Goose Creek, SC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	29,208	100.0

Male	15,669	53.6
Female	13,539	46.4

Under 5 years	2,499	8.6
5 to 9 years	2,549	8.7
10 to 14 years	2,395	8.2
15 to 19 years	3,705	12.7
20 to 24 years	2,824	9.7
25 to 34 years	4,745	16.2
35 to 44 years	4,740	16.2
45 to 54 years	2,873	9.8
55 to 59 years	972	3.3
60 to 64 years	664	2.3
65 to 74 years	825	2.8
75 to 84 years	342	1.2
85 years and over	75	0.3

Median age (years)	26.3	(X)

18 years and over	20,566	70.4
Male	11,231	38.5
Female	9,335	32.0
21 years and over	17,220	59.0
62 years and over	1,612	5.5
65 years and over	1,242	4.3
Male	533	1.8
Female	709	2.4

RACE
One race	28,518	97.6
White	22,929	78.5
Black or African American	4,153	14.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	171	0.6
Asian	776	2.7
Asian Indian	39	0.1
Chinese	81	0.3
Filipino	498	1.7
Japanese	44	0.2
Korean	42	0.1
Vietnamese	20	0.1
Other Asian ¹	52	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.1
Native Hawaiian	15	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	10	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	455	1.6
Two or more races	690	2.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	23,510	80.5
Black or African American	4,372	15.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	357	1.2
Asian	1,043	3.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	79	0.3
Some other race	597	2.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	29,208	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,182	4.0
Mexican	463	1.6
Puerto Rican	271	0.9
Cuban	47	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	401	1.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,026	96.0
White alone	22,386	76.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	29,208	100.0
In households	26,315	90.1
Householder	8,947	30.6
Spouse	6,164	21.1
Child	9,436	32.3
Own child under 18 years	8,115	27.8
Other relatives	933	3.2
Under 18 years	418	1.4
Nonrelatives	835	2.9
Unmarried partner	301	1.0
In group quarters	2,893	9.9
Institutionalized population	28	0.1
Noninstitutionalized population	2,865	9.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,947	100.0
Family households (families)	7,443	83.2
With own children under 18 years	4,443	49.7
Married-couple family	6,164	68.9
With own children under 18 years	3,556	39.7
Female householder, no husband present	946	10.6
With own children under 18 years	680	7.6
Nonfamily households	1,504	16.8
Householder living alone	1,158	12.9
Householder 65 years and over	263	2.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,704	52.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	888	9.9

Average household size	2.94	(X)
Average family size	3.22	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	9,482	100.0
Occupied housing units	8,947	94.4
Vacant housing units	535	5.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	10	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,947	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,677	63.5
Renter-occupied housing units	3,270	36.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.89	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.03	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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