Berkeley County vs. Charleston County

Berkeley County (SC)Charleston County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)221,091405,905
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.0%15.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)178,316350,150
Population, Census, April 1, 2010177,843350,209
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%16.4%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.6%
White alone, percent69.2%69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent24.5%26.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.7%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.9%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.6%64.9%
Veterans, 2014-201821,63928,834
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,956191,891
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%61.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,000$295,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,326$1,701
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$401$524
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,055$1,147
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.7%29.3%
Building permits, 20182,3373,969
Households, 2014-201874,931156,482
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%84.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%90.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%76.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%42.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.8%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%61.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)195,9481,639,955
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)154,6914,338,172
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,261,6175,668,149
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,248,2762,875,447
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,730,5666,707,726
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,119$18,369
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.723.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,995$61,028
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,331$37,801
Persons in poverty, percent12.8%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,21413,908
Total employment, 201749,941206,599
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,474,8469,301,689
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.9%2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,10539,830
All firms, 201212,97840,742
Men-owned firms, 20127,15521,522
Women-owned firms, 20124,62814,464
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4447,135
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,11131,968
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,1084,592
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,16133,678
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.4%9.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010161.8382.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,098.86916.09

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Berkeley county (SC) and Charleston county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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