Charleston South Carolina Real Estate
Charleston, South Carolina, is located in Berkeley County, of , and 170 miles S of Charlotte, North Carolina. Charleston has a population of 96,650.
Charleston Homes
Charleston properties pool is 40,454 residential properties including Charleston new homes. Median age of real estate in Charleston is 1970. Average Household size is 2.92 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 16% are 2 bedroom homes, 56% are 3 bedroom homes, 20% are 4 bedroom homes, and 5% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Charleston Mortgage Statistics
Charleston mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Charleston |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
27% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
73% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
53% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
20% |
16% |
Charleston Area Real Estate Tax
Charleston Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $823 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 48,705. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Charleston School District: Children make up 20% of Charleston population. Charleston has 19,317 under 18 years old residents, or 0.43 kids per one worker, or 0.48 kids per one household.
Charleston Real Estate & Charleston Homeownership
There are 13754.36 or 34% one person households, 14158.9 or 35% two person households, and 6068.1 or 15% three person households in Charleston, South Carolina. Median residents age is 33.2, Senior citizens (65+) make up 13,032 or 13.5%% of Charleston population.
There are 45,015 workers (over 16 years of age) in Charleston. Of these, 85.1% drive to work. Approximately 3.57% of workers in Charleston take public transportation. An estimated 6.62% walk to work.
Median Charleston homeowner's housing expences are 20.4%
Crime in Charleston (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Charleston |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
90.95 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
25.35 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
60.63 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
519.61 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
91.88 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
369.58 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
58.15 |
43.3 |
Invest in Charleston Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Charleston South Carolina area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Charleston |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
|
- |
| Near Large City |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
- |
| Charleston Zip Codes |
29401, 29403, 29404, 29405, 29406, 29407, 29412, 29414, 29418, 29420, 29424, 29425, 29492 |
- |
| Charleston Area Codes |
843 |
- |
| White population |
63.08% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
34% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.24% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.15% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
1.51% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 48,705% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
18.13% |
12.4% |
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