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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area


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2022 population: 830,529   ( 165,922 from 2010 , 30,889 from 2020)
Land area: 2590.2 square miles
Population density: 320.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:535,863 64.52% 27.5%
Black:201,29224.24% 10.4%
Indian:2,9510.36% 13.5%
Asian:19,1152.30% 71.0%
2+ races:17,9942.17% 58.7%
Hispanic:53,3146.42% 49.3%
Total non-White:294,66635.48% 20.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:21,692 13.6
Deaths:17,08910.7
Net Migration: 22,86914.3
Net Immigration: 3,2212.0
Change in White population:115,623 17.4
Change in Non-White pop.:50,299 7.6




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
664,607
420,24063.23%
182,36327.44%
2,6010.39%
11,1761.68%
11,3371.71%
35,7075.37%
244,36736.77%

2000
549,033
351,43464.01%
168,14330.63%
2,0910.38%
7,4261.35%
6,2411.14%
13,0912.38%
197,59935.99%

1990
506,875
339,95367.07%
152,31230.05%
1,7560.35%
5,7041.13%
n/a
7,1501.41%
166,92232.93%

1980
430,462
286,95766.66%
132,05630.68%
7730.18%
4,1210.96%
n/a
6,1431.43%
143,50533.34%

1970
336,125
226,38167.35%
105,23231.31%
3710.11%
1,1560.34%
n/a
2,7300.81%
109,744 32.65%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
79,843 14.5
42,3697.7
65,29511.9
7,0001.3
68,806 12.5
46,768 8.5
1990's
NumberRate
82,035 16.2
38,1907.5
-29,923-5.9
3,2200.6
11,481 2.3
30,677 6.1
1980's
NumberRate
89,518 20.8
31,079 7.2
22,585 5.2
n/a
52,996 12.3
23,417 5.4
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
38.0
173,151 20.8%
657,378 79.2%
128,018 15.4%
318,484
2.47
201,840 63.4%
150,051 74.3%
19,610 9.7%
116,644 36.6%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units362,156 
Median Value$347,248 
Occupied318,48487.9%
Vacant43,67212.1%
Owned217,65768.3%
Rented100,82731.7%
Median Rent$1,392 
Single-Family Units243,91967.4%
    Detached223,66161.8%
    Attached20,2585.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units64,95917.9%
Mobile Homes33,6309.3%

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

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00015,7094.9%
$10,000 to $14,9998,3772.6%
$15,000 to $19,9999,9913.1%
$20,000 to $24,99911,2653.5%
$25,000 to $29,99910,5733.3%
$30,000 to $34,99912,3813.9%
$35,000 to $39,99910,2653.2%
$40,000 to $44,99911,7303.7%
$45,000 to $49,99911,4183.6%
$50,000 to $59,99922,5247.1%
$60,000 to $74,99930,3959.5%
$75,000 to $99,99942,32713.3%
$100,000 to $124,99934,25410.8%
$125,000 to $149,99923,8817.5%
$150,000 to $199,99928,0328.8%
$200,000 or more35,36211.1%
Median Household Income77,585 
Per Capita Income44,878 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.100 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,3403.2%
Public Assistance4,3241.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps24,7167.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed352,15371.8%
Unemployed14,8923.0%
In Armed Forces10,3602.1%
Total Labor Force377,40577.0%
Not in Labor Force112,96223.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector141,766121,19253.9%
Non-Profit8,03314,24636.1%
Self-Employed26,43215,83962.5%
Local Government10,00317,07636.9%
State Government8,69715,36236.1%
Federal Government10,3867,53558.0%
Total Private + Self168,198137,03155.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.37,11954,21940.6%
Total205,317191,25051.8%
Pct. Govt.17.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts70,34717.7%
Sales and Office Occupations81,47520.5%
Professional, Technical100,58325.3%
Service Occupations63,04915.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6590.2%
All others81,95020.6%
White Collar 63.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance50,62112.7%
Retail trade42,10210.6%
Manufacturing38,5399.7%
Professional, scientific, technical37,8539.5%
Educational services33,7638.5%
Accommodation and food services32,9918.3%
Construction30,1387.6%
Public administration22,0975.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.18,8944.8%
Transportation and warehousing18,4134.6%
Other services18,3644.6%
Finance and insurance13,6543.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing10,3872.6%
Wholesale trade8,4952.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,9912.0%
Information6,8911.7%
Utilities3,9561.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,7420.4%
Management3060.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2070.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican22,9032.85%
Puerto Rican7,1280.89%
Cuban1,1330.14%
Dominican1,0920.14%
Total Central American6,9810.87%
Costa Rican1100.01%
Guatemalan2,2110.28%
Honduran2,9460.37%
Nicaraguan2740.03%
Panamanian5250.07%
Salvadoran9150.11%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4,9700.62%
Argentinean4250.05%
Bolivian1310.02%
Chilean2750.03%
Colombian1,5200.19%
Ecuadorian8760.11%
Paraguayan130.00%
Peruvian6160.08%
Uruguayan930.01%
Venezuelan9870.12%
Other South American340.00%
Other Hispanic4,7170.59%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino5,1200.64%
Chinese2,9750.37%
Indian2,3680.29%
Vietnamese2,1030.26%
Korean8430.10%
Japanese4310.05%
Laotian2870.04%
Bangladeshi2690.03%
Taiwanese2120.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English696,86592.1%
Spanish33,5964.4%
Other Indo-European7,5471.0%
Tagalog3,3540.4%
German, other Germanic2,7830.4%
Chinese2,5260.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,5200.3%
Other Asian1,8460.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,8210.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English92,29011.5%
German83,65610.4%
American82,27410.2%
Irish77,1739.6%
Italian33,0374.1%
French17,4432.2%
Scottish17,0322.1%
European15,0131.9%
Polish14,4971.8%
Scotch-Irish10,7831.3%
British5,8070.7%
Dutch4,9070.6%
Norwegian4,6900.6%
African4,5490.6%
Swedish4,5100.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen779,64797.0%
Not a citizen23,7513.0%
Native758,11694.4%
Foreign-born45,2825.6%

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

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com