Charleston, SC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	96,650	100.0

Male	45,758	47.3
Female	50,892	52.7

Under 5 years	5,252	5.4
5 to 9 years	5,263	5.4
10 to 14 years	5,572	5.8
15 to 19 years	8,555	8.9
20 to 24 years	11,274	11.7
25 to 34 years	14,725	15.2
35 to 44 years	13,142	13.6
45 to 54 years	11,969	12.4
55 to 59 years	4,397	4.5
60 to 64 years	3,469	3.6
65 to 74 years	6,471	6.7
75 to 84 years	5,005	5.2
85 years and over	1,556	1.6

Median age (years)	33.2	(X)

18 years and over	77,333	80.0
Male	36,017	37.3
Female	41,316	42.7
21 years and over	69,290	71.7
62 years and over	15,051	15.6
65 years and over	13,032	13.5
Male	5,019	5.2
Female	8,013	8.3

RACE
One race	95,743	99.1
White	60,964	63.1
Black or African American	32,864	34.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	145	0.2
Asian	1,197	1.2
Asian Indian	289	0.3
Chinese	300	0.3
Filipino	200	0.2
Japanese	121	0.1
Korean	105	0.1
Vietnamese	87	0.1
Other Asian ¹	95	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	55	0.1
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	34	0.0
Some other race	518	0.5
Two or more races	907	0.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	61,615	63.8
Black or African American	33,268	34.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	412	0.4
Asian	1,478	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	94	0.1
Some other race	773	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	96,650	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,462	1.5
Mexican	504	0.5
Puerto Rican	231	0.2
Cuban	116	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	611	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	95,188	98.5
White alone	60,187	62.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	96,650	100.0
In households	91,140	94.3
Householder	40,791	42.2
Spouse	14,676	15.2
Child	22,319	23.1
Own child under 18 years	16,495	17.1
Other relatives	5,529	5.7
Under 18 years	2,468	2.6
Nonrelatives	7,825	8.1
Unmarried partner	1,903	2.0
In group quarters	5,510	5.7
Institutionalized population	455	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	5,055	5.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	40,791	100.0
Family households (families)	22,159	54.3
With own children under 18 years	9,479	23.2
Married-couple family	14,676	36.0
With own children under 18 years	5,601	13.7
Female householder, no husband present	6,206	15.2
With own children under 18 years	3,430	8.4
Nonfamily households	18,632	45.7
Householder living alone	13,740	33.7
Householder 65 years and over	4,101	10.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	10,872	26.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	9,523	23.3

Average household size	2.23	(X)
Average family size	2.92	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	44,563	100.0
Occupied housing units	40,791	91.5
Vacant housing units	3,772	8.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	473	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	40,791	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	20,837	51.1
Renter-occupied housing units	19,954	48.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.43	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.03	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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