Charleston County, South Carolina Demographics

Charleston County is 48th out of 3,143 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Charleston County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Charleston County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Charleston County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Charleston County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Size Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	365,162	3rd	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	916.1	7th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	382.3	3rd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	18th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.5%	41st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.7%	38th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.9%	4th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.7%	1st	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	67.1%	19th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	29.4%	28th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	20th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	9th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	20th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	12th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	62.7%	19th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.5%	22nd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.6%	8th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	170,207	3rd	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.5%	2nd	17.6%	25.9%
Households	139,262	3rd	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.8%	44th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$242,000	2nd	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.4	42nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,868	1st	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$29,738	2nd	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$50,133	6th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.8%	32nd	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Charleston County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	11,657	2nd	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	174,422	2nd	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	38,458	2nd	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$6,320,992	1st	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,348	2nd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,382,702	2nd	$8,383,463	$613,795,732