Berkeley County vs. Dorchester County

Berkeley County (SC)Dorchester County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)221,091160,647
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.0%18.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)178,316136,173
Population, Census, April 1, 2010177,843136,555
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%14.1%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.4%
White alone, percent69.2%68.5%
Black or African American alone, percent24.5%25.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.7%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.9%5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.6%64.0%
Veterans, 2014-201821,63915,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,95661,647
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%71.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,000$186,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,326$1,448
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$401$443
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,055$1,069
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.7%16.7%
Building permits, 20182,337696
Households, 2014-201874,93154,549
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%27.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.8%11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)195,948132,411
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)154,691271,019
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,261,6172,026,405
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,248,276215,300
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,730,566973,162
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,119$6,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.730.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,995$61,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,331$28,704
Persons in poverty, percent12.8%11.0%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2142,361
Total employment, 201749,94130,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,474,8461,113,202
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.9%13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,10510,519
All firms, 201212,9789,713
Men-owned firms, 20127,1555,220
Women-owned firms, 20124,6283,613
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4442,535
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,1116,923
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,1081,353
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,1617,874
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.4%15.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010161.8238.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,098.86573.23

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