Census Reporter

Berkeley County, SC

217,937 Population
1,098.7 square miles 198.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$28,509 ±$1,367 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $27,909 ±$349
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$57,147 ±$3,814 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $50,570 ±$532
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

11.6% ±2.1% (24,698  ±4,538) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 15.4% 751,907 (±0.4% / ±19,900)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

27.3 minutes ±0.6 (2,520,435  ±66,656) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 24.3 50,619,115 (±0.1 / ±304,577)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,730,653,340 (±0.1 / ±8,097,359)

Families

75,948 ±1,788 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,905,100 ±10,277
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.8 ±0.1 (213,781  ±1,615) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,887,882 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

9.2% ±2.5% (4,820  ±1,288) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.7% 66,875 (±0.4% / ±5,092)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

83,926 ±579 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,284,820 ±214
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$184,500 ±$7,609 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $161,800 ±$1,398
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

16.9% ±2.5% (36,162  ±5,447.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.5% 717,694 (±0.5% / ±22,626.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

88.7% ±3.7% (129,175  ±5,425.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 87.4% 3,009,003 (±0.8% / ±27,750.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
24.8% ±2% (36,160  ±2,975.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 28% 964,340 (±0.4% / ±14,957.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

5.8% ±1.2% (12,709  ±2,619) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 4.9% 244,294 (±0.2% / ±8,606)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

13.9% ±1.5% (22,288  ±2,391) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 9.3% 362,121 (±0.2% / ±8,272)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
22,288 Total veterans ±2,391 19,335 Male ±2,002 2,953 Female ±904

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