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Largest Cities in South Carolina

Name: South Carolina Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
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Ranked by resident population across 441 tracked cities and towns in South Carolina, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

441
Cities: 2.6M
Combined city pop.: $58,471
Avg median income: 16.1%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Charleston is the largest of 441 tracked cities in South Carolina, which ranks #45 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Charleston
largest tracked city (152,014 people): #45
national rank, avg median income: 441
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

86% of South Carolina's 441 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

379
10K-99K

59
100K-999K

3

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' South Carolina coverage, with 379 of 441 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in South Carolina is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots South Carolina's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Charleston

152,014
Columbia

138,019
North Charleston

117,460
Mount Pleasant

92,662
Rock Hill

74,769
Greenville

71,755
Summerville

51,262
Goose Creek

46,964
Sumter

43,065
Florence

40,205
Greer

39,191
Spartanburg

38,578

What this shows Charleston, SC is the most populous city profiled in South Carolina; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 441-row record is available as a CSV.

How South Carolina ranks nationally

Avg median income

$58,471

#45 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$202,670

#32 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

16.1%

#48 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

441

#28 of 52 · most tracked cities

South Carolina ranks #45 of 52 nationally on average median income and #48 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How South Carolina's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$202,670 Among the most affordable more affordable than 62% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in South Carolina

