What is the population of South Charleston village?

South Charleston village has 1,655 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #534 of 1,265 in Ohio.

What is the median household income in South Charleston village?

Median household income in South Charleston village is $50,952 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Charleston village?

Median gross rent is $700 a month and the median home value is $131,500, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.

Is South Charleston village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Charleston village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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South Charleston, OH population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of South Charleston, Ohio (South Charleston, OH — Census place “South Charleston village”) is 1,655 residents, ranking #534 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $50,952, the median home is worth $131,500 and median gross rent runs $700 a month. Looking for the South Charleston Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Charleston, OH: 45368.

Population: 1,655South Charleston village residents
Median household income: $50,952Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $131,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $700Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 52.7%Owner-occupied households

South Charleston ZIP codes (Ohio)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Charleston.

The South Charleston OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

45368

What the numbers mean in South Charleston village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the South Charleston village median would spend about 16.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 52.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

South Charleston village, OH in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

South Charleston village is a small town in Ohio, with 1,655 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #534 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 57% of them. The median age here is 42 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in South Charleston village earn a median of $50,952 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in South Charleston village is valued at $131,500, 56.7% below the national figure and 22% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $700 a month, 50.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,400 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of South Charleston village?: South Charleston village has 1,655 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #534 of 1,265 in Ohio.
What is the median household income in South Charleston village?: Median household income in South Charleston village is $50,952 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Charleston village?: Median gross rent is $700 a month and the median home value is $131,500, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
Is South Charleston village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Charleston village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this South Charleston village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.