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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—South Carolina

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

North Charleston, South Carolina




North Charleston (city), South Carolina

   People QuickFactsNorth CharlestonSouth Carolina
Population, 2003 estimate 81,5774,147,152
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.3%3.4%
Population, 2000 79,6414,012,012
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -6.7%15.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.0%6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.9%25.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.0%12.1%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.5%51.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)44.8%67.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)49.4%29.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.6%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)1.8%1.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.9%1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 4.0%2.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 42.5%55.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.5%2.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.0%5.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.8%76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.8%20.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.824.3
 
Housing units, 2000 33,6311,753,670
Homeownership rate, 2000 46.4%72.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $75,200$94,900
 
Households, 2000 29,7831,533,854
Persons per household, 2000 2.512.53
Median household income, 1999 $29,307$37,082
Per capita money income, 1999 $14,361$18,795
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 23.2%14.1%
   Business QuickFactsNorth CharlestonSouth Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,237,31734,179,799
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,341,36433,634,264
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $15,817$8,874
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 135,1164,835,839
Total number of firms, 1997 4,657260,342
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 14.3%11.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 20.5%24.7%
   Geography QuickFactsNorth CharlestonSouth Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 5930,109
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,360.6133.2
FIPS Code 5087545
Counties Charleston County




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:10 EST

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