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Cities in South Carolina by housing units, 2024

Charleston, SC had the highest housing units of 43 cities in 2024, at 77,417. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,917. The median was 11,463 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.44 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77,417Charleston, SC
Lowest3,917York, SC
Median11,46343 cities
South Carolina2,443,039History

All cities, 2024

Charleston, SC: 77,417 countCharleston, SC77,417Columbia, SC: 62,021 countColumbia, SC62,021North Charleston, SC: 54,781 countNorth Charleston, SC54,781Mount Pleasant, SC: 44,376 countMount Pleasant, SC44,376Greenville, SC: 39,373 countGreenville, SC39,373Rock Hill, SC: 33,877 countRock Hill, SC33,877Hilton Head Island, SC: 30,112 countHilton Head Island, SC30,112North Myrtle Beach, SC: 27,608 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC27,608Myrtle Beach, SC: 24,419 countMyrtle Beach, SC24,419Summerville, SC: 22,776 countSummerville, SC22,776Florence, SC: 19,110 countFlorence, SC19,110Sumter, SC: 18,739 countSumter, SC18,739Goose Creek, SC: 18,500 countGoose Creek, SC18,500Greer, SC: 17,551 countGreer, SC17,551Spartanburg, SC: 17,458 countSpartanburg, SC17,458Aiken, SC: 15,345 countAiken, SC15,345Anderson, SC: 13,969 countAnderson, SC13,969Bluffton, SC: 13,882 countBluffton, SC13,882North Augusta, SC: 12,745 countNorth Augusta, SC12,745Mauldin, SC: 11,907 countMauldin, SC11,907Easley, SC: 11,898 countEasley, SC11,898Fort Mill, SC: 11,463 countFort Mill, SC11,463Simpsonville, SC: 10,582 countSimpsonville, SC10,582Lexington, SC: 10,348 countLexington, SC10,348Greenwood, SC: 9,924 countGreenwood, SC9,924Conway, SC: 9,573 countConway, SC9,573West Columbia, SC: 9,318 countWest Columbia, SC9,318Clemson, SC: 8,738 countClemson, SC8,738Hanahan, SC: 8,671 countHanahan, SC8,671Cayce, SC: 7,089 countCayce, SC7,089Beaufort, SC: 6,327 countBeaufort, SC6,327Orangeburg, SC: 5,950 countOrangeburg, SC5,950Hardeeville, SC: 5,740 countHardeeville, SC5,740Moncks Corner, SC: 5,482 countMoncks Corner, SC5,482Forest Acres, SC: 5,465 countForest Acres, SC5,465Gaffney, SC: 5,384 countGaffney, SC5,384Port Royal, SC: 5,111 countPort Royal, SC5,111Tega Cay, SC: 5,021 countTega Cay, SC5,021James Island, SC: 4,971 countJames Island, SC4,971Irmo, SC: 4,876 countIrmo, SC4,876Fountain Inn, SC: 4,803 countFountain Inn, SC4,803Newberry, SC: 4,509 countNewberry, SC4,509York, SC: 3,917 countYork, SC3,917Charleston, SC: 77,417 countCharleston, SC77,417Columbia, SC: 62,021 countColumbia, SC62,021North Charleston, SC: 54,781 countNorth Charleston, SC54,781Mount Pleasant, SC: 44,376 countMount Pleasant, SC44,376Greenville, SC: 39,373 countGreenville, SC39,373Rock Hill, SC: 33,877 countRock Hill, SC33,877Hilton Head Island, SC: 30,112 countHilton Head Island, SC30,112North Myrtle Beach, SC: 27,608 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC27,608Myrtle Beach, SC: 24,419 countMyrtle Beach, SC24,419Summerville, SC: 22,776 countSummerville, SC22,776Florence, SC: 19,110 countFlorence, SC19,110Sumter, SC: 18,739 countSumter, SC18,739Goose Creek, SC: 18,500 countGoose Creek, SC18,500Greer, SC: 17,551 countGreer, SC17,551Spartanburg, SC: 17,458 countSpartanburg, SC17,458Aiken, SC: 15,345 countAiken, SC15,345Anderson, SC: 13,969 countAnderson, SC13,969Bluffton, SC: 13,882 countBluffton, SC13,882North Augusta, SC: 12,745 countNorth Augusta, SC12,745Mauldin, SC: 11,907 countMauldin, SC11,907Easley, SC: 11,898 countEasley, SC11,898Fort Mill, SC: 11,463 countFort Mill, SC11,463Simpsonville, SC: 10,582 countSimpsonville, SC10,582Lexington, SC: 10,348 countLexington, SC10,348Greenwood, SC: 9,924 countGreenwood, SC9,924Conway, SC: 9,573 countConway, SC9,573West Columbia, SC: 9,318 countWest Columbia, SC9,318Clemson, SC: 8,738 countClemson, SC8,738Hanahan, SC: 8,671 countHanahan, SC8,671Cayce, SC: 7,089 countCayce, SC7,089Beaufort, SC: 6,327 countBeaufort, SC6,327Orangeburg, SC: 5,950 countOrangeburg, SC5,950Hardeeville, SC: 5,740 countHardeeville, SC5,740Moncks Corner, SC: 5,482 countMoncks Corner, SC5,482Forest Acres, SC: 5,465 countForest Acres, SC5,465Gaffney, SC: 5,384 countGaffney, SC5,384Port Royal, SC: 5,111 countPort Royal, SC5,111Tega Cay, SC: 5,021 countTega Cay, SC5,021James Island, SC: 4,971 countJames Island, SC4,971Irmo, SC: 4,876 countIrmo, SC4,876Fountain Inn, SC: 4,803 countFountain Inn, SC4,803Newberry, SC: 4,509 countNewberry, SC4,509York, SC: 3,917 countYork, SC3,917
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Charleston, SC77,417+2.1%
2Columbia, SC62,021+2.4%
3North Charleston, SC54,781+3.1%
4Mount Pleasant, SC44,376+1.8%
5Greenville, SC39,373+2.1%
6Rock Hill, SC33,877+1%
7Hilton Head Island, SC30,112-0.5%
8North Myrtle Beach, SC27,608+1.8%
9Myrtle Beach, SC24,419-0.2%
10Summerville, SC22,776+2.6%
11Florence, SC19,110-0.7%
12Sumter, SC18,739-0%
13Goose Creek, SC18,500+4.2%
14Greer, SC17,551+6.2%
15Spartanburg, SC17,458-0.7%
16Aiken, SC15,345+4.5%
17Anderson, SC13,969+3%
18Bluffton, SC13,882+12.5%
19North Augusta, SC12,745+0.4%
20Mauldin, SC11,907+5.8%
21Easley, SC11,898+4.8%
22Fort Mill, SC11,463+11.2%
23Simpsonville, SC10,582+3.1%
24Lexington, SC10,348+0.4%
25Greenwood, SC9,924+1.8%
26Conway, SC9,573+2.7%
27West Columbia, SC9,318+5.7%
28Clemson, SC8,738+3.7%
29Hanahan, SC8,671+2%
30Cayce, SC7,089-0.2%
31Beaufort, SC6,327-3.2%
32Orangeburg, SC5,950-4.3%
33Hardeeville, SC5,740+18.6%
34Moncks Corner, SC5,482+6.4%
35Forest Acres, SC5,465-0.4%
36Gaffney, SC5,384-0.7%
37Port Royal, SC5,111+0.6%
38Tega Cay, SC5,021+3.3%
39James Island, SC4,971+6.1%
40Irmo, SC4,876-2.4%
41Fountain Inn, SC4,803+3.1%
42Newberry, SC4,509-3.5%
43York, SC3,917+3.1%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Charleston, SC, with 77,417 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,917 in 2024.

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