2022 population: 419,279 ( 69,070 from 2010 , 10,962 from 2020)
Land area: 918.0 square miles
Population density: 456.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	279,642	66.70%	28.7%
Black:	99,842	23.81%	3.5%
Indian:	963	0.23%	14.9%
Asian:	8,388	2.00%	71.0%
2+ races:	6,996	1.67%	59.8%
Hispanic:	23,448	5.59%	24.2%

Total non-White:	139,637	33.30%	5.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,101	13.6
Deaths:	8,877	10.9
Net Migration:	6,944	8.5
Net Immigration:	1,761	2.2

Change in White population:	62,382	17.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,688	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
350,209
217,260	62.04%
103,479	29.55%
838	0.24%
4,906	1.40%
4,378	1.25%
18,877	5.39%
132,949	37.96%

2000
309,969
188,542	60.83%
106,337	34.31%
712	0.23%
3,552	1.15%
3,053	0.98%
7,434	2.40%
121,427	39.17%

1990
295,039
185,693	62.94%
102,322	34.68%
753	0.26%
2,507	0.85%
n/a
3,764	1.28%
109,346	37.06%

1980
276,974
176,423	63.70%
94,245	34.03%
382	0.14%
1,755	0.63%
n/a
3,897	1.41%
100,551	36.30%

1970
247,650
167,035	67.45%
77,247	31.19%
194	0.08%
964	0.39%
n/a
2,027	0.82%
80,615	32.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
44,366	14.3
25,940	8.4
19,768	6.4
5,429	1.8

28,718	9.3
11,522	3.7

Number	Rate
1990's
47,104	16.0
24,257	8.2
-31,466	-10.7
2,683	0.9

2,849	1.0
12,081	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
54,072	19.5
21,118	7.6
-12,499	-4.5
n/a

9,270	3.3
8,795	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-5,416	-2.2
n/a

9,388	3.8
19,936	8.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Charleston County, SC

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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
38.9
79,536	19.0%
339,743	81.0%
70,900	16.9%

171,795
2.32

98,987	57.6%
74,360	75.1%
8,182	8.3%
72,808	42.4%

2010
Number	Percent
35.9
72,658	20.7%
277,551	79.3%
44,721	12.8%

144,309
2.36

85,692	59.4%
58,381	68.1%
10,972	12.8%
58,617	40.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
73,528	23.7%
236,441	76.3%
36,698	11.8%

123,260
2.42

77,744	63.1%
54,443	70.0%
10,792	13.9%
45,516	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
73,774	25.0%
221,265	75.0%
29,833	10.1%

106,858
2.61

73,996	69.2%
54,878	74.2%
8,830	11.9%
32,862	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
77,566	28.0%
199,408	72.0%
21,342	7.7%

90,447
2.86

67,633	74.8%
51,653	76.4%
7,672	11.3%
22,814	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Charleston County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,614	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,263	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,149	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,406	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,230	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,416	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,434	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,491	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,024	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,837	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,880	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,021	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,347	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,055	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,827	8.6%
$200,000 or more	24,801	14.4%

Median Household Income	78,795
Per Capita Income	51,480

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	117
Compared to U.S.	101

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,521	3.2%
Public Assistance	2,331	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,480	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	187,290	73.9%
Unemployed	7,096	2.8%
In Armed Forces	3,026	1.2%

Total Labor Force	197,412	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	55,929	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	72,759	64,420	53.0%
Non-Profit	4,905	8,423	36.8%
Self-Employed	15,676	9,618	62.0%

Local Government	4,900	8,695	36.0%
State Government	5,206	8,711	37.4%
Federal Government	4,429	2,919	60.3%

Total Private + Self	88,435	74,038	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,440	28,748	40.3%
Total	107,875	102,786	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42,697	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	41,135	19.5%
Professional, Technical	58,538	27.7%
Service Occupations	34,474	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	426	0.2%
All others	34,315	16.3%

White Collar		67.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	29,193	13.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	23,828	11.3%
Retail trade	21,019	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	19,559	9.3%
Educational services	18,870	8.9%
Construction	14,681	7.0%
Manufacturing	14,458	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,477	5.0%
Public administration	9,701	4.6%
Other services	9,603	4.5%
Finance and insurance	8,805	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	7,698	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,860	3.2%
Wholesale trade	5,126	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,995	2.4%
Information	3,523	1.7%
Utilities	1,364	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,026	0.5%
Management	279	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	94	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,698	2.85%
Puerto Rican	2,044	0.50%
Cuban	413	0.10%
Dominican	424	0.10%

Total Central American	3,000	0.73%
Costa Rican	56	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,239	0.30%
Honduran	987	0.24%
Nicaraguan	113	0.03%
Panamanian	239	0.06%
Salvadoran	366	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,338	0.57%
Argentinean	340	0.08%
Bolivian	50	0.01%
Chilean	118	0.03%
Colombian	638	0.16%
Ecuadorian	626	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	149	0.04%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	372	0.09%
Other South American	34	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,235	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,722	0.42%
Chinese	1,694	0.41%
Filipino	1,158	0.28%
Vietnamese	989	0.24%
Korean	329	0.08%
Japanese	301	0.07%
Taiwanese	116	0.03%
Bangladeshi	106	0.03%
Burmese	90	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	356,806	92.2%
Spanish	16,542	4.3%
Other Indo-European	4,222	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,746	0.5%
Chinese	1,349	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,319	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,006	0.3%
Other Asian	991	0.3%
Vietnamese	801	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	56,050	13.7%
English	53,109	13.0%
German	41,944	10.2%
Irish	40,079	9.8%
Italian	17,958	4.4%
Scottish	9,175	2.2%
French	8,706	2.1%
European	8,023	2.0%
Polish	7,882	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	5,508	1.3%
British	3,294	0.8%
African	2,721	0.7%
Swedish	2,608	0.6%
Dutch	2,595	0.6%
Welsh	2,438	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	396,793	96.8%
Not a citizen	13,047	3.2%

Native	385,967	94.2%
Foreign-born	23,873	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,104	2.1%	14,772	5.0%	57,778	19.5%	74,752	25.3%	87,624	29.6%	54,510	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,104	2.1%
9-12 Years	14,772	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	57,778	19.5%
Some College	74,752	25.3%
Bach. Degree	87,624	29.6%
Grad Degree	54,510	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	141,449	137,206	4,243	3.0%	4.9%
1991	145,764	139,582	6,182	4.2%	6.1%
1992	147,617	138,674	8,943	6.1%	6.7%
1993	145,312	135,811	9,501	6.5%	7.3%
1994	141,839	132,861	8,978	6.3%	6.2%
1995	142,717	134,968	7,749	5.4%	5.1%
1996	143,207	135,134	8,073	5.6%	5.7%
1997	154,548	148,339	6,209	4.0%	4.5%
1998	158,555	154,098	4,457	2.8%	3.6%
1999	160,610	155,662	4,948	3.1%	4.1%

2000	152,462	147,417	5,045	3.3%	3.7%
2001	149,278	142,994	6,284	4.2%	5.3%
2002	153,609	145,882	7,727	5.0%	6.4%
2003	159,223	150,210	9,013	5.7%	7.2%
2004	165,236	155,501	9,735	5.9%	7.4%
2005	167,312	157,443	9,869	5.9%	7.3%
2006	172,769	163,515	9,254	5.4%	6.9%
2007	175,734	167,524	8,210	4.7%	6.1%
2008	175,535	165,562	9,973	5.7%	7.3%
2009	174,633	159,095	15,538	8.9%	11.4%

2010	180,349	164,252	16,097	8.9%	11.3%
2011	183,865	168,779	15,086	8.2%	10.4%
2012	186,874	173,805	13,069	7.0%	9.0%
2013	188,255	177,472	10,783	5.7%	7.4%
2014	192,347	182,709	9,638	5.0%	6.3%
2015	198,083	188,588	9,495	4.8%	5.9%
2016	201,188	193,146	8,042	4.0%	4.9%
2017	202,633	195,661	6,972	3.4%	4.2%
2018	205,633	199,983	5,650	2.7%	3.4%
2019	210,879	206,178	4,701	2.2%	2.8%

2020	211,939	198,552	13,387	6.3%	6.2%
2021	209,826	202,346	7,480	3.6%	3.9%
2022	215,121	209,190	5,931	2.8%	3.2%
2023	226,376	220,866	5,510	2.4%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	202,600
Median Value	$415,000

Occupied	171,795	84.8%
Vacant	30,805	15.2%

Owned	108,650	63.2%
Rented	63,145	36.8%
Median Rent	$1,427

Single-Family Units	131,972	65.1%
Detached	118,647	58.6%
Attached	13,325	6.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	46,109	22.8%
Mobile Homes	10,537	5.2%

Charleston County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Charleston County, SC

2022 Housing Data for Charleston County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Charleston County, SC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charleston County, SC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Charleston County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for Charleston County, SC