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Cities in South Carolina by housing units

Charleston, SC had the highest housing units of 43 cities in 2023, at 75,826. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,799. The median was 10,311 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75,826Charleston, SC
Lowest3,799York, SC
Median10,31143 cities
South Carolina2,401,638History

All cities, 2023

Charleston, SC: 75,826 countCharleston, SC75,826Columbia, SC: 60,568 countColumbia, SC60,568North Charleston, SC: 53,133 countNorth Charleston, SC53,133Mount Pleasant, SC: 43,608 countMount Pleasant, SC43,608Greenville, SC: 38,545 countGreenville, SC38,545Rock Hill, SC: 33,556 countRock Hill, SC33,556Hilton Head Island, SC: 30,265 countHilton Head Island, SC30,265North Myrtle Beach, SC: 27,110 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC27,110Myrtle Beach, SC: 24,467 countMyrtle Beach, SC24,467Summerville, SC: 22,199 countSummerville, SC22,199Florence, SC: 19,244 countFlorence, SC19,244Sumter, SC: 18,742 countSumter, SC18,742Goose Creek, SC: 17,759 countGoose Creek, SC17,759Spartanburg, SC: 17,586 countSpartanburg, SC17,586Greer, SC: 16,521 countGreer, SC16,521Aiken, SC: 14,683 countAiken, SC14,683Anderson, SC: 13,565 countAnderson, SC13,565North Augusta, SC: 12,694 countNorth Augusta, SC12,694Bluffton, SC: 12,335 countBluffton, SC12,335Easley, SC: 11,358 countEasley, SC11,358Mauldin, SC: 11,252 countMauldin, SC11,252Fort Mill, SC: 10,311 countFort Mill, SC10,311Lexington, SC: 10,309 countLexington, SC10,309Simpsonville, SC: 10,267 countSimpsonville, SC10,267Greenwood, SC: 9,750 countGreenwood, SC9,750Conway, SC: 9,318 countConway, SC9,318West Columbia, SC: 8,818 countWest Columbia, SC8,818Hanahan, SC: 8,501 countHanahan, SC8,501Clemson, SC: 8,423 countClemson, SC8,423Cayce, SC: 7,106 countCayce, SC7,106Beaufort, SC: 6,539 countBeaufort, SC6,539Orangeburg, SC: 6,219 countOrangeburg, SC6,219Forest Acres, SC: 5,485 countForest Acres, SC5,485Gaffney, SC: 5,422 countGaffney, SC5,422Moncks Corner, SC: 5,153 countMoncks Corner, SC5,153Port Royal, SC: 5,080 countPort Royal, SC5,080Irmo, SC: 4,996 countIrmo, SC4,996Tega Cay, SC: 4,862 countTega Cay, SC4,862Hardeeville, SC: 4,838 countHardeeville, SC4,838James Island, SC: 4,683 countJames Island, SC4,683Newberry, SC: 4,672 countNewberry, SC4,672Fountain Inn, SC: 4,658 countFountain Inn, SC4,658York, SC: 3,799 countYork, SC3,799Charleston, SC: 75,826 countCharleston, SC75,826Columbia, SC: 60,568 countColumbia, SC60,568North Charleston, SC: 53,133 countNorth Charleston, SC53,133Mount Pleasant, SC: 43,608 countMount Pleasant, SC43,608Greenville, SC: 38,545 countGreenville, SC38,545Rock Hill, SC: 33,556 countRock Hill, SC33,556Hilton Head Island, SC: 30,265 countHilton Head Island, SC30,265North Myrtle Beach, SC: 27,110 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC27,110Myrtle Beach, SC: 24,467 countMyrtle Beach, SC24,467Summerville, SC: 