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Charleston County

Charleston County has 420,264 residents across 25 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $88,494, 28% above the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $489,100, and 50% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
420,264residentsACS 2020–2024
$88,494median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K
$489,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Charleston County in South CarolinaZIP codes in Charleston County highlighted; the rest of South Carolina in grey
Map of South Carolina with Charleston County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 25 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
294019,339$100K$1.16M60%75%96%17 min
2940322,533$67K$674K33%61%87%19 min
294042,334$55K$-666667K0%36%97%11 min
2940526,254$57K$308K51%29%80%21 min
2940632,001$50K$229K42%22%89%28 min
2940736,706$85K$452K57%50%92%26 min
294092,056$-666667K$-666667K0%0%100%13 min
2941239,256$102K$505K73%56%91%24 min
2941444,727$100K$417K62%54%97%32 min
2941826,052$65K$268K55%21%90%29 min
294241,243$-666667K$-666667K0%100%100%12 min
294261,697$64K$201K90%23%79%33 min
294294,479$112K$538K94%49%88%32 min
294382,826$87K$642K88%53%90%27 min
294391,125$137K$1.04M94%67%96%28 min
294498,024$57K$410K86%30%85%40 min
294514,362$157K$1.58M94%72%92%29 min
2945527,576$121K$591K88%60%95%32 min
2945641,214$78K$270K62%24%91%32 min
294582,505$86K$371K87%30%84%42 min
2946453,045$112K$755K66%68%79%24 min
2946644,942$133K$736K85%65%88%31 min
294705,639$86K$345K87%42%97%34 min
294822,087$193K$2.00M85%84%94%20 min
294872,703$106K$488K94%46%92%42 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

420,264 residents in 178,975 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

20%
under 18
24%
aged 18–34
18%
aged 65 and over
33%
of households are people living alone
44%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

209,803 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $489,100 (±$9,282).

64%
of households own their home
58%
of homes are detached single-family houses
23%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
5%
are mobile homes
15%
of housing units are vacant
$1,620
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%
2010–201918%
2000–200917%
1990–199913%
1980–198914%
1970–197911%
1960–19699%
1950–19597%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,950.

$88,494
median household income
11.3%
of people live below the poverty line
3.5%
unemployment rate
50%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min
average commute to work
13%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
78%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
18%
work from home
6%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Charleston County, South Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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