Census Reporter

Berkeley County, SC

221,091 Population
1,103.6 square miles 200.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$29,727 ±$1,476 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $28,957 ±$350
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$62,994 ±$4,337 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $52,306 ±$631
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

13.2% ±2.1% (28,687  ±4,448) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 15.3% 755,215 (±0.5% / ±23,160)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

28 minutes ±0.8 (2,820,040  ±138,569) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.1 54,995,090 (±0.3 / ±855,171)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

78,168 ±1,608 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,927,991 ±12,233
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.8 ±0.1 (217,193  ±1,809) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,948,304 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

6% ±1.8% (3,193  ±956) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 63,951 (±0.4% / ±4,991)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

85,972 ±655 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,318,291 ±259
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$195,900 ±$6,411 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $170,800 ±$1,570
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

17.3% ±2.5% (37,648  ±5,395.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.3% 719,991 (±0.4% / ±22,296.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

90.4% ±3.7% (133,666  ±5,535.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 88.5% 3,088,864 (±0.8% / ±28,584.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
24.7% ±2% (36,579  ±2,947) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 28.3% 989,335 (±0.5% / ±15,927.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

5.9% ±0.9% (13,105  ±2,088) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.1% 256,765 (±0.2% / ±8,349)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

13.7% ±1.4% (22,420  ±2,367) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 9.2% 363,194 (±0.2% / ±9,260)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
22,420 Total veterans ±2,367 18,230 Male ±2,102 4,190 Female ±1,168

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