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People QuickFacts |
Berkeley County |
South Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
152,282 | 4,321,249 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
6.7% | 7.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
142,651 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.2% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.5% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
9.4% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.5% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
68.0% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
27.9% | 29.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.1% | 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 |
1.5% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.9% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
65.6% | 65.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.9% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.1% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.9% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.2% | 76.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.4% | 20.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
28,611 | 810,857 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.5 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
63,412 | 1,975,638 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.2% | 72.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
12.0% | 15.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$91,300 | $94,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
49,922 | 1,533,854 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.75 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$43,545 | $39,454 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,879 | $18,795 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
12.7% | 15.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Berkeley County |
South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
2,341 | 103,4161 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
35,040 | 1,584,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
31.8% | -1.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
8,447 | 259,604 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,246 | 292,984 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
15.3% | 9.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 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 |
2.5% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.3% | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,935,102 | 81,132,781 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,106,443 | 32,988,974 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
882,440 | 40,629,089 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,059 | $9,895 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
96,635 | 6,104,316 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
2,012 | 50,776 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
619,324 | 30,051,1711 |