Humidity & wind
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Population
52,010
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$306,000
Owner-occupied units
Goose Creek, SC
South Carolina · 32.995° N, 80.009° W · 43 sq mi
Goose Creek is a city in South Carolina, with a population of 52,010 and about 1,196 residents per square mile. The median household earns $88,178 a year, and the median home is worth $306,000.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
43 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,196
People per square mile
Rank by population
#851
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#289
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$88,178
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,690
Per month
Homeownership
68.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.7 min
One way
People
Median age
34
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.3%
Households
17,780
2.57 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 18.8%
Professional & business services 13.5%
Manufacturing 12.7%
Retail trade 12.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of South Carolina
State bird
Carolina Wren
State flower
Yellow Jessamine
State capital
Columbia
Nickname
The Palmetto State
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Cities near Goose Creek
- North Charleston, SC6 mi · 129,245
- Summerville, SC10 mi · 53,177
- Charleston, SC12 mi · 159,423
- Mount Pleasant, SC15 mi · 95,469
- Columbia, SC89 mi · 147,035
- Savannah, GA97 mi · 149,440
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA122 mi · 201,999
- Rock Hill, SC146 mi · 75,911
Cities about the same size
- Battle Creek, MI52,021
- Westchester, FL52,032
- Novato, CA51,947
- Ocoee, FL51,932
- Collierville, TN51,909
- Levittown, NY51,904
- Diamond Bar, CA51,884
- Middletown, OH52,146
More in South Carolina
- Greenville75,310
- Greer50,007
Wealthiest person in South Carolina
Name
Robert Faith
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Charleston
Source of wealth
Real estate management
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in South Carolina · private sector
Employer
Prisma Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in South Carolina
Company
Sonoco Products
Revenue
$5.3B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Hartsville
Ticker
SON
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.