2024 population: 869,940 ( 70,298 from 2020)
Land area: 2590.2 square miles
Population density: 335.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	553,630	63.64%	9.5%
Black:	201,779	23.19%	2.6%
Indian:	3,018	0.35%	3.0%
Asian:	20,607	2.37%	17.1%
2+ races:	19,449	2.24%	17.0%
Hispanic:	71,457	8.21%	18.8%

Total non-White:	316,310	36.36%	7.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	42,120	13.2
Deaths:	31,336	9.8
Net Migration:	47,141	14.7
Net Immigration:	11,805	3.7

Change in White population:	47,863	6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	22,435	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
799,642
505,767	63.25%
196,595	24.59%
2,929	0.37%
17,601	2.20%
16,616	2.08%
60,134	7.52%
293,875	36.75%

2010
664,607
420,240	63.23%
182,363	27.44%
2,601	0.39%
11,176	1.68%
11,337	1.71%
35,707	5.37%
244,367	36.77%

2000
549,033
351,434	64.01%
168,143	30.63%
2,091	0.38%
7,426	1.35%
6,241	1.14%
13,091	2.38%
197,599	35.99%

1990
506,875
339,953	67.07%
152,312	30.05%
1,756	0.35%
5,704	1.13%
n/a
7,150	1.41%
166,922	32.93%

1980
430,462
286,957	66.66%
132,056	30.68%
773	0.18%
4,121	0.96%
n/a
6,143	1.43%
143,505	33.34%

1970
336,125
226,381	67.35%
105,232	31.31%
371	0.11%
1,156	0.34%
n/a
2,730	0.81%
109,744	32.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
86,195	13.0
51,384	7.7
93,057	14.0
8,231	1.2

85,527	12.9
49,508	7.4

Number	Rate
2000's
79,843	14.5
42,369	7.7
65,295	11.9
7,000	1.3

68,806	12.5
46,768	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
82,035	16.2
38,190	7.5
-29,923	-5.9
3,220	0.6

11,481	2.3
30,677	6.1

Number	Rate
1980's
89,518	20.8
31,079	7.2
22,585	5.2
n/a

52,996	12.3
23,417	5.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
42,917	12.8
n/a

60,576	18.0
33,761	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
173,151	19.9%
696,789	80.1%
128,018	14.7%

318,484
2.47

201,840	63.4%
150,051	74.3%
19,610	9.7%
116,644	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.5
154,646	23.3%
509,961	76.7%
76,364	11.5%

259,987
2.49

169,683	65.3%
118,356	69.8%
21,549	12.7%
90,304	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
141,125	25.7%
407,908	74.3%
56,738	10.3%

207,816
2.55

142,118	68.4%
103,956	73.1%
18,176	12.8%
65,698	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
140,067	27.6%
366,808	72.4%
43,283	8.5%

177,484
2.75

130,968	73.8%
102,008	77.9%
13,547	10.3%
46,516	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
131,481	30.5%
298,981	69.5%
29,571	6.9%

137,696
2.98

107,600	78.1%
86,234	80.1%
10,507	9.8%
30,096	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,709	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,377	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,991	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,265	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,573	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	12,381	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,265	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,730	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	11,418	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	22,524	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	30,395	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	42,327	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	34,254	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	23,881	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	28,032	8.8%
$200,000 or more	35,362	11.1%

Median Household Income	77,585
Per Capita Income	44,878

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,340	3.2%
Public Assistance	4,324	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24,716	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	352,153	71.8%
Unemployed	14,892	3.0%
In Armed Forces	10,360	2.1%

Total Labor Force	377,405	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	112,962	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	141,766	121,192	53.9%
Non-Profit	8,033	14,246	36.1%
Self-Employed	26,432	15,839	62.5%

Local Government	10,003	17,076	36.9%
State Government	8,697	15,362	36.1%
Federal Government	10,386	7,535	58.0%

Total Private + Self	168,198	137,031	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37,119	54,219	40.6%
Total	205,317	191,250	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	70,347	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	81,475	20.5%
Professional, Technical	100,583	25.3%
Service Occupations	63,049	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	659	0.2%
All others	81,950	20.6%

White Collar		63.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	50,621	12.7%
Retail trade	42,102	10.6%
Manufacturing	38,539	9.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	37,853	9.5%
Educational services	33,763	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	32,991	8.3%
Construction	30,138	7.6%
Public administration	22,097	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18,894	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	18,413	4.6%
Other services	18,364	4.6%
Finance and insurance	13,654	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,387	2.6%
Wholesale trade	8,495	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7,991	2.0%
Information	6,891	1.7%
Utilities	3,956	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,742	0.4%
Management	306	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	207	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,903	2.85%
Puerto Rican	7,128	0.89%
Cuban	1,133	0.14%
Dominican	1,092	0.14%

Total Central American	6,981	0.87%
Costa Rican	110	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,211	0.28%
Honduran	2,946	0.37%
Nicaraguan	274	0.03%
Panamanian	525	0.07%
Salvadoran	915	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,970	0.62%
Argentinean	425	0.05%
Bolivian	131	0.02%
Chilean	275	0.03%
Colombian	1,520	0.19%
Ecuadorian	876	0.11%
Paraguayan	13	0.00%
Peruvian	616	0.08%
Uruguayan	93	0.01%
Venezuelan	987	0.12%
Other South American	34	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,717	0.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	5,120	0.64%
Chinese	2,975	0.37%
Indian	2,368	0.29%
Vietnamese	2,103	0.26%
Korean	843	0.10%
Japanese	431	0.05%
Laotian	287	0.04%
Bangladeshi	269	0.03%
Taiwanese	212	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	696,865	92.1%
Spanish	33,596	4.4%
Other Indo-European	7,547	1.0%
Tagalog	3,354	0.4%
German, other Germanic	2,783	0.4%
Chinese	2,526	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,520	0.3%
Other Asian	1,846	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,821	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	92,290	11.5%
German	83,656	10.4%
American	82,274	10.2%
Irish	77,173	9.6%
Italian	33,037	4.1%
French	17,443	2.2%
Scottish	17,032	2.1%
European	15,013	1.9%
Polish	14,497	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	10,783	1.3%
British	5,807	0.7%
Dutch	4,907	0.6%
Norwegian	4,690	0.6%
African	4,549	0.6%
Swedish	4,510	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	779,647	97.0%
Not a citizen	23,751	3.0%

Native	758,116	94.4%
Foreign-born	45,282	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,961	2.5%	32,592	5.8%	130,205	23.2%	165,058	29.5%	137,145	24.5%	81,224	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,961	2.5%
9-12 Years	32,592	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	130,205	23.2%
Some College	165,058	29.5%
Bach. Degree	137,145	24.5%
Grad Degree	81,224	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	472,328	458,288	14,040	3.0%
1991	487,338	467,028	20,310	4.2%
1992	495,618	466,840	28,778	5.8%
1993	494,444	463,456	30,988	6.3%
1994	492,158	462,426	29,732	6.0%
1995	491,594	466,560	25,034	5.1%
1996	492,120	466,538	25,582	5.2%
1997	511,364	490,854	20,510	4.0%
1998	527,112	512,284	14,828	2.8%
1999	539,006	521,888	17,118	3.2%

2000	530,164	512,856	17,308	3.3%
2001	521,020	498,804	22,216	4.3%
2002	535,402	509,076	26,326	4.9%
2003	556,766	525,250	31,516	5.7%
2004	578,154	544,262	33,892	5.9%
2005	591,322	556,800	34,522	5.8%
2006	617,632	583,654	33,978	5.5%
2007	634,644	604,228	30,416	4.8%
2008	640,004	601,772	38,232	6.0%
2009	640,090	579,386	60,704	9.5%

2010	659,858	597,924	61,934	9.4%
2011	674,770	616,350	58,420	8.7%
2012	687,514	636,354	51,160	7.4%
2013	692,586	650,018	42,568	6.1%
2014	706,972	669,112	37,860	5.4%
2015	728,350	691,334	37,016	5.1%
2016	741,694	710,430	31,264	4.2%
2017	751,458	724,466	26,992	3.6%
2018	765,406	743,546	21,860	2.9%
2019	788,458	770,140	18,318	2.3%

2020	789,096	741,536	47,560	6.0%
2021	787,716	759,514	28,202	3.6%
2022	808,466	785,268	23,198	2.9%
2023	850,666	829,176	21,490	2.5%
2024	889,540	858,314	31,226	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	362,156
Median Value	$347,248

Occupied	318,484	87.9%
Vacant	43,672	12.1%

Owned	217,657	68.3%
Rented	100,827	31.7%
Median Rent	$1,392

Single-Family Units	243,919	67.4%
Detached	223,661	61.8%
Attached	20,258	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	64,959	17.9%
Mobile Homes	33,630	9.3%

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area