COMPARING TWO PLACES
Toledo vs Charleston
PLACE A
Toledo, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Toledo is 99% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $36,060 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -6%).
TOLEDOCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,140159,423−99% vs Charleston
Population density1,2841,386−102
Population growth-6.2%25.1%−31.3 pts
Median age39.436.6+2.8
Male47.5%47.7%−0.3 pts
Female52.5%52.3%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%6.0%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.1%71.7%+20.3 pts
Black1.3%15.8%−14.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%6.1%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other3.4%4.5%−1.1 pts
Median household income$56,354$92,414−$36,060
Per capita income$26,514$59,875−$33,361
Poverty rate18.1%12.3%+5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%58.3%−41.2 pts
Graduate degree3.7%22.8%−19.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%3.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation61.5%67.6%−6.0 pts
Median home value$86,100$509,700−$423,600
Median gross rent$909$1,722−$813
Owner-occupied66.0%55.6%+10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%12.1%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%51.8%−16.5 pts
Average commute20.124.2−4.1
Worked from home10.9%19.4%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured5.3%6.0%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025