Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗Charleston, SC
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around Charleston
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Reported crime
2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 159,360. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.
FBI Crime Data Explorer · Table 8 ↗Public libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Charleston’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
KEITH SUMMEY NORTH CHARLESTON LIBRARY
3503 RIVERS AVENUE
CHARLESTON, SC 29405
JOHN L. DART LIBRARY
1067 KING STREET
CHARLESTON, SC 29403
CYNTHIA GRAHAM HURD ST. ANDREWS LIBRARY
1735 N. WOODMERE DRIVE
CHARLESTON, SC 29407
WEST ASHLEY LIBRARY
45 WINDEMERE BLVD.
CHARLESTON, SC 29407
CHARLESTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY
68 CALHOUN STREET
CHARLESTON, SC 29401
BERKELEY COUNTY LIBRARY: DANIEL ISLAND
2301 DANIEL ISLAND DRIVE
DANIEL ISLAND, SC 29492
Annual public-use survey; excludes reported temporary closures, bookmobiles and coarse location matches. Coordinates may be approximate. Postal addresses do not establish city or neighborhood membership.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey ↗In the news
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SC governor moves to oust Charleston school board member after report found possible fraud ↗
By Skylar Laird
No issues reported as DOJ conducts monitoring of GOP Senate runoff in Charleston County ↗
By Jessica Holdman
Feed checked 9/7/2026, 8:20:38 PM UTC
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