Charleston, SC

Housing, demographics, economy, and public safety data for Charleston, South Carolina. Updated just now.

Housing

Median Home Sale Price

Zillow Home Value Index for middle-tier homes.

▲ +7.6% YoY

$580.0k

Trend YoY growth is +7.6%, accelerating by 14 bps/year over the last 25Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 18 consecutive periods. Latest: +0.3%, 7.3 pp below trend, a 1.0σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 2.7 pp due to an easy comparison base from Feb '25.

Level

YoY %

y = 3.9% + 14 bps/yr · t

Deviation from trend

Median Rent

Zillow Observed Rent Index for all home types.

▲ +7.0% YoY

2.1kUSD/mo

Trend YoY growth is +7.0%, accelerating by 19 bps/year over the last 10Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 30 consecutive periods. Latest: +3.4%, 3.6 pp below trend, a 0.8σ deviation. The latest YoY reading is boosted by 4.3 pp due to an easy comparison base from Feb '25.

Level

YoY %

y = 5.2% + 19 bps/yr · t

Deviation from trend

Demographics

Population

Total population estimate, ACS 5-year survey.

▲ +2.6% YoY

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 0.7σ 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 Household Income

Median income of all households in the past 12 months.

▲ +8.2% YoY

$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 0.7σ 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

Educational Attainment

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.

▲ +1.1% YoY

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

Median age of the total population.

▲ +0.9% YoY

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

Single-Parent Households

Families with a single parent and children under 18, as a share of all families.

Charleston (Census ACS B11003)

▼ -0.4% YoY

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 2.0σ 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

Median Earnings

Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers 16+.

▲ +8.5% YoY

$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