Cities / South Carolina / North Charleston

North Charleston, SC

119,913 people

Right Now

Weather

86°F

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 93°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Charleston)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CHS

5 mi — Charleston International Airport

Population & People

Population

119,913

Median age

34.6

Median household income

$62,956

Poverty rate

14.4%

Unemployment rate

4.1%

Bachelor's degree+

28.6%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.9%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$302,200

Median gross rent

$1,430/mo

Homeownership rate

49.78%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,787

HUD Fair Market Rent (Charleston County, 8 mi from North 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

5 mi away

MYR

Myrtle Beach International Airport

83 mi away

SAV

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

87 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).