Charleston, SC
Housing, demographics, economy, and public safety data for Charleston, South Carolina.
Updated Mar 1.
Housing
Zillow Home Value Index for middle-tier homes.
$588.4k
Trend YoY growth is +7.5%, accelerating by 14 bps/year over the last 25Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 19 consecutive periods. Latest: +0.3%, 7.1 pp below trend, a 1.1σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 2.9 pp due to an easy comparison base from Mar '25.
Level
YoY %
y = 4.0% + 14 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Zillow Observed Rent Index for all home types.
2.2kUSD/mo
Trend YoY growth is +6.9%, accelerating by 16 bps/year over the last 10Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 30 consecutive periods. Latest: +3.0%, 3.8 pp below trend, a 0.77σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 3.7 pp due to an easy comparison base from Mar '25. At current levels, YoY would fall to +0.7% by May '26 as comparisons tighten.
Level
YoY %
y = 5.2% + 16 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Demographics
Total population estimate, ACS 5-year survey.
152.0kpeople
Trend YoY growth is +2.6%, accelerating by 8 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: +1.4%, 1.2 pp below trend, a 0.69σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 1.1 pp due to an easy comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 1.6% + 8 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Median income of all households in the past 12 months.
$90.0k
Trend YoY growth is +8.2%, accelerating by 58 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: +7.3%, 88 bps below trend, a 0.68σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 1.9 pp due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 1.3% + 58 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
57.7%
Trend YoY growth is +1.1%, accelerating by 3.4 pp/year over the last 10Y. Latest: +0.3%, 80 bps below trend, a 1.7σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 63 bps due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY Change (bps)
y = 0.8% + 3 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Median age of the total population.
36.10years
Trend YoY growth is +0.9%, slowing by 0 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: -0.6%, 1.4 pp below trend, a 1.8σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 1.4 pp due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 0.9% − 0 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Families with a single parent and children under 18, as a share of all families.
Charleston (Census ACS B11003)
9.5%
Trend YoY growth is -0.4%, accelerating by 5.5 pp/year over the last 10Y. Latest: -1.4%, 1.0 pp below trend, a 1.9σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 73 bps due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY Change (bps)
y = −0.9% + 6 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Economy
No data
Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers 16+.
$52.1k
Trend YoY growth is +8.5%, accelerating by 65 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: +5.3%, 3.2 pp below trend, a 1.3σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 2.9 pp due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 0.6% + 65 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Public Safety
No data
No data
Key Insight
Charleston's post-pandemic housing boom has definitively ended, with home prices decelerating from +24% YoY in mid-2022 to just +0.3% YoY as of February 2026 — a stall that sits 7.3 pp below the long-run trend of +7.6% and registers as a 1.1σ deviation, the largest on the dashboard.
Charleston, SC
Housing, demographics, economy, and public safety data for Charleston, South Carolina.
Updated Mar 1.
Housing
Zillow Home Value Index for middle-tier homes.
$588.4k
Trend YoY growth is +7.5%, accelerating by 14 bps/year over the last 25Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 19 consecutive periods. Latest: +0.3%, 7.1 pp below trend, a 1.1σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 2.9 pp due to an easy comparison base from Mar '25.
Level
YoY %
y = 4.0% + 14 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Zillow Observed Rent Index for all home types.
2.2kUSD/mo
Trend YoY growth is +6.9%, accelerating by 16 bps/year over the last 10Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 30 consecutive periods. Latest: +3.0%, 3.8 pp below trend, a 0.77σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 3.7 pp due to an easy comparison base from Mar '25. At current levels, YoY would fall to +0.7% by May '26 as comparisons tighten.
Level
YoY %
y = 5.2% + 16 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Demographics
Total population estimate, ACS 5-year survey.
152.0kpeople
Trend YoY growth is +2.6%, accelerating by 8 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: +1.4%, 1.2 pp below trend, a 0.69σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 1.1 pp due to an easy comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 1.6% + 8 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Median income of all households in the past 12 months.
$90.0k
Trend YoY growth is +8.2%, accelerating by 58 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: +7.3%, 88 bps below trend, a 0.68σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 1.9 pp due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 1.3% + 58 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
57.7%
Trend YoY growth is +1.1%, accelerating by 3.4 pp/year over the last 10Y. Latest: +0.3%, 80 bps below trend, a 1.7σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 63 bps due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY Change (bps)
y = 0.8% + 3 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Median age of the total population.
36.10years
Trend YoY growth is +0.9%, slowing by 0 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: -0.6%, 1.4 pp below trend, a 1.8σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 1.4 pp due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 0.9% − 0 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Families with a single parent and children under 18, as a share of all families.
Charleston (Census ACS B11003)
9.5%
Trend YoY growth is -0.4%, accelerating by 5.5 pp/year over the last 10Y. Latest: -1.4%, 1.0 pp below trend, a 1.9σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 73 bps due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY Change (bps)
y = −0.9% + 6 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Economy
No data
Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers 16+.
$52.1k
Trend YoY growth is +8.5%, accelerating by 65 bps/year over the last 12Y. Latest: +5.3%, 3.2 pp below trend, a 1.3σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is depressed by 2.9 pp due to an tough comparison base from 2022.
Level
YoY %
y = 0.6% + 65 bps/yr · t
Deviation from trend
Public Safety
No data
No data