Charleston, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Charleston is 1st in South Carolina out of 82 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Charleston is 1st in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Households

Charleston is 1st in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Housing units

Charleston is 2nd in South Carolina out of 61 other cities in Current population (2012)

Charleston is 2nd in South Carolina out of 78 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Charleston is 2nd in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Size in square miles

Charleston is 4th in South Carolina out of 83 other cities in Retail sales

Charleston is 6th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Home median value

Charleston is 9th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Charleston is 9th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	125,583	2nd	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	109.0	2nd	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,101.9	63rd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	73rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.0%	85th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.2%	61st	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.6%	19th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	46.7%	9th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	70.2%	38th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	25.4%	48th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	72nd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	35th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	38th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	62nd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	72nd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	68.6%	33rd	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	52.7%	41st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	45th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	59,522	1st	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	44.3%	9th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	49,741	1st	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	53.4%	65th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$259,700	6th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	73rd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$31,287	12th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$50,938	22nd	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.8%	44th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	13,392	1st	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,183,728	4th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,553	36th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$641,315	2nd	$8,383,463	$613,795,732