Humidity & wind
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Population
53,177
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$328,100
Owner-occupied units
Summerville, SC
South Carolina · 33.006° N, 80.179° W · 23 sq mi
Summerville is a city in South Carolina, with a population of 53,177 and about 2,353 residents per square mile. The median household earns $81,046 a year, and the median home is worth $328,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
23 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,353
People per square mile
Rank by population
#834
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#594
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$81,046
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,526
Per month
Homeownership
69.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
31.2 min
One way
People
Median age
38.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.9%
Households
21,228
2.41 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.3%
Retail trade 12.4%
Professional & business services 10.5%
Manufacturing 9.4%
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.
State of South Carolina
State bird
Carolina Wren
State flower
Yellow Jessamine
State capital
Columbia
Nickname
The Palmetto State
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Cities near Summerville
- North Charleston, SC9 mi · 129,245
- Goose Creek, SC10 mi · 52,010
- Charleston, SC17 mi · 159,423
- Mount Pleasant, SC23 mi · 95,469
- Columbia, SC83 mi · 147,035
- Savannah, GA91 mi · 149,440
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA112 mi · 201,999
- Rock Hill, SC142 mi · 75,911
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- West New York, NJ53,192
- Palm Desert, CA53,259
- Normal, IL53,275
- Aspen Hill, MD53,279
- Murray, UT53,297
- Colton, CA53,383
- Lebanon, TN53,412
- Wheaton, MD52,926
More in South Carolina
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