22,199 countSummerville, SC22,199Florence, SC: 19,244 countFlorence, SC19,244Sumter, SC: 18,742 countSumter, SC18,742Goose Creek, SC: 17,759 countGoose Creek, SC17,759Spartanburg, SC: 17,586 countSpartanburg, SC17,586Greer, SC: 16,521 countGreer, SC16,521Aiken, SC: 14,683 countAiken, SC14,683Anderson, SC: 13,565 countAnderson, SC13,565North Augusta, SC: 12,694 countNorth Augusta, SC12,694Bluffton, SC: 12,335 countBluffton, SC12,335Easley, SC: 11,358 countEasley, SC11,358Mauldin, SC: 11,252 countMauldin, SC11,252Fort Mill, SC: 10,311 countFort Mill, SC10,311Lexington, SC: 10,309 countLexington, SC10,309Simpsonville, SC: 10,267 countSimpsonville, SC10,267Greenwood, SC: 9,750 countGreenwood, SC9,750Conway, SC: 9,318 countConway, SC9,318West Columbia, SC: 8,818 countWest Columbia, SC8,818Hanahan, SC: 8,501 countHanahan, SC8,501Clemson, SC: 8,423 countClemson, SC8,423Cayce, SC: 7,106 countCayce, SC7,106Beaufort, SC: 6,539 countBeaufort, SC6,539Orangeburg, SC: 6,219 countOrangeburg, SC6,219Forest Acres, SC: 5,485 countForest Acres, SC5,485Gaffney, SC: 5,422 countGaffney, SC5,422Moncks Corner, SC: 5,153 countMoncks Corner, SC5,153Port Royal, SC: 5,080 countPort Royal, SC5,080Irmo, SC: 4,996 countIrmo, SC4,996Tega Cay, SC: 4,862 countTega Cay, SC4,862Hardeeville, SC: 4,838 countHardeeville, SC4,838James Island, SC: 4,683 countJames Island, SC4,683Newberry, SC: 4,672 countNewberry, SC4,672Fountain Inn, SC: 4,658 countFountain Inn, SC4,658York, SC: 3,799 countYork, SC3,799
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Charleston, SC75,826+1.4%
2Columbia, SC60,568+2.8%
3North Charleston, SC53,133+3.1%
4Mount Pleasant, SC43,608+4.1%
5Greenville, SC38,545+3.9%
6Rock Hill, SC33,556+3.2%
7Hilton Head Island, SC30,265-0%
8North Myrtle Beach, SC27,110+1.8%
9Myrtle Beach, SC24,467+1.2%
10Summerville, SC22,199+1.2%
11Florence, SC19,244+0.4%
12Sumter, SC18,742-0.8%
13Goose Creek, SC17,759+5.3%
14Spartanburg, SC17,586+1.3%
15Greer, SC16,521+7.6%
16Aiken, SC14,683-0.1%
17Anderson, SC13,565-0.5%
18North Augusta, SC12,694+2.7%
19Bluffton, SC12,335+6.1%
20Easley, SC11,358+2.4%
21Mauldin, SC11,252-0.2%
22Fort Mill, SC10,311+8.8%
23Lexington, SC10,309+5%
24Simpsonville, SC10,267+4.6%
25Greenwood, SC9,750+1.1%
26Conway, SC9,318+0.5%
27West Columbia, SC8,818+1.7%
28Hanahan, SC8,501+6%
29Clemson, SC8,423+2.7%
30Cayce, SC7,106+0.7%
31Beaufort, SC6,539+5.8%
32Orangeburg, SC6,219-0.2%
33Forest Acres, SC5,485+5.6%
34Gaffney, SC5,422-1.8%
35Moncks Corner, SC5,153+0.5%
36Port Royal, SC5,080-0.2%
37Irmo, SC4,996-0.8%
38Tega Cay, SC4,862+1.2%
39Hardeeville, SC4,838+15.9%
40James Island, SC4,683-2.2%
41Newberry, SC4,672+4.6%
42Fountain Inn, SC4,658+8.7%
43York, SC3,799+4.8%

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.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Charleston, SC, with 75,826 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,799 in 2023.

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