What is the population of Goose Creek city?

Goose Creek city has 46,964 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 475 in South Carolina.

What is the median household income in Goose Creek city?

Median household income in Goose Creek city is $87,437 a year, 11.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Goose Creek city?

Median gross rent is $1,611 a month and the median home value is $279,500, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.

Is Goose Creek city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Goose Creek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Goose Creek, SC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Goose Creek, South Carolina (Goose Creek, SC — Census place “Goose Creek city”) is 46,964 residents, ranking #8 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $87,437, the median home is worth $279,500 and median gross rent runs $1,611 a month. Looking for the Goose Creek South Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Goose Creek, SC: 29445.

Population: 46,964Goose Creek city residents
Median household income: $87,437Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $279,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,611Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68.5%Owner-occupied households

Goose Creek ZIP codes (South Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Goose Creek.

The Goose Creek SC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

29445

What the numbers mean in Goose Creek city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Goose Creek city median would spend about 22.1% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 68.5% of households own their home.

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

Goose Creek city, SC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Goose Creek city is a small city in South Carolina, with 46,964 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 33.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Goose Creek city earn a median of $87,437 a year, 11.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 65% above the $53,071 median for the 263 South Carolina 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 6.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Goose Creek city is valued at $279,500, 7.9% below the national figure and 58% above the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,611 a month, 14.6% above the national figure, or roughly $19,332 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Goose Creek city?: Goose Creek city has 46,964 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 475 in South Carolina.
What is the median household income in Goose Creek city?: Median household income in Goose Creek city is $87,437 a year, 11.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Goose Creek city?: Median gross rent is $1,611 a month and the median home value is $279,500, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.
Is Goose Creek city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Goose Creek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Goose Creek city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.