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South Carolina·Charleston County
49 tracts·140K people·$510K median·1,221/mi²
White 72 · Black 16 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 35 · Other 25
Health 35 · Professional 23 · Leisure 15 · Retail 14 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 19 · Service 15 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 66 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 14 · Walk 4 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Charleston is $509,700 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Charleston has 154,338 residents across 41 census tracts and 38 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 71.8% White, 15.8% Black, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 58.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.3% (Census ACS).
Daniel Island School (82%), Stiles Point Elementary (82%) and Montessori Community School (81%) lead the elementary schools; Buist Academy (96%), Haut Gap Middle (44%) and C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art (41%) lead the middle schools; James Island Charter High (71%), West Ashley High (63%) and Philip Simmons High (53%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,722/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Charleston is $92,414 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Charleston, median rent is $1,722/month and the median home value is $509,700 (Census ACS).
Charleston reported 4.0 violent crimes and 19.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 110 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Charleston are wildfire (94), earthquake (91) and ice storm (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Charleston, 4.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).