Compare Charleston, SC vs South Carolina (SC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Charleston, SC City |
South Carolina (SC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 154,338 | 5,296,225 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,722 | $1,180 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1995 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $92,414 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $59,875 | $39,236 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.8% | 46.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 154,338 | 5,296,225 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 109,483 | 3,677,078 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 68,027 | 2,117,989 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $92,414 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $59,875 | $39,236 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.8% | 46.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,722 | $1,180 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1995 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 44.4% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 55.6% | 71.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 73.7% | 63.3% | 61% |
| Black | 15.8% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 6.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.1% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 93.9% | 92.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 80.6% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 19.4% | 11.5% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 19.5% | 27.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 15% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7.2% | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 58.3% | 32.1% | 35.7% |