541 natural, 505 adopted, 1,090 stepchildren), 1,131 grandchildren, 1,275 brothers or sisters, 1,403 parents, 0 foster children, 2,210 other relatives, 10,461 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,518

Size of family households: 20,736 2-persons, 5,600 3-persons, 5,494 4-persons, 1,269 5-persons, 448 6-persons, 605 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,990 1-person, 7,656 2-persons, 1,017 3-persons, 513 4-persons, 49 6-persons.

18,355 married couples with children.
4,394 single-parent households (771 men, 3,623 women).

92.6% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,401 (5.5%)
(46.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.5

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1,0561 bedroom
  • 4,4912 bedrooms
  • 19,1303 bedrooms
  • 10,3234 bedrooms
  • 3,7505+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1,023no bedroom
  • 9,3531 bedroom
  • 14,3912 bedrooms
  • 3,6893 bedrooms
  • 1,0084 bedrooms
  • 1635+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 616no vehicle
  • 10,5901 vehicle
  • 20,2022 vehicles
  • 5,1103 vehicles
  • 1,7584 vehicles
  • 4745+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,231no vehicle
  • 16,9981 vehicle
  • 7,0452 vehicles
  • 2,0713 vehicles
  • 2824 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 3422 rooms
  • 7503 rooms
  • 3,2544 rooms
  • 5,3755 rooms
  • 9,2886 rooms
  • 5,0207 rooms
  • 5,6708 rooms
  • 9,0519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1,0231 room
  • 3,3522 rooms
  • 7,8313 rooms
  • 8,4914 rooms
  • 5,2475 rooms
  • 2,4386 rooms
  • 4087 rooms
  • 1808 rooms
  • 6579+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Charleston, SC
  • Charleston, SC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Charleston, SC in 2022
  • 3,886Less than $10,000
  • 3,674$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,693$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,559$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,639$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,929$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,097$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,526$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,136$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,624$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,905$150,000 to $199,999
  • 11,709$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Charleston, SC

  • Distribution of house value in Charleston, SC in 2022
  • 172Less than $10,000
  • 28$10,000 to $14,999
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 87$20,000 to $24,999
  • 12$25,000 to $29,999
  • 86$30,000 to $34,999
  • 41$35,000 to $39,999
  • 29$40,000 to $49,999
  • 45$50,000 to $59,999
  • 193$60,000 to $69,999
  • 16$70,000 to $79,999
  • 16$80,000 to $89,999
  • 19$90,000 to $99,999
  • 268$100,000 to $124,999
  • 144$125,000 to $149,999
  • 649$150,000 to $174,999
  • 457$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,247$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,060$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,690$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5,862$400,000 to $499,999
  • 8,702$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,786$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,439$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,066$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 2,021$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Charleston, SC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Charleston, SC in 2022
  • 24Less than $100
  • 345$150 to $199
  • 224$200 to $249
  • 76$300 to $349
  • 183$350 to $399
  • 140$400 to $449
  • 86$450 to $499
  • 351$500 to $549
  • 94$550 to $599
  • 644$600 to $649
  • 55$650 to $699
  • 771$750 to $799
  • 414$800 to $899
  • 1,393$900 to $999
  • 4,957$1,000 to $1,249
  • 3,922$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9,148$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,752$2,000 to $2,499
  • 839$2,500 to $2,999
  • 265$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,469$3,500 or more
  • 475No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.7%
Number of people working at home: 18,015 (20.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,234
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,568
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,310
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,260
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 9,344
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,079
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,208
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,082
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,576
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,806
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,384
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,008
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Charleston

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 83,636 (71.4%)
  • Carpooled: 7,817 (6.7%)
  • Bus: 1,497 (1.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 134 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,312 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 1,084 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 3,662 (3.1%)
  • Worked at home: 18,015 (15.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 13.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 43.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 6.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.5%Males
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 3.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 3,3942010 or later
  • 1,8592000 to 2009
  • 1,3891990 to 1999
  • 7791980 to 1989
  • 3781970 to 1979
  • 552Before 1970
Ancestries in Charleston, SC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 24,346 (28.2%)
  • English: 9,758 (11.3%)
  • Irish: 6,007 (7.0%)
  • German: 5,298 (6.1%)
  • Italian: 2,840 (3.3%)
  • European: 1,980 (2.3%)
  • Scottish: 974 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 894 (1.0%)
  • Polish: 894 (1.0%)
  • French: 730 (0.8%)
  • African: 526 (0.6%)
  • Romanian: 505 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 452 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 415 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 399 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 314 (0.4%)
  • British: 314 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 307 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 295 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 250 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 228 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 227 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 213 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 212 (0.2%)
  • South African: 212 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 190 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 183 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 170 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 166 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 134 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 113 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 98 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 94 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 85 (0.10%)
  • Egyptian: 84 (0.10%)
  • Turkish: 78 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 70 (0.08%)
  • Australian: 59 (0.07%)
  • Iranian: 58 (0.07%)
  • Portuguese: 53 (0.06%)
  • Danish: 53 (0.06%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 49 (0.06%)
  • Ethiopian: 40 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 39 (0.05%)
  • Albanian: 36 (0.04%)
  • Brazilian: 33 (0.04%)
  • Swiss: 32 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 27 (0.03%)
  • Alsatian: 26 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 23 (0.03%)
  • Arab: 23 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 19 (0.02%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 18 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 15 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 14 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 8 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Basque: 8 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 5 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 5 (0.01%)
  • Haitian: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Charleston:

9.7% (794)
South Carolina:

22.5% (60,774)

India
Charleston:

6.9% (561)
South Carolina:

6.8% (18,307)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Charleston:

4.8% (390)
South Carolina:

3.2% (8,721)

Germany
Charleston:

4.6% (371)
South Carolina:

3.7% (9,982)

Jamaica
Charleston:

3.6% (291)
South Carolina:

2.6% (7,073)

Canada
Charleston:

3.6% (290)
South Carolina:

3.0% (8,193)

Asia, n.e.c.
Charleston:

3.4% (275)
South Carolina:

0.2% (457)

Romania
Charleston:

3.3% (272)
South Carolina:

0.6% (1,507)

Argentina
Charleston:

3.3% (267)
South Carolina:

0.5% (1,414)

Venezuela
Charleston:

3.2% (262)
South Carolina:

1.4% (3,822)

Philippines
Charleston:

2.8% (229)
South Carolina:

4.1% (11,031)

Colombia
Charleston:

2.7% (223)
South Carolina:

4.3% (11,533)

South Africa
Charleston:

2.7% (223)
South Carolina:

0.4% (1,091)

Honduras
Charleston:

2.7% (220)
South Carolina:

4.8% (12,834)

Korea
Charleston:

2.6% (215)
South Carolina:

1.7% (4,513)

Brazil
Charleston:

2.5% (201)
South Carolina:

2.0% (5,344)

Italy
Charleston:

2.4% (198)
South Carolina:

0.5% (1,444)

Egypt
Charleston:

2.3% (186)
South Carolina:

0.4% (1,208)

Russia
Charleston:

1.9% (157)
South Carolina:

1.3% (3,522)

Jordan
Charleston:

1.9% (157)
South Carolina:

0.1% (353)

England
Charleston:

1.9% (151)
South Carolina:

1.9% (5,117)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Charleston:

1.6% (130)
South Carolina:

1.2% (3,296)

Dominican Republic
Charleston:

1.6% (129)
South Carolina:

0.9% (2,357)

France
Charleston:

1.5% (124)
South Carolina:

0.7% (1,940)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 63,424
  • Other state: 78,891
  • Northeast: 20,916
  • Midwest: 17,922
  • South: 33,631
  • West: 6,422

80.6% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30.5% lived in South Carolina.


Charleston:

80.6%
State average:

86.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 273
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 34
  • 5th and 6th grade: 66
  • 7th and 8th grade: 97
  • 9th grade: 145
  • 10th grade: 465
  • 11th grade: 639
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 201
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,949
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,466
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,216
  • Associate degree: 2,649
  • Bachelor's degree: 17,922
  • Master's degree: 5,520
  • Professional school degree: 3,174
  • Doctorate degree: 1,912
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,039
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 41
  • 9th grade: 80
  • 10th grade: 218
  • 11th grade: 571
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 365
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,895
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,032
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,603
  • Associate degree: 5,041
  • Bachelor's degree: 20,647
  • Master's degree: 11,273
  • Professional school degree: 3,092
  • Doctorate degree: 1,068
Educational Attainment for Females
Charleston marital status for males
Charleston marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 36,281
  • One, attached: 7,023
  • Two: 2,527
  • 3 or 4: 2,937
  • 5 to 9: 6,116
  • 10 to 19: 6,432
  • 20 to 49: 6,170
  • 50 or more: 7,846
  • Mobile homes: 360
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 124
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Charleston
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Charleston, SC
  • 62.5%Electricity
  • 35.6%Utility gas
  • 0.7%Solar energy
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Charleston, SC
  • 87.8%Electricity
  • 10.6%Utility gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,377
Here:

19.9%
South Carolina:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 808
Here:

14.2%
South Carolina:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,750
Here:

14.3%
South Carolina:

21.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability