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Charleston city, South Carolina; Charleston County, South Carolina

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Table

	Charleston city, South Carolina	Charleston County, South Carolina
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 NA	 NA

People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 NA	 NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)	 151,612	 413,024
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 NA	 NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)	 150,522	 408,235
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 NA	 NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)	 0.7%	 1.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	150,227	408,235
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	120,083	350,209
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 5.8%	 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 16.9%	 19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 15.1%	 17.4%
Female persons, percent	 52.6%	 51.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 74.1%	 70.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 19.6%	 25.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 0.3%	 0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 1.8%	 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.2%	 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	 2.6%	 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 4.2%	 5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 71.7%	 66.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021	8,974	28,273
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021	5.0%	5.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021)	X	206,246
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021	56.0%	62.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021	$369,500	$352,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021	$1,941	$1,863
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021	$637	$554
Median gross rent, 2017-2021	$1,400	$1,310
Building permits, 2021	X	3,863
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021	63,760	167,853
Persons per household, 2017-2021	2.23	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021	82.4%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021	6.3%	7.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021	95.6%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021	86.7%	81.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021	95.8%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021	55.7%	46.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021	5.6%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 8.0%	 11.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021	66.6%	64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021	63.0%	60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	1,263,886	2,471,878
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	3,281,099	5,356,138
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	532,714	1,563,834
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	3,703,916	8,586,008
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$27,263	$21,320
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021	23.4	24.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021	$76,556	$70,807
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021	$50,240	$46,066
Persons in poverty, percent	 12.0%	 13.8%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020	X	14,530
Total employment, 2020	X	212,281
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000)	X	9,974,370
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020	X	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019	X	42,837
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	4,345	10,881
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	2,352	6,135
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	2,208
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	306	800
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	3,451	8,789
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	309	961
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	3,359	8,386

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	1,309.1	444.7
Population per square mile, 2010	1,101.9	382.3
Land area in square miles, 2020	114.76	917.98
Land area in square miles, 2010	108.98	916.09
FIPS Code	4513330	45019

About datasets used in this table

Value Notes

 Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info  icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2021 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.