North Charleston is a relatively large city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 121,469 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, North Charleston is the third largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in North Charleston, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to North Charleston, and putting down their money on brand new construction. North Charleston’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. North Charleston does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $62,789.00.

North Charleston is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around North Charleston, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that North Charleston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in North Charleston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about North Charleston, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In terms of college education, North Charleston is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.00% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Charleston in 2022 was $35,740, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,960 for a family of four. However, North Charleston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Charleston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Charleston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Charleston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. North Charleston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Charleston include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in North Charleston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.