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Charleston, SC, 29401 QuickFacts

	Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
Total population	11,250	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	charleston
Zip(s)	29401

Charleston, SC, 29401 Population

	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
Male	4,924	43.77%	49.06%
Female	6,326	56.23%	50.94%
Median age (years)	29.3		35.3

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	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
18 years and over	10,147	90.2%	74.31%
21 years and over	7,807	69.4%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,969	17.5%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,704	15.15%	12.43%

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	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
White	9,976	88.68%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,059	9.41%	12.32%
Asian	86	0.76%	3.64%
Some other race	63	0.56%	5.46%
Two or more races	66	0.59%	2.43%

Charleston, SC, 29401 Housing

	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
Total households	4,691		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,795	38.26%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,896	61.74%	31.94%

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	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
Total housing units	5,428		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	751	13.84%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	4,691	86.42%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	2,144	39.5%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,547	46.92%	30.77%

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	Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	0	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	22	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	37	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	201	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	397	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	704	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	278	0.57%
Median (dollars)	576,000	119,600

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	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,589	33.87%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,336	28.48%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	667	14.22%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	603	12.85%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	321	6.84%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	170	3.62%	9.65%

Charleston, SC, 29401 Education

	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,543		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	149	3.28%	6.47%
Kindergarten	45	0.99%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	447	9.84%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	358	7.88%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,544	78.01%	22.81%

Charleston, SC, 29401 Economy

	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,363		217,168,077
In labor force	5,971	57.62%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	5,756	55.54%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,065	48.88%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	691	6.67%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	12.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	215	2.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,392	42.38%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	5,894	56.88%	51.66%
In labor force	2,794	26.96%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,770	26.73%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,480	23.93%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	317	3.06%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	220		12,787,501

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	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	4,687		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	762	16.26%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	348	7.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	625	13.33%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	537	11.46%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	482	10.28%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	578	12.33%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	254	5.42%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	428	9.13%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	213	4.54%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	460	9.81%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,671		41,994

	Charleston, SC, 29401	%, Charleston, SC, 29401	United States
With earnings	3,489	33.67%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	65,027		56,604
With Social Security income	1,211	11.69%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,686		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	132	1.27%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,575		6,320
With public assistance income	33	0.32%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,867		3,032
With retirement income	822	7.93%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	32,225		17,376

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