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Charleston, SC
Demographic Data



Charleston Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Charleston Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

153,672

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
11.5%
18 - 24:
12.1%
25 - 34:
19.4%
35 - 54:
24.0%
55 - 64:
11.6%
Over 65 Years:
16.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
8.2%
8.2%
95.7%
95.7%
57.4%
57.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Charleston
USA
$55,890
$55,890
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Charleston
USA
$83,891
$83,891
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Construction
Other
Administration
Public Service
Finance
Real estate
Transportation
Arts
Wholesale
Information Technology
14.1%
14.1%
12.5%
12.5%
10.6%
10.6%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
6.1%
6.1%
5.7%
5.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
71.6%
71.6%
18.1%
18.1%
4.8%
4.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
French
Polish
Scottish
European
Scots-Irish
British
Russian
Dutch
Swedish
Jamaican
Welsh
Greek
Norwegian
African
French Canadian
Hungarian
12.3%
12.3%
11.2%
11.2%
10.6%
10.6%
4.7%
4.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Chinese
French
Langs. of India
Arabic
Vietnamese
African languages
Tagalog
Russian
Other Indo-European
Other Asian languages
Korean
Persian
Slavic languages
West Germanic languages
Italian
Hungarian
Native American languages
92.9%
92.9%
3.3%
3.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Charleston Residents

5.4%

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