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Census tracts · Charleston, SC

Census tracts in Charleston, South Carolina

32 census tracts lie mostly within Charleston, and 18 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $36,071 in Tract 4 to $250,000 or more in Tract 2, against $92,414 for Charleston as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Charleston earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Charleston and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Charleston

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Charleston.

Census tracts in or partly in Charleston, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Charleston (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 204.06450150204065.8 mi northeastBerkeley County2,782±553$158,104$2,000,000 or more$2,329100%
Tract 1450190001004.3 mi southeastCharleston County2,267±612$111,364$994,800$1,806100%
Tract 2450190002004.7 mi southeastCharleston County1,356±188$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,311100%
Tract 4450190004003.8 mi southeastCharleston County3,495±543$36,071$1,049,300$1,006100%
Tract 5450190005003.7 mi southeastCharleston County1,437±285$113,250$1,078,400$2,098100%
Tract 6450190006003.2 mi southeastCharleston County1,058±322$100,680$805,600$2,086100%
Tract 7450190007003.3 mi southeastCharleston County2,879±381$45,417$910,100$2,288100%
Tract 9450190009003.3 mi southeastCharleston County1,349±301$71,250$471,300$1,954100%
Tract 10450190010003.0 mi southeastCharleston County2,006±378$68,906$859,700$2,196100%
Tract 11450190011002.8 mi southCharleston County3,143±655$71,410$556,000$1,739100%
Tract 15450190015001.9 mi southeastCharleston County1,304±232$107,778$533,600$2,183100%
Tract 51450190051003.9 mi southeastCharleston County1,451±220$68,667$1,014,900$2,133100%
Tract 53450190053002.5 mi southeastCharleston County4,275±566$42,037$738,800$1,426100%
Tract 59450190059001.9 mi southCharleston County5,956±565$110,536$671,300$1,720100%
Tract 26.06450190026060.7 mi southwestCharleston County2,142±230$118,679$525,600$1,70897%
Tract 204.07450150204073.5 mi northeastBerkeley County9,118±705$106,964$984,000$1,95989%
Tract 30450190030003.5 mi southCharleston County3,984±423$133,350$791,100$2,06683%
Tract 26.05450190026052.1 mi southwestCharleston County3,467±416$65,167$465,300$1,20371%
Tract 27.02450190027023.2 mi southwestCharleston County4,517±1,125$72,113$299,800$1,34871%
Tract 56.01450190056016.4 mi westCharleston County10,331±1,035$114,702$509,800$1,81471%
Tract 28.02450190028024.1 mi southwestCharleston County2,358±345$119,792$546,300$1,19669%
Tract 54450190054001.8 mi eastCharleston County2,845±895$38,705$434,600$1,60163%
Tract 57.02450190057028.3 mi westCharleston County3,820±587$82,115$394,800$1,82861%
Tract 26.04450190026041.6 mi westCharleston County3,614±627$81,458$460,800$1,31859%
Tract 19.02450190019024.5 mi southCharleston County4,844±773$60,221$446,600$1,85558%
Tract 204.04450150204048.0 mi northeastBerkeley County8,170±1,129$93,835$492,700$2,07257%
Tract 26.11450190026113.9 mi westCharleston County2,920±434$74,469$338,700$1,44357%
Tract 21.06450190021067.2 mi southwestCharleston County3,941±699$132,692$575,100$1,76955%
Tract 57.01450190057015.9 mi westCharleston County5,319±551$137,258$459,300$1,77255%
Tract 56.02450190056027.1 mi westCharleston County6,960±1,034$81,618$389,500$1,95254%
Tract 21.07450190021078.6 mi southwestCharleston County11,844±1,389$119,297$471,200$1,57553%
Tract 26.12450190026122.8 mi westCharleston County7,474±932$69,816$469,000$1,42751%
Tract 26.14450190026144.5 mi southwestCharleston County3,185±472$67,996$387,100$1,32147%
Tract 29450190029002.7 mi southCharleston County2,741±395$84,101$357,900$1,65646%
Tract 27.01450190027013.9 mi southwestCharleston County3,417±1,014$72,332$339,300$1,66246%
Tract 20.05450190020057.5 mi southeastCharleston County6,173±533$119,464$553,900$3,27845%
Tract 26.13450190026134.1 mi westCharleston County5,903±993$82,040$311,800$1,40745%
Tract 28.01450190028015.2 mi southwestCharleston County4,576±934$90,977$418,800$1,64143%
Tract 19.01450190019015.8 mi southCharleston County4,615±815$111,497$621,100$1,87142%
Tract 20.06450190020067.0 mi southCharleston County5,041±526$104,029$547,300$1,02742%
Tract 20.084501900200810 mi southCharleston County4,116±561$82,824$437,300$2,20441%
Tract 20.07450190020076.1 mi southeastCharleston County3,689±658$155,132$815,900$2,59641%
Tract 20.02450190020026.5 mi southCharleston County6,208±703$110,520$376,100$1,98640%
Tract 44450190044000.7 mi eastCharleston County2,270±427$37,692$503,400$1,20839%
Tract 20.09450190020099.6 mi southCharleston County4,825±803$87,877$509,600$1,79839%
Tract 584501900580012 mi westCharleston County8,664±1,228$118,452$454,000$1,85132%
Tract 21.084501900210811 mi southwestCharleston County2,215±408$91,136$759,600$1,39720%
Tract 204.054501502040515 mi northeastBerkeley County3,489±413$64,559$309,200not published16%
Tract 21.034501900210312 mi southwestCharleston County4,013±549$109,103$674,800$93113%
Tract 9801450159801008.8 mi northBerkeley County0±14not publishednot publishednot published2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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