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Charleston, South Carolina Neighborhood Profile

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Over ninety-six thousand, six hundred and fifty people live in Charleston, South Carolina, forty-five thousand, seven hundred and fifty-eight males, fifty thousand, eight hundred and ninety-two females. The median age for Charleston, South Carolina is thirty-three point two years old. The number of households is 40,791. The number of affordable housing units in Charleston, South Carolina is three thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two compared to 10,424,540 nationwide. The number of Charleston, South Carolina owner-occupied units is forty thousand, seven hundred and ninety-one compared to one hundred and five million, four hundred and eighty thousand, one hundred and one in the U.S. The median value of Charleston, South Carolina housing units currently stands at $139,700. In terms of Charleston, South Carolina income characteristics, the median household income for Charleston, South Carolina is $35,295 dollars.

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 Charleston, South Carolina United States
Total population96,650 281,421,906
StateSouth Carolina 
CityCharleston 

Charleston, South Carolina Population

 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
Male45,75847.34%49.06%
Female50,89252.66%50.94%
Median age (years)33.2  35.3
18 years and over77,33380.01%74.31%
21 years and over69,29071.69%69.97%
62 years and over15,05115.57%14.66%
65 years and over13,03213.48%12.43%

 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
White60,96463.08%75.14%
Black or African American32,86434.0%12.32%
Asian1,1971.24%3.64%
Some other race7180.74%5.46%
Two or more races9070.94%2.43%
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Charleston, South Carolina Housing

 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
Total housing units 44,143 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 3,7728.54%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 40,79192.41%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 20,83747.2%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 19,95445.2%30.77%
 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200011,108 27.23%19.95%
1995 to 199812,407 30.42%28.9%
1990 to 19945,540 13.58%16.07%
1980 to 19895,025 12.32%15.58%
1970 to 19793,129 7.67%9.86%
1969 or earlier3,245 7.96%9.65%
 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
Total households40,791  105,480,101
Family households (families)22,159 54.32%68.06%
Nonfamily households18,632 45.68%31.94%
 Charleston, South Carolina United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0007125,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9994,36216,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9995,30813,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9993,1498,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9992,0356,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9991,4863,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9991,0541,308,116
$1,000,000 or more359313,759
Median (dollars)139,700119,600
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Charleston, South Carolina Education

 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 30,276 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool1,6005.28% 6.47%
Kindergarten1,2994.29% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)8,77128.97% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)4,33014.3% 21.38%
College or graduate school14,27647.15% 22.81%
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Charleston, South Carolina Economy

 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over78,897  217,168,077
In labor force49,106 62.24%63.92%
- Civilian labor force48,464 61.43%63.39%
- - Employed45,266 57.37%59.73%
- - Unemployed3,198 4.05%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.6  5.8
- Armed Forces642 0.81%0.53%
Not in labor force29,791 37.76%36.08%
Females 16 years and over42,419 53.77%51.66%
In labor force24,434 30.97%29.72%
- Civilian labor force24,372 30.89%29.65%
- - Employed22,971 29.12%27.92%
Own children under 6 years5,951 7.54%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force3,808  12,787,501
With earnings31,653 40.12%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)49,157  56,604
With Social Security income9,855 12.49%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,899  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,729 2.19%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,098  6,320
With public assistance income859 1.09%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,971  3,032
With retirement income7,586 9.62%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)22,950  17,376
 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households40,550  105,539,122
Less than $10,0006,401 15.79%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,869 7.08%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9995,586 13.78%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9995,279 13.02%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9995,902 14.55%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9996,724 16.58%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9993,187 7.86%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9992,647 6.53%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999852 2.1%2.2%
$200,000 or more1,103 2.72%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)35,295  41,994
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.