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North Charleston, South Carolina QuickFacts

	North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Total population	79,641	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	north charleston

North Charleston, South Carolina Population

	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Male	39,435	49.52%	49.06%
Female	40,206	50.48%	50.94%
Median age (years)	29.9		35.3

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	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	57,445	72.13%	74.31%
21 years and over	53,015	66.57%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,632	10.84%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,205	9.05%	12.43%

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	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
White	35,651	44.76%	75.14%
Black or African American	39,348	49.41%	12.32%
Asian	1,263	1.59%	3.64%
Some other race	1,841	2.31%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,538	1.93%	2.43%

North Charleston, South Carolina Housing

	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Total households	29,783		105,480,101
Family households (families)	18,980	63.73%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	10,803	36.27%	31.94%

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	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	33,649		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,848	11.44%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	29,783	88.51%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,821	41.07%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	15,962	47.44%	30.77%

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	North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,810	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,116	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,164	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	637	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	208	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	177	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	15	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	75,200	119,600

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	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,243	27.68%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,095	33.9%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,779	12.69%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,327	11.17%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,859	6.24%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,444	8.21%	9.65%

North Charleston, South Carolina Education

	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,511		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,739	7.73%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,266	5.62%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,324	45.86%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,450	19.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,732	21.02%	22.81%

North Charleston, South Carolina Economy

	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	59,589		217,168,077
In labor force	37,999	63.77%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	35,106	58.91%	63.39%
- - Employed	31,788	53.35%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,318	5.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	2,893	4.85%	0.53%
Not in labor force	21,590	36.23%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,192	50.67%	51.66%
In labor force	17,785	29.85%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,314	29.06%	29.65%
- - Employed	15,515	26.04%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,235	12.14%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,656		12,787,501

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	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	29,811		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,656	15.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,473	8.3%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,436	18.23%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,032	16.88%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,153	17.29%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,404	14.77%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,661	5.57%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	704	2.36%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	83	0.28%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	209	0.7%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,307		41,994

	North Charleston, South Carolina	%, North Charleston, South Carolina	United States
With earnings	24,356	40.87%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,572		56,604
With Social Security income	6,487	10.89%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,213		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,719	2.88%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,639		6,320
With public assistance income	1,079	1.81%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,233		3,032
With retirement income	5,408	9.08%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,490		17,376

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