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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
129,245
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$302,200
Owner-occupied units

North Charleston, SC

South Carolina · 32.918° N, 80.065° W · 78 sq mi

North Charleston is a city in South Carolina, with a population of 129,245 and about 1,657 residents per square mile. The median household earns $62,956 a year, and the median home is worth $302,200.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
78 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,657
People per square mile
Rank by population
#233
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#123
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$62,956
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,430
Per month
Homeownership
49.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.5 min
One way

People

Median age
34.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
28.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
11%
Households
49,185
2.36 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.2%
Professional & business services 13.1%
Arts, food & hospitality 12%
Retail trade 11.1%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in South Carolina

Name
Robert Faith
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Charleston
Source of wealth
Real estate management

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in South Carolina · private sector

Employer
Prisma Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in South Carolina

Company
Sonoco Products
Revenue
$5.3B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Hartsville
Ticker
SON

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of South Carolina

State bird
Carolina Wren
State flower
Yellow Jessamine
State capital
Columbia
Nickname
The Palmetto State

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