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Summerville

South Carolina · 53,177 residents (2025 est.) · 22.5 sq mi
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With 51,654 people, Summerville is a city in South Carolina. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 23,902 people. Density works out to 2,291 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%. That is roughly 17% ahead of the South Carolina median. The typical home is worth $328,100, having roughly tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
51,654
+86%since 2000
from 27,752 in 2000
53,177 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,291 / sq mi
+21%since 2009
from 1,899 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.9
+13%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
22.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
19K29K38K47K56K19902000201020202024Summerville
202452K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(3,297)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(2,774)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(3,760)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(2,836)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(3,129)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(7,087)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(6,903)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(6,517)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.5%(6,981)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(5,257)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(2,347)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(766)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,046
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,635 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,538
+107%since 2000
from $20,103 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.0%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 32.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.419
+4%since 2010
from 0.402 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
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
$328,100
+69%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $106,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,526
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $588 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 65.7% in 2000
30.9% rent
Vacancy rate
6.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
−12%since 2009
from 2.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.9%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.1%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+20%since 2009
from 3.4 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
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76.1%(21,131)
Black19.3%(5,355)
Hispanic / Latino2%(547)
Asian0.9%(245)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.8%(32,939)
Black19.4%(10,019)
Hispanic / Latino9.1%(4,718)
Asian1.9%(984)
Other5.8%(2,994)
Diversity Score
68
+29%since 2009
from 53 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
Puerto Rican2.6%(1,326)
Mexican2.4%(1,261)
Cuban0.5%(253)
Honduran0.5%(241)
Spaniard0.5%(236)
Peruvian0.5%(234)
Guatemalan0.4%(204)
Panamanian0.4%(200)
Colombian0.2%(103)
Dominican0.2%(87)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(70)
Salvadoran0.1%(60)
Argentine0.1%(37)
Chilean0.1%(36)
Asian origin
Filipino0.8%(430)
Asian Indian0.4%(188)
Laotian0.2%(116)
Chinese0.2%(94)
Vietnamese0.1%(56)
Korean0.1%(47)
Japanese0.1%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(79)
Chamorro0%(13)
Ancestry
English14.1%(7,276)
German10.9%(5,606)
Irish8.6%(4,430)
American5%(2,568)
Scottish4%(2,070)
Italian3.5%(1,821)
French2.4%(1,222)
Polish2.3%(1,171)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(726)
Norwegian1%(503)
Arab0.6%(332)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.6%(330)
Lebanese0.6%(322)
West Indian0.5%(272)
Swedish0.5%(249)
Ukrainian0.4%(229)
British0.4%(223)
Danish0.3%(176)
Greek0.3%(166)
Welsh0.3%(155)
Kenyan0.3%(137)
Portuguese0.3%(131)
Armenian0.2%(129)
Finnish0.2%(129)
Czech0.2%(118)
Croatian0.2%(111)
Haitian0.2%(102)
Canadian0.2%(81)
Slovak0.2%(78)
Hungarian0.1%(74)
Russian0.1%(52)
Lithuanian0.1%(50)
Guyanese0.1%(43)
Serbian0.1%(26)
Jamaican0.1%(26)
Slovene0%(18)
Swiss0%(17)
Barbadian0%(13)
Romanian0%(12)
Austrian0%(11)
Egyptian0%(10)
Syrian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 26.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 86.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.2 min
+65%since 2000
from 18.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.5%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 85.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.2%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.7%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.1%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 73.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.5%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Female
52.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.7%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
+5.6 ptssince 2012
from 10.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.1%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.1%
+10.5 ptssince 2017
from 82.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 96.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 93.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.7%(6,181)
Married55.3%(10,793)
Widowed3.3%(643)
Divorced9.7%(1,901)
Women 15+
Never married28.6%(6,369)
Married46.3%(10,325)
Widowed10.9%(2,437)
Divorced14.2%(3,174)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.1%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 53.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 67.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% 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)42.5%(1,961)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.9%(1,613)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.7%(864)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(91)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,618 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 Summerville, South Carolina?

Summerville, South Carolina has about 51,654 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Summerville, South Carolina?

The typical household in Summerville, South Carolina earns about $81,046 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Summerville, South Carolina expensive?

In Summerville, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $328,100, and the typical rent is about $1,526 a month.

How educated are people in Summerville, South Carolina?

About 33.5% of adults age 25 and over in Summerville, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Summerville, South Carolina?

About 10.1% of people in Summerville, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Summerville, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Summerville, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 29,117 residents, a change of about 129 percent over that period.

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