Goose Creek, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Goose Creek is 3rd in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Asian

Goose Creek is 4th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in People per household

Goose Creek is 5th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Two or More

Goose Creek is 7th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Size in square miles

Goose Creek is 9th in South Carolina out of 61 other cities in Current population (2012)

Goose Creek is 9th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Income per household

Goose Creek is 14th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Households

Goose Creek is 15th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Housing units

Goose Creek is 15th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Goose Creek is 19th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	38,579	9th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	40.1	7th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	896.5	75th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	44th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	36th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.3%	89th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.0%	15th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.8%	43rd	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	71.2%	35th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	18.3%	61st	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	21st	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.7%	3rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.6%	5th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	31st	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	68.2%	34th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	48.4%	91st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.0%	34th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	13,484	15th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.2%	71st	17.6%	25.9%
Households	11,495	14th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.9%	32nd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$172,200	22nd	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.9	4th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$23,697	38th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$61,524	9th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.8%	81st	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Goose Creek	Rank	South Carolina	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,470	20th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$336,492	29th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,284	52nd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$43,698	29th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732