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South Carolina · Census place 13330

Charleston city, SC

Quick answer

Charleston city has 152,014 residents, ranking #1 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $90,038, the median home is worth $469,100 and median gross rent runs $1,632 a month.

Population
152,014Charleston city residents
Median household income
$90,038Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$469,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,632Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Charleston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Charleston city median would spend about 21.8% 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 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 55.6% of households own their home.

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

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