Population 145,397
State South Carolina
Current Time
Area 573.23 mi²
Zip Codes 29483-29485
Per capita income $24,736

Cities in Dorchester County

Cambridge, Centerville, Summerville

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 68.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$879,527
Total number of firms, 2007 9,692
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 145,397
Households, 2008-2012 49,393
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 6.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 8,358
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,736
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 24,359
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 28.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 26.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 573.23 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 136,555
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $169,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,361,389
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,113
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $54,912
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$104,021
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 14,345
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 88.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.73
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 24.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 84.9 %
Population, 2010 136,555
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 15.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 238.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 65.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 72.3 %
Housing units, 2013 56,579
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,092
Building permits, 2012 770
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$170,198
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %