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North Charleston, South Carolina

City in Charleston County, South Carolina · ZIP 29404, 29405, 29406

  • Charleston County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 39 public schools
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  • 126,005 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 47,528Households
  • $62,789Median household income
  • $267,700Median home value
  • 39Public schools
  • 8ZIP codes

About North Charleston

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Population, 2000 to 2020+44.2%
60k80k100k120k2000: 79,64120002010: 97,47120102020: 114,852202079,641114,852
Population of North Charleston at each census
CensusPopulation
200079,641
201097,471
2020114,852

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in North Charleston
Under $50k38.7%
$50k to $100k33.5%
$100k to $150k16.4%
$150k to $200k5.4%
$200k and over6%

Median household income $62,789 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in North Charleston
Owner occupied
23,058 units
Renter occupied
24,470 units
Vacancy rate
10.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

North Charleston compared with its county and state
North Charleston compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureNorth CharlestonCharleston CountySouth Carolina
Population117,460414,7115,212,774
Median household income$62,789$84,320$66,818
Median age34.339.040.1
Median home value$267,700$450,800$236,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher28.0%49.0%31.5%
Foreign-born residents12.2%6.5%5.6%
Owner-occupied homes48.5%63.5%71.4%
Mean commute to work24.5 minutes24.9 minutes25.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in North Charleston39
Public schools in North Charleston, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
A. C. Corcoran ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Chicora ElementaryPublic1–5Charleston 01
Compass Collegiate AcademyCharterK–3SC Public Charter School District
Eagle Nest ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Dorchester 02
Fort Dorchester ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Dorchester 02
GREEN Charter School LowcountryCharterK–8SC Public Charter School District
Hunley Park ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Joseph R. Pye ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Dorchester 02
Lambs ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Malcolm C. Hursey MontessoriPublicPre-K–8Charleston 01
Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family CenterPublicPre-K–KCharleston 01
Matilda F. Dunston ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Meeting Street ElementaryPublicPre-K–8Charleston 01
Midland Park PrimaryPublicPre-K–KCharleston 01
North Charleston Creative Arts ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
North Charleston ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Pepperhill ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Pinehurst ElementaryPublic1–5Charleston 01
W. B. Goodwin ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Windsor Hill Arts Infused ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Dorchester 02
Deer Park MiddlePublic6–8Charleston 01
Jerry Zucker Middle School of SciencePublic6–8Charleston 01
Morningside MiddlePublic6–8Charleston 01
Northwoods MiddlePublic6–8Charleston 01
River Oaks MiddlePublic6–8Dorchester 02
Academic Magnet HighPublic9–12Charleston 01
Allegro Charter School of MusicCharter6–12Charleston 01
Berkeley County Middle College HighPublic11–12Berkeley 01
Charleston School of the ArtsPublic6–12Charleston 01
Cooper River Center for Advanced StudiesCareer and technical9–12Charleston 01
Fort Dorchester HighPublic9–12Dorchester 02
Greg Mathis Charter HighCharter9–12Charleston 01
Learn4Life High School-CharlestonCharter9–12SC Public Charter School District
Lowcountry Acceleration AcademyCharter9–12SC Public Charter School District
Military Magnet AcademyPublic6–12Charleston 01
North Charleston HighPublic9–12Charleston 01
Palmetto ExcelCharter9–12SC Public Charter School District
Palmetto Scholars AcademyCharter6–12SC Public Charter School District
RB Stall HighPublic9–12Charleston 01

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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