City profile, South Carolina
Charleston in public data
The largest port of entry for enslaved Africans in North America is now the most photographed city in the South - and the same water that made Charleston rich is coming back for it, an inch at a time, on days with no storm in sight.
At a glance
Population
159,423
V2025
Median household income
$92,414
ACS 2020–24
Median gross rent
$1,722
Per month.
ACS 2020–24
Median home value
$509,700
ACS 2020–24
Topics
Who is here
Counts, growth, density, and composition.
Roof and rent
What it costs to live here, owned or rented.
Money and its absence
Earnings, distribution, and poverty.
Jobs
Labor force, unemployment, and industry mix.
soonSchooling
Attainment, schools, and outcomes.
Coverage and access
Insurance, disability, and health outcomes.
Getting to work
How long, by what, and from where.
Where people come from
Birthplace, language, migration, service.
Crime and harm
Reported offenses by agency and year.
soonAir, land, heat
Air quality, green space, and land use.
soonChildren lost
Child fatalities reviewed by the state.
soonSources
These are estimates. Most figures here come from surveys of a sample, not a count of everyone, and different rows carry different vintages - each number shows its own rather than being averaged into a single date.
Data retrieved: July 29, 2026