COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prosperity vs Charleston
PLACE A
Prosperity, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Prosperity is 99% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $29,456 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 0%).
PROSPERITYCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,259159,423−99% vs Charleston
Population density6381,386−747
Population growth-0.2%25.1%−25.3 pts
Median age41.636.6+5.0
Male48.9%47.7%+1.2 pts
Female51.1%52.3%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.8%6.0%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.5%71.7%−22.2 pts
Black39.0%15.8%+23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%6.1%+2.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other2.7%4.5%−1.8 pts
Median household income$62,958$92,414−$29,456
Per capita income$29,825$59,875−$30,050
Poverty rate10.1%12.3%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.492−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%58.3%−41.7 pts
Graduate degree6.1%22.8%−16.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%3.4%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation61.4%67.6%−6.2 pts
Median home value$152,200$509,700−$357,500
Median gross rent$827$1,722−$895
Owner-occupied73.9%55.6%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%12.1%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households25.4%51.8%−26.4 pts
Average commute22.324.2−1.9
Worked from home4.5%19.4%−15.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured5.2%6.0%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025