Jury Pool Profile
Charleston County, South Carolina
- Population
- 414,711
- Median household income
- $84,320
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
- White alone 274,352 66.2%
- Black or African American alone 98,520 23.8%
- Asian alone 7,274 1.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,411 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 445 0.1%
- Some other race alone 13,007 3.1%
- Two or more races 19,702 4.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29,019 7.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Median age 39
- Under 18 81,498 19.7%
- 18–24 34,243 8.3%
- 25–44 124,561 30.0%
- 45–64 101,931 24.6%
- 65 and over 72,478 17.5%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 3.7%
- -0.88 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $50.5B
- 14.13% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $68,271
- Establishments
- 22,449
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Average annual employment by supersector
- Education & health services 65,458 23.5%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 49,946 17.9%
- Professional & business services 43,648 15.7%
- Leisure & hospitality 42,123 15.1%
- Manufacturing 17,541 6.3%
- Public administration 16,559 5.9%
- Construction 15,708 5.6%
- Financial activities 13,945 5.0%
- Other services 7,662 2.8%
- Information 4,371 1.6%
- Natural resources & mining 339 0.1%
- Unclassified 3 0.0%
BLS QCEW 2024
- Home ownership
- 63.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,506
- Owner-occupied
- 111,425
- Renter-occupied
- 64,074
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Principal employers by headcount
| # | Employer | Sector | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joint Base Charleston | Federal/Military | 24,900 |
| 2 | Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) | Healthcare/Education | 17,000 |
| 3 | Boeing Charleston | Aerospace Manufacturing | 8,253 |
| 4 | Roper St. Francis Healthcare | Healthcare | 7,100 |
| 5 | Charleston County School District | Public Education | 6,400 |
| 6 | Walmart, Inc. | Retail | 4,300 |
| 7 | Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center | Federal/Healthcare | 4,000 |
| 8 | Trident Health Systems | Healthcare | 3,100 |
| 9 | County of Charleston | Local Government | 2,800 |
| 10 | U.S. Postal Service | Federal/Logistics | 2,700 |
Source: County of Charleston, SC — FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Statistical Section, "Principal Employers" schedule (p.215). Data sourced from Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Center for Business Research, Charleston Regional Development Alliance (2025 information), and SC Department of Employment & Workforce. (2025)
Political composition
2024 presidential · 214,521 votes cast
- Democratic 111,427 51.9%
- Republican 99,265 46.3%
- Other / third-party 3,829 1.8%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
91.2% speak only English at home
- Spanish 20,552 5.3%
- Other Indo-European 4,188 1.1%
- French (incl. Cajun) 1,791 0.5%
- German 1,365 0.3%
- Chinese 1,275 0.3%
- Other Asian/Pacific 1,139 0.3%
- Slavic languages 1,001 0.3%
- Tagalog 884 0.2%
- Other 866 0.2%
- Vietnamese 809 0.2%
- Arabic 385 0.1%
- Korean 142 0.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
- Households
- 175,499
- Family households
- 100,340
- 57.2% of households
- Married w/ children
- 76,499
- Single-mother households
- 7,741
- Veterans
- 27,598
- 8.4% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
50.6% overall adherence rate
- Evangelical Protestant 69,048 16.9%
- Catholic 49,788 12.2%
- Black Protestant 40,919 10.0%
- Mainline Protestant 33,695 8.3%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 11,500 2.8%
- Orthodox 1,530 0.4%
US Religion Census 2020
- Health insured
- 91.1%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 49.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 10 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
- Court seats
- Charleston, Moncks Corner
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 75
- 22.51 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 70
NHTSA FARS 2023