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Population
159,423
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$509,700
Owner-occupied units
Charleston, SC
South Carolina · 32.828° N, 79.973° W · 115 sq mi
Charleston is a city in South Carolina, with a population of 159,423 and about 1,383 residents per square mile. The median household earns $92,414 a year, and the median home is worth $509,700.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
115 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,383
People per square mile
Rank by population
#173
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#75
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$92,414
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,722
Per month
Homeownership
55.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.2 min
One way
People
Median age
36.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
58.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
6%
Households
68,027
2.18 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.7%
Professional & business services 19.1%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.6%
Retail trade 9.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of South Carolina
State bird
Carolina Wren
State flower
Yellow Jessamine
State capital
Columbia
Nickname
The Palmetto State
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Cities near Charleston
- Mount Pleasant, SC6 mi · 95,469
- North Charleston, SC8 mi · 129,245
- Goose Creek, SC12 mi · 52,010
- Summerville, SC17 mi · 53,177
- Savannah, GA91 mi · 149,440
- Columbia, SC100 mi · 147,035
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA127 mi · 201,999
- Wilmington, NC153 mi · 126,809
Cities about the same size
- Salinas, CA159,134
- Alexandria, VA160,662
- Kansas City, KS157,805
- Macon-Bibb County, GA157,556
- Hayward, CA157,113
- Corona, CA161,734
- Paterson, NJ161,793
- Hollywood, FL157,019
More in South Carolina
- Rock Hill75,911
- Greenville75,310
- Greer50,007
Wealthiest person in South Carolina
Name
Robert Faith
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Charleston
Source of wealth
Real estate management
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in South Carolina · private sector
Employer
Prisma Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in South Carolina
Company
Sonoco Products
Revenue
$5.3B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Hartsville
Ticker
SON
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.