North Charleston, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

North Charleston is 3rd in South Carolina out of 61 other cities in Current population (2012)

North Charleston is 3rd in South Carolina out of 83 other cities in Retail sales

North Charleston is 3rd in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Households

North Charleston is 3rd in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Housing units

North Charleston is 3rd in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

North Charleston is 3rd in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Size in square miles

North Charleston is 4th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents younger than 5

North Charleston is 6th in South Carolina out of 78 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

North Charleston is 6th in South Carolina out of 82 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

North Charleston is 15th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	101,989	3rd	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	73.2	3rd	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,331.8	47th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	8.8%	4th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.5%	31st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.4%	86th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.0%	69th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.1%	70th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	41.6%	82nd	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	47.2%	19th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	25th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.9%	23rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	21st	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	17th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	37.9%	83rd	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	50.4%	85th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	9.8%	15th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	42,219	3rd	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	34.8%	15th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	35,316	3rd	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	48.7%	78th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$145,300	36th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	22nd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$19,454	60th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$39,182	53rd	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.4%	38th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	North Charleston	Rank	South Carolina	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,697	6th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,321,228	3rd	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$25,267	22nd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$306,807	6th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732