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 441 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Charleston	152,014	$90,038	$469,100	6.3%
2	Columbia	138,019	$55,653	$243,500	15.0%
3	North Charleston	117,460	$62,789	$267,700	11.5%
4	Mount Pleasant	92,662	$121,364	$667,100	3.7%
5	Rock Hill	74,769	$64,770	$267,400	8.2%
6	Greenville	71,755	$68,460	$453,300	8.9%
7	Summerville	51,262	$78,621	$295,700	7.3%
8	Goose Creek	46,964	$87,437	$279,500	4.6%
9	Sumter	43,065	$53,071	$188,400	12.1%
10	Florence	40,205	$56,433	$189,800	12.9%
11	Greer	39,191	$80,030	$264,300	7.2%
12	Spartanburg	38,578	$51,193	$185,300	20.3%
13	Hilton Head Island	37,805	$96,715	$652,100	6.2%
14	Myrtle Beach	37,214	$53,679	$347,700	11.8%
15	Aiken	32,334	$69,837	$261,800	9.8%
16	Bluffton	31,323	$105,463	$444,500	3.1%
17	Anderson	29,563	$44,321	$199,600	16.4%
18	Fort Mill	28,281	$127,537	$457,000	2.3%
19	Carolina Forest	26,373	$70,647	$298,700	10.9%
20	Conway	26,082	$54,841	$236,300	15.1%
21	Mauldin	25,985	$81,027	$242,100	6.4%
22	Simpsonville	25,125	$79,233	$267,500	4.5%
23	North Augusta	24,928	$90,132	$220,500	2.8%
24	Socastee	24,629	$59,826	$218,200	7.0%
25	Lexington	24,132	$83,263	$271,200	5.1%
26	Easley	23,942	$65,330	$243,100	9.8%
27	Taylors	23,686	$71,747	$242,700	8.1%
28	Greenwood	22,527	$40,253	$123,400	17.6%
29	Hanahan	21,119	$84,061	$339,800	10.7%
30	St. Andrews	20,953	$45,321	$146,700	22.8%
31	Wade Hampton	20,703	$75,522	$293,300	6.3%
32	North Myrtle Beach	19,343	$72,111	$371,900	4.4%
33	Five Forks	19,093	$140,668	$424,600	0.6%
34	Clemson	17,759	$49,713	$359,100	3.8%
35	West Columbia	17,723	$54,152	$186,200	7.6%
36	Berea	16,642	$48,104	$187,200	19.3%
37	Red Hill	16,480	$62,132	$223,900	16.0%
38	Ladson	16,261	$83,031	$222,100	10.6%
39	Seven Oaks	15,990	$64,003	$195,900	7.7%
40	Dentsville	15,396	$44,029	$154,600	13.4%
41	Lake Wylie	15,177	$112,113	$464,200	9.0%
42	Gantt	15,057	$47,265	$156,200	19.4%
43	Port Royal	15,047	$70,330	$298,000	6.8%
44	Moncks Corner	14,362	$91,516	$312,800	3.5%
45	Cayce	13,718	$58,095	$158,900	13.6%
46	Beaufort	13,660	$59,454	$310,400	14.8%
47	Tega Cay	13,267	$141,037	$494,500	0.7%
48	Orangeburg	13,189	$33,066	$145,000	23.6%
49	Gaffney	12,612	$41,214	$141,100	19.4%
50	Boiling Springs	12,609	$79,798	$230,000	6.4%
51	Parker	12,564	$38,607	$121,800	26.4%
52	Oak Grove	12,031	$75,506	$195,700	9.5%
53	Irmo	11,799	$85,137	$193,100	6.1%
54	James Island	11,738	$100,176	$454,200	4.0%
55	Powdersville	11,321	$88,125	$318,600	6.0%
56	Fountain Inn	11,307	$72,021	$255,400	10.3%
57	Red Bank	10,950	$60,348	$176,200	11.2%
58	Garden	10,820	$50,027	$194,100	8.2%
59	Newberry	10,733	$47,885	$124,600	17.7%
60	Forest Acres	10,491	$76,417	$260,500	5.0%
61	Little River	10,457	$64,590	$267,800	5.9%
62	Murrells Inlet	10,087	$75,438	$355,800	2.0%
63	Woodfield	9,901	$38,394	$128,600	15.6%
64	Litchfield Beach	9,544	$74,451	$409,100	6.8%
65	Lugoff	9,475	$61,316	$201,800	10.4%
66	Laurens	9,307	$55,207	$139,800	17.0%
67	Hardeeville	9,293	$78,233	$467,500	5.4%
68	Seneca	8,910	$52,207	$223,100	17.1%
69	Lancaster	8,738	$43,234	$226,300	24.2%
70	York	8,697	$47,315	$161,000	13.9%
71	Sangaree	8,517	$77,939	$231,900	8.7%
72	Georgetown	8,511	$57,704	$158,600	9.6%
73	Sans Souci	8,199	$46,276	$199,100	8.6%
74	Travelers Rest	8,137	$49,655	$281,400	16.0%
75	Union	8,047	$34,112	$103,400	16.7%
76	Camden	8,025	$53,289	$241,300	11.6%
77	White Knoll	7,865	$79,531	$232,000	7.8%
78	Clinton	7,624	$40,372	$154,700	25.3%
79	Forestbrook	7,450	$77,791	$298,800	4.8%
80	Welcome	7,439	$61,948	$164,100	3.3%
81	Hartsville	7,422	$47,720	$188,800	14.6%
82	Valley Falls	7,249	$55,671	$229,600	10.0%
83	Burton	7,132	$57,315	$198,300	12.6%
84	Lake Murray of Richland	7,057	$118,435	$378,900	0.0%
85	Clover	7,013	$66,992	$236,100	9.0%
86	Homeland Park	6,944	$38,079	$101,400	24.5%
87	Centerville	6,860	$66,912	$212,800	5.8%
88	Bennettsville	6,798	$40,889	$82,700	15.3%
89	Clemson University	6,434	N/A	N/A	N/A
90	Dillon	6,406	$34,964	$110,000	39.7%
91	Marion	6,338	$27,767	$119,400	22.6%
92	Lyman	6,317	$69,688	$239,800	7.9%
93	Darlington	6,128	$31,240	$163,000	25.4%
94	Lake City	6,032	$35,000	$133,700	11.2%
95	Piedmont	5,786	$51,896	$141,200	29.8%
96	Laurel Bay	5,627	$52,094	$221,300	17.5%
97	Walterboro	5,490	$48,366	$170,500	30.6%
98	Belvedere	5,458	$57,933	$120,400	6.9%
99	Hollywood	5,330	$77,415	$450,400	13.3%
100	Blythewood	5,309	$105,583	$368,300	3.1%

What to do with South Carolina's city data

441 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Charleston is South Carolina's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major SC metro. Charleston profile
Kiawah Island has the highest median household income of any tracked city in South Carolina, a different lens than population size alone. Kiawah Island profile
See how South Carolina's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 441 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to South Carolina on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 2,601,525.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $58,471. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in South Carolina?

PlainCities profiles 441 cities and towns in South Carolina, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in South Carolina?

Charleston is the largest tracked city in South Carolina, with a population of 152,014.

What is the average household income in South Carolina?

Across the 441 tracked cities in South Carolina, the average median household income is $58,471. Individual cities vary widely, with Kiawah Island reporting the highest median income at $236,607.

What is the average poverty rate in South Carolina?

The average poverty rate across South Carolina's tracked cities is 16.1%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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