Summerville

Population & Demographics

Summerville, SC

Summerville is home to 51,654 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,963 resident workers commute each day.

South CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
51,654
people
Population

51,654 residents

Median age 38.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Summerville population & demographics

Who lives in Summerville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
51,654
Median age
38.9yrs
Median household income
$81,046
Median home value
$328,100
Median gross rent
$1,526/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.5%
Poverty rate
10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Summerville

How Summerville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White63.8%
Black19.4%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Two or more races5.4%
Asian1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Some other race0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Summerville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Summerville.

Summerville at a glance
Employed Residents
24,963
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
North Charleston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Summerville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Summerville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Summerville

24,963 commutes, one dot at a time

Summerville

Where 24,963 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Summerville, by worker count.

1North Charleston11.9 mi6,178
2Charleston18.7 mi3,514
3Summerville0.0 mi3,037
4Mount Pleasant23.5 mi1,008
5Goose Creek9.3 mi665
6Columbia84.3 mi483
7Ladson4.6 mi311
8Moncks Corner14.6 mi294

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Summerville.

1Summerville0.0 mi3,037
2North Charleston11.9 mi1,768
3Charleston18.7 mi1,072
4Goose Creek9.3 mi843
5Mount Pleasant23.5 mi493
6Ladson4.6 mi487
7Sangaree4.0 mi321
8Moncks Corner14.6 mi257

Top industries

The sectors that employ Summerville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade21.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.5%
EDEducational Services10.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.8%
MFManufacturing5.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Summerville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps90%
5 Gbps90%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Summerville

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