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Goose Creek

South Carolina · 52,010 residents (2025 est.) · 42.4 sq mi
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Goose Creek is home to 48,078 people in South Carolina. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 18,870 people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. Households here earn about 27% more than in South Carolina as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of residents. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
48,078
+65%since 2000
from 29,208 in 2000
52,010 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,133 / sq mi
+33%since 2009
from 849 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.0
+29%since 2000
from 26.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
42.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
22K29K36K43K50K19902000201020202024Goose Creek
202448K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(2,604)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(3,023)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(2,685)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.1%(3,884)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.6%(5,106)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.1%(7,273)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.4%(5,492)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.5%(6,467)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(5,689)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.8%(3,744)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(1,663)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(448)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$88,178
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,919 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,296
+132%since 2000
from $16,905 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.5%
+26.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.361
+6%since 2010
from 0.342 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$306,000
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,690
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $646 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.2%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 63.5% in 2000
31.8% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−11.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−15%since 2009
from 3.04 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.1%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.6%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+21%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.6%(22,386)
Black14%(4,099)
Hispanic / Latino4%(1,182)
Asian2.6%(759)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.8%(27,293)
Black23%(11,040)
Hispanic / Latino10.7%(5,141)
Asian3.3%(1,587)
Other6.3%(3,017)
Diversity Score
76
+57%since 2009
from 49 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.4%(1,617)
Central American2.4%(1,139)
Puerto Rican1.7%(836)
Honduran1.6%(754)
Colombian1%(461)
Cuban0.6%(288)
Dominican0.5%(242)
Salvadoran0.4%(188)
Panamanian0.3%(141)
Venezuelan0.3%(130)
Spaniard0.2%(91)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(77)
Guatemalan0.1%(52)
Uruguayan0%(17)
Bolivian0%(15)
Peruvian0%(14)
Argentine0%(10)
Asian origin
Filipino1.6%(786)
Vietnamese0.4%(194)
Chinese0.3%(168)
Korean0.2%(112)
Asian Indian0.2%(106)
Hmong0.1%(49)
Pakistani0.1%(42)
Japanese0%(23)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Kazakh0%(16)
Laotian0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(31)
Samoan0.1%(29)
Chuukese0%(15)
Ancestry
English11.1%(5,315)
Irish9.6%(4,618)
German9.2%(4,436)
American6.3%(3,010)
Italian4.3%(2,062)
French2.3%(1,093)
Scottish1.8%(859)
Polish1.7%(813)
Brazilian0.9%(415)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(410)
Norwegian0.5%(239)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.4%(201)
Czech0.4%(183)
Greek0.4%(170)
Arab0.3%(140)
Dutch0.3%(140)
Swedish0.3%(134)
Russian0.3%(124)
West Indian0.2%(90)
Hungarian0.2%(82)
Lebanese0.2%(79)
Ukrainian0.1%(71)
Welsh0.1%(66)
Nigerian0.1%(64)
British0.1%(59)
Austrian0.1%(56)
Canadian0.1%(55)
Iranian0.1%(40)
Portuguese0.1%(39)
Bulgarian0.1%(29)
Croatian0.1%(28)
Finnish0%(20)
Jamaican0%(19)
Slovak0%(14)
Syrian0%(13)
Ethiopian0%(11)
Swiss0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.7%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 20.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 89.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.7 min
+85%since 2000
from 14.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.4%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.3%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
74.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2011
from 73.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 71.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Female
49.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Foreign born
8.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
14.1%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2012
from 9.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2017
from 87.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 97.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.1%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2016
from 91.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2016
from 5.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.2%(8,217)
Married50.9%(10,152)
Widowed2.8%(555)
Divorced5.2%(1,029)
Women 15+
Never married30.3%(6,001)
Married51.9%(10,281)
Widowed6.2%(1,238)
Divorced11.6%(2,293)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 57.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 4.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 75.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.4%(1,626)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.1%(1,657)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.8%(1,220)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(102)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(9)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,725 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Goose Creek, South Carolina?

Goose Creek, South Carolina has about 48,078 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Goose Creek, South Carolina?

The typical household in Goose Creek, South Carolina earns about $88,178 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Goose Creek, South Carolina expensive?

In Goose Creek, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $306,000, and the typical rent is about $1,690 a month.

How educated are people in Goose Creek, South Carolina?

About 29.7% of adults age 25 and over in Goose Creek, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Goose Creek, South Carolina?

About 6.5% of people in Goose Creek, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Goose Creek, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Goose Creek, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 23,386 residents, a change of about 95 percent over that period.

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