Charleston, South Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Charleston, South Carolina QuickFacts

	Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Total population	96,650	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	charleston

Charleston, South Carolina Population

	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Male	45,758	47.34%	49.06%
Female	50,892	52.66%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.2		35.3

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	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	77,333	80.01%	74.31%
21 years and over	69,290	71.69%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,051	15.57%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,032	13.48%	12.43%

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	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
White	60,964	63.08%	75.14%
Black or African American	32,864	34.0%	12.32%
Asian	1,197	1.24%	3.64%
Some other race	718	0.74%	5.46%
Two or more races	907	0.94%	2.43%

Charleston, South Carolina Housing

	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Total households	40,791		105,480,101
Family households (families)	22,159	54.32%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	18,632	45.68%	31.94%

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	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	44,143		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,772	8.54%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	40,791	92.41%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	20,837	47.2%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	19,954	45.2%	30.77%

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	Charleston, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	712	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,362	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,308	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,149	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,035	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,486	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,054	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	359	0.57%
Median (dollars)	139,700	119,600

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	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,108	27.23%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	12,407	30.42%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,540	13.58%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,025	12.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,129	7.67%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,245	7.96%	9.65%

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, preschool	1,600	5.28%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,299	4.29%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,771	28.97%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,330	14.3%	21.38%
College or graduate school	14,276	47.15%	22.81%

Charleston, South Carolina Economy

	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

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	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

	Charleston, South Carolina	%, Charleston, South Carolina	United States
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

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