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Cities in South Carolina by housing units

Charleston, SC had the highest housing units of 43 cities in 2022, at 74,788. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,626. The median was 9,820 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.36 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74,788Charleston, SC
Lowest3,626York, SC
Median9,82043 cities
South Carolina2,362,253History

All cities, 2022

Charleston, SC: 74,788 countCharleston, SC74,788Columbia, SC: 58,910 countColumbia, SC58,910North Charleston, SC: 51,537 countNorth Charleston, SC51,537Mount Pleasant, SC: 41,907 countMount Pleasant, SC41,907Greenville, SC: 37,113 countGreenville, SC37,113Rock Hill, SC: 32,512 countRock Hill, SC32,512Hilton Head Island, SC: 30,266 countHilton Head Island, SC30,266North Myrtle Beach, SC: 26,619 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC26,619Myrtle Beach, SC: 24,185 countMyrtle Beach, SC24,185Summerville, SC: 21,926 countSummerville, SC21,926Florence, SC: 19,161 countFlorence, SC19,161Sumter, SC: 18,898 countSumter, SC18,898Spartanburg, SC: 17,352 countSpartanburg, SC17,352Goose Creek, SC: 16,861 countGoose Creek, SC16,861Greer, SC: 15,351 countGreer, SC15,351Aiken, SC: 14,694 countAiken, SC14,694Anderson, SC: 13,630 countAnderson, SC13,630North Augusta, SC: 12,365 countNorth Augusta, SC12,365Bluffton, SC: 11,621 countBluffton, SC11,621Mauldin, SC: 11,270 countMauldin, SC11,270Easley, SC: 11,087 countEasley, SC11,087Lexington, SC: 9,820 countLexington, SC9,820Simpsonville, SC: 9,813 countSimpsonville, SC9,813Greenwood, SC: 9,646 countGreenwood, SC9,646Fort Mill, SC: 9,479 countFort Mill, SC9,479Conway, SC: 9,269 countConway, SC9,269West Columbia, SC: 8,674 countWest Columbia, SC8,674Clemson, SC: 8,200 countClemson, SC8,200Hanahan, SC: 8,020 countHanahan, SC8,020Cayce, SC: 7,056 countCayce, SC7,056Orangeburg, SC: 6,232 countOrangeburg, SC6,232Beaufort, SC: 6,180 countBeaufort, SC6,180Gaffney, SC: 5,523 countGaffney, SC5,523Forest Acres, SC: 5,196 countForest Acres, SC5,196Moncks Corner, SC: 5,125 countMoncks Corner, SC5,125Port Royal, SC: 5,090 countPort Royal, SC5,090Irmo, SC: 5,037 countIrmo, SC5,037Tega Cay, SC: 4,802 countTega Cay, SC4,802James Island, SC: 4,790 countJames Island, SC4,790Newberry, SC: 4,468 countNewberry, SC4,468Fountain Inn, SC: 4,287 countFountain Inn, SC4,287Hardeeville, SC: 4,176 countHardeeville, SC4,176York, SC: 3,626 countYork, SC3,626Charleston, SC: 74,788 countCharleston, SC74,788Columbia, SC: 58,910 countColumbia, SC58,910North Charleston, SC: 51,537 countNorth Charleston, SC51,537Mount Pleasant, SC: 41,907 countMount Pleasant, SC41,907Greenville, SC: 37,113 countGreenville, SC37,113Rock Hill, SC: 32,512 countRock Hill, SC32,512Hilton Head Island, SC: 30,266 countHilton Head Island, SC30,266North Myrtle Beach, SC: 26,619 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC26,619Myrtle Beach, SC: 24,185 countMyrtle Beach, SC24,185Summerville, SC: 21,926 countSummerville, SC21,926Florence, SC: 19,161 countFlorence, SC19,161Sumter, SC: 18,898 countSumter, SC18,898Spartanburg, SC: 17,352 countSpartanburg, SC17,352Goose Creek, SC: 16,861 countGoose Creek, SC16,861Greer, SC: 15,351 countGreer, SC15,351Aiken, SC: 14,694 countAiken, SC14,694Anderson, SC: 13,630 countAnderson, SC13,630North Augusta, SC: 12,365 countNorth Augusta, SC12,365Bluffton, SC: 11,621 countBluffton, SC11,621Mauldin, SC: 11,270 countMauldin, SC11,270Easley, SC: 11,087 countEasley, SC11,087Lexington, SC: 9,820 countLexington, SC9,820Simpsonville, SC: 9,813 countSimpsonville, SC9,813Greenwood, SC: 9,646 countGreenwood, SC9,646Fort Mill, SC: 9,479 countFort Mill, SC9,479Conway, SC: 9,269 countConway, SC9,269West Columbia, SC: 8,674 countWest Columbia, SC8,674Clemson, SC: 8,200 countClemson, SC8,200Hanahan, SC: 8,020 countHanahan, SC8,020Cayce, SC: 7,056 countCayce, SC7,056Orangeburg, SC: 6,232 countOrangeburg, SC6,232Beaufort, SC: 6,180 countBeaufort, SC6,180Gaffney, SC: 5,523 countGaffney, SC5,523Forest Acres, SC: 5,196 countForest Acres, SC5,196Moncks Corner, SC: 5,125 countMoncks Corner, SC5,125Port Royal, SC: 5,090 countPort Royal, SC5,090Irmo, SC: 5,037 countIrmo, SC5,037Tega Cay, SC: 4,802 countTega Cay, SC4,802James Island, SC: 4,790 countJames Island, SC4,790Newberry, SC: 4,468 countNewberry, SC4,468Fountain Inn, SC: 4,287 countFountain Inn, SC4,287Hardeeville, SC: 4,176 countHardeeville, SC4,176York, SC: 3,626 countYork, SC3,626
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Charleston, SC74,788+1.9%
2Columbia, SC58,9100%
3North Charleston, SC51,537+0.5%
4Mount Pleasant, SC41,907+4.6%
5Greenville, SC37,113+1.4%
6Rock Hill, SC32,512+2.7%
7Hilton Head Island, SC30,266-1.7%
8North Myrtle Beach, SC26,619-0.7%
9Myrtle Beach, SC24,185+1.6%
10Summerville, SC21,926+0.8%
11Florence, SC19,161+0.8%
12Sumter, SC18,898+0.1%
13Spartanburg, SC17,352-0.4%
14Goose Creek, SC16,861+3.6%
15Greer, SC15,351+5.9%
16Aiken, SC14,6940%
17Anderson, SC13,630+1.9%
18North Augusta, SC12,365+4.5%
19Bluffton, SC11,621+6.9%
20Mauldin, SC11,270+7.2%
21Easley, SC11,087+5.4%
22Lexington, SC9,820+2.5%
23Simpsonville, SC9,813+7.3%
24Greenwood, SC9,646-3.1%
25Fort Mill, SC9,479+10.4%
26Conway, SC9,269+11.2%
27West Columbia, SC8,674-2.8%
28Clemson, SC8,200+5.4%
29Hanahan, SC8,020+0.4%
30Cayce, SC7,056+3.2%
31Orangeburg, SC6,232+3.2%
32Beaufort, SC6,180+5.1%
33Gaffney, SC5,523-6%
34Forest Acres, SC5,196-2.1%
35Moncks Corner, SC5,125+3.8%
36Port Royal, SC5,090+21%
37Irmo, SC5,037+3.4%
38Tega Cay, SC4,802+5.7%
39James Island, SC4,790+1.9%
40Newberry, SC4,468-4.1%
41Fountain Inn, SC4,287+6.7%
42Hardeeville, SC4,176+16.2%
43York, SC3,626-1.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Charleston, SC, with 74,788 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,626 in 2022.

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