Charleston, South Carolina Economy Profile

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Charleston, South Carolina Economy

sixty-two point two four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Charleston, South Carolina. Among them 30.97% are females aged 16 and over. 73.45% of Charleston, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 3.57% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point six seven percent of Charleston, South Carolina residents work at home.

The total population of Charleston, South Carolina is ninety-six thousand, six hundred and fifty people. The median household income in Charleston, South Carolina is $35,295. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 40.5% of all occupations. 6.76% of Charleston, South Carolina population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 25.87% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 7.34% of occupations.

14.85% of families in Charleston, South Carolina have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Charleston, South Carolina median household income is $35,295. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive thirty-two thousand, five hundred and eighty-five dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-six thousand, six hundred and eighty-eight dollars.

	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	78,897		217,168,077
In labor force	49,106	62.24%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	48,464	61.43%	63.39%
- - Employed	45,266	57.37%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,198	4.05%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	642	0.81%	0.53%
Not in labor force	29,791	37.76%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	42,419	53.77%	51.66%
In labor force	24,434	30.97%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	24,372	30.89%	29.65%
- - Employed	22,971	29.12%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,951	7.54%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,808		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	45,015		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	33,064	73.45%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,244	11.65%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,607	3.57%	4.73%
Walked	2,980	6.62%	2.93%
Other means	916	2.03%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,204	2.67%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	20.1	0.04%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	45,266		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	18,331	40.5%	33.65%
Service occupations	8,662	19.14%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	11,712	25.87%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	181	0.4%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,058	6.76%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,322	7.34%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	198	0.44%	1.87%
Construction	2,818	6.23%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,353	5.2%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,069	2.36%	3.6%
Retail trade	5,688	12.57%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,716	3.79%	5.2%
Information	1,134	2.51%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	2,872	6.34%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	4,693	10.37%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	11,624	25.68%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	6,761	14.94%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,118	4.68%	4.87%
Public administration	2,222	4.91%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	32,592	72.0%	78.47%
Government workers	9,879	21.82%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,675	5.91%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	120	0.27%	0.31%

	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	40,550		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,401	15.79%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,869	7.08%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,586	13.78%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,279	13.02%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,902	14.55%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	6,724	16.58%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,187	7.86%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,647	6.53%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	852	2.1%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,103	2.72%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,295		41,994
With earnings	31,653	40.12%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	49,157		56,604
With Social Security income	9,855	12.49%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,899		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,729	2.19%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,098		6,320
With public assistance income	859	1.09%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,971		3,032
With retirement income	7,586	9.62%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	22,950		17,376
Families	22,155		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,070	9.34%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,090	4.92%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,475	11.17%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,424	10.94%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,289	14.85%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,536	20.47%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,556	11.54%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,166	9.78%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	693	3.13%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	856	3.86%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	48,705		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	22,414		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,585		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,688		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	2,941		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,237	76.06%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,083	36.82%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,260		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,923	85.09%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	931	41.19%	42.27%
Individuals	17,518		33,899,812
18 years and over	12,797	73.05%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,757	10.03%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	4,585	26.17%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	3,092	17.65%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	8,387	47.88%	31.63%

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