Fast Facts & Quick Stats

You’ll find demographics for Charleston’s human and animal populations here.

Human population	343,000
Breakdown by ethnicity	64% white, 31% black or African American; 1% Asian; 4% Hispanic
Median household income	$47,901
Rental households	36%
Households with no vehicles	11%
Estimated animal population	252,000
Estimated number of owned dogs	100,000
Percentage of households with dogs	39.2%
Estimated number of owned cats	91,000
Percentage of households with cats	29.4 %
Estimated number of free-roaming cats	61,000

Sources: American Community Survey Estimates: 2007 (human population), AVMA, US Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, 2007 Edition (animal population)

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