Cities / South Carolina / Charleston

Charleston, SC

154,338 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Charleston)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CHS

10 mi — Charleston International Airport

Population & People

Population

154,338

Median age

36.6

Median household income

$92,414

Poverty rate

12.3%

Unemployment rate

3.3%

Bachelor's degree+

58.3%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$509,700

Median gross rent

$1,722/mo

Homeownership rate

55.59%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,787

HUD Fair Market Rent (Charleston County, 2 mi from Charleston), 2026. Efficiency $1557, 1BR $1630, 2BR $1787, 3BR $2222, 4BR $2562. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

South Carolina commercial electricity

11.05¢/kWh

South Carolina industrial electricity

7.11¢/kWh

South Carolina residential electricity

14.96¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

378830.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

286774.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for South Carolina

717.02

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, South Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CHS

Charleston International Airport

10 mi away

MYR

Myrtle Beach International Airport

85 mi away

SAV

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

86 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (South Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (South Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).