NORTH CHARLESTON, SC

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With 114k residents in 2020, North Charleston, South Carolina had a median age of 33.2 and a typical household income of $47,201. The population of North Charleston, South Carolina increased from 111,501 to 113,880 between 2019 and 2020, a rise of 2.13%, while its median household income increased from $45,510 to $47,201, an increase of 3.72%.

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (38.2%), White (Hispanic) (5.74%), Other (Hispanic) (4.14%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.66%) make up the top 5 ethnic groups in North Charleston, South Carolina.

None of the households in North Charleston, South Carolina indicated that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

Americans make up 92.5% of the population of North Charleston, South Carolina.

The three largest universities in North Charleston, South Carolina are Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-Charleston (770 degrees), Charleston Southern University (770 degrees), and Trident Technical College (2,138 degrees awarded in 2020). (195 degrees).

In North Charleston, South Carolina, the median home value in 2020 was $184,600, and the homeownership rate was 46.9%. The majority of residents of North Charleston, South Carolina commuted alone by car, taking an average of 23.8 minutes. In North Charleston, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per family.

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There are 114k people living in North Charleston, South Carolina, of which 92.5% are citizens. 10.8% of North Charleston, South Carolina, citizens were born abroad as of the year 2020. (12.2k people).

In North Charleston, South Carolina, there were 1.14 times as many Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 (49.5k persons) as there were of any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Non-Hispanic) with 43.5k and 6.53k persons, respectively.

Ethnicity and Race

Hispanics make up 11.6% of the population in North Charleston, SC (13.2k people).

Foreign-Born Population

10.8% of North Charleston, South Carolina's population (12.2k individuals) as of 2020 was foreign-born, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Foreign-born residents made up 9.64% of the population in North Charleston, South Carolina in 2019, a growing percentage.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 62,463 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2020, followed by India with 16,261 and Honduras with 12,981 of these residents.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in North Charleston, South Carolina as of 2020 was 92.5%, which was lower than the 93.4% national average. The percentage of US citizens in North Charleston, South Carolina, was 93% in 2019, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

North Charleston, South Carolina, has 1.72 times more military people living there who served in the Gulf War (2001-) than in any other battle.

Economy

North Charleston, South Carolina's median household income is $47,201. In North Charleston, South Carolina, Census Tract 108.19 had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $105,104, followed by Census Tract 35 and Census Tract 108.17 with values of $82,212 and $76,705, respectively.

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $137 times greater than that of women, who earn $45,267 on average. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.462, which is lower than the US average.

The economy of North Charleston, SC employs 54.4k people. The three industries with the highest wages in North Charleston, South Carolina are professional, scientific, and technical services ($60,433), manufacturing ($51,143), and wholesale trade ($47,721). The three industries with the largest workforces are health care & social assistance (6,879 people), retail trade (6,811 people), and construction (5,570 people).