Population 372,803
State South Carolina
Current Time
Area 916.09 mi²
Zip Codes 29401-29403, 29405-29420, 29422-29425, 29464-29466, 29492
Per capita income $29,858

Cities in Charleston County

Charleston, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4 %
White alone, percent, 2013 67.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$6,320,992
Total number of firms, 2007 38,458
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 372,803
Households, 2008-2012 140,932
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 6.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 31,967
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $29,858
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 179,815
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 29.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 916.09 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 350,208
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $240,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$5,338,128
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 11,911
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $50,289
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,382,702
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 31,555
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 87.8 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.42
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 38.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 80.7 %
Population, 2010 350,209
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 29.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 382.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 63.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 61.4 %
Housing units, 2013 174,729
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $18,348
Building permits, 2012 2,868
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,267,396
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %