Charleston by the numbers
Growth rate 9.9%
Median age 35.4
Total area 3163 mi.²
Average household income 57,700
Unemployment rate 5.2% average
Visitors each year 5.1 million
Economic impact of tourism 5.4 billion
| Demographics | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Population | 105,961 | 575,488 | 4,147,152 | 290,809,777 |
| Pop. density | 990.7 | 771.2 | 133.2 | 79.6 |
| Percent male | 47.10% | 48.20% | 48.50% | 49.10% |
| Percent female | 52.90% | 51.80% | 51.50% | 50.90% |
| Median age | 33.2 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 36.5 |
| People per household | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Median household income | $35,295 | $37,069 | $37,082 | $41,994 |
| Average income per capita | $22,414 | $16,527 | $18,795 | $21,587 |
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| Crime | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Violent crime risk index | 7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 3 |
| Property crime risk index | 7 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
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| Housing | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Median home value | $197,500 | $130,300 | $114,400 | $170,800 |
| Median age of homes | 30 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 27.8 |
| Home appreciation | 8.00% | 8.30% | 4.00% | 7.70% |
| Homes - owned | 47.40% | 64.90% | 63.20% | 63.40% |
| Homes - rented | 44.20% | 21.40% | 24.30% | 21.70% |
| Homes - vacant | 8.40% | 13.70% | 12.50% | 14.80% |
| Commuting by bus | 3.60% | 1.60% | 0.80% | 2.00% |
| Commuting by carpool | 11.70% | 18.40% | 14.00% | 14.60% |
| Commuting by auto | 73.50% | 71.90% | 79.50% | 71.60% |
| Working at home | 2.70% | 2.90% | 2.10% | 5.60% |
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| Family Facts | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Currently married | 40.00% | 51.60% | 54.20% | 58.30% |
| Never married | 40.20% | 29.30% | 26.00% | 23.80% |
| Divorced | 8.80% | 6.40% | 9.20% | 7.70% |
| Widowed | 7.90% | 7.10% | 7.30% | 7.40% |
| Separated | 3.20% | 5.60% | 3.30% | 2.80% |
| Married - w/ children | 13.70% | 30.20% | 31.10% | 28.50% |
| Married - no children | 22.30% | 24.80% | 41.90% | 31.30% |
| Single - w/ children | 9.50% | 14.40% | 15.00% | 9.30% |
| Single - no children | 8.80% | 30.50% | 12.00% | 30.70% |
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| Education | City | Metro Area | State | National |
| High school graduates | 83.80% | 73.80% | 76.30% | 80.40% |
| College degree - 2 year | 6.40% | 8.50% | 6.70% | 8.20% |
| College degree - 4 year | 23.60% | 16.10% | 13.50% | 14.90% |
| Graduate degree | 13.90% | 7.50% | 6.90% | 7.00% |
| Expenditures per student | $5,163 | $4,933 | $5,136 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15 | 16 |
| Students per librarian | 601 | 617 | 565 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 471 | 617 | 565 | 560 |
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| Economy | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Unemployment rate | 4.60% | 4.30% | 6.30% | 5.70% |
| Recent job growth | 4.60% | 4.60% | 2.90% | 1.40% |
| Future job growth | 16.40% | 4.60% | 2.90% | 10.50% |
| Sales tax | 6.00% | 5.00% | 5.64% | 5.63% |
| Income tax | 7.00% | 7.00% | 6.31% | 5.02% |
| Cost of living index | 105.4 | 90.8 | 86.4 | 100 |
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| Health | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Air quality | 28 | 32 | 58 | 48 |
| Watershed quality | 50 | 53 | 52 | 54 |
| Physicians per capita | 634.2 | 313.8 | 121 | 168.5 |
| Health cost index | 99.4 | 98.4 | 95.9 | 100 |
| Superfund site index | 51 | 69 | 83 | 71 |
| UV index | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
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| Climate | City | Metro Area | State | Nation |
| Altitude | 24 | 42 | 353 | 1,058 |
| Rainfall (inches annually) | 50.8 | 51.6 | 49 | 38.8 |
| Snowfall (inches annually) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 24.4 |
| January avg. low temp | 39.4 | 37.6 | 32.9 | 21.6 |
| July avg. high temp | 91.7 | 90.7 | 91.3 | 86.4 |
| Days of precipitation annually | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 |
| Days mostly sunny annually | 209 | 211 | 216 | 205 |
| Comfort index (during hot weather) | 31 | 30 | 32 | 44 |
