Summerville.
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South Carolina·Dorchester County
19 tracts·35K people·$328K median·1,568/mi²
White 64 · Black 19 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 47 · Living alone 29 · Other 25
Health 25 · Retail 19 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 16 · Leisure 14 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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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 Summerville is $328,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Summerville has 51,654 residents across 9 census tracts and 16 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 63.8% White, 19.4% Black, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 33.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.1% (Census ACS).
Summerville Elementary (64%), Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary (59%) and James H. Spann Elementary (57%) lead the elementary schools; Rollings Middle School of the Arts (79%), Oakbrook Middle (42%) and Gregg Middle (40%) lead the middle schools; Summerville High is the high school with reported scores (62%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,526/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Summerville is $81,046 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Summerville, median rent is $1,526/month and the median home value is $328,100 (Census ACS).
Summerville reported 4.3 violent crimes and 30.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Summerville are earthquake (99), ice storm (87) and lightning (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.66g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Summerville, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).