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People QuickFacts |
Charleston County |
South Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
331,917 | 4,321,249 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7.1% | 7.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
309,969 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.6% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.3% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.6% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
64.8% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
32.3% | 29.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.4% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
3.3% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
62.1% | 65.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.6% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.6% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.4% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.5% | 76.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
30.7% | 20.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
59,609 | 810,857 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.6 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
165,148 | 1,975,638 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.0% | 72.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
27.9% | 15.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$130,200 | $94,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
123,326 | 1,533,854 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.42 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$39,962 | $39,454 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,393 | $18,795 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
15.0% | 15.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Charleston County |
South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
11,706 | 103,4161 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
176,165 | 1,584,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
3.8% | -1.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
26,058 | 259,604 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
30,232 | 292,984 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.7% | 9.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.1% | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,113,448 | 81,132,781 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,446,472 | 32,988,974 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,638,504 | 40,629,089 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,639 | $9,895 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,024,476 | 6,104,316 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
5,347 | 50,776 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
4,020,289 | 30,051,1711 |