Compare Berkeley County, SC vs Charleston Metro Area, SC vs South Carolina (SC) vs United States

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Metric Berkeley County, SC
County
Charleston Metro Area, SC
Metro Area
South Carolina (SC)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 246,802 834,267 5,296,225 334,922,499
Rent $1,654 $1,605 $1,180 $1,413
Year built 2002 1996 1992 1980
Household income $84,358 $85,254 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income $40,958 $48,581 $39,236 $44,673
Poverty rate 9.9% 10.9% 14.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.5% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 45.5% 49.3% 46.3% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 246,802 834,267 5,296,225 334,922,499
Adults over 25 165,909 583,372 3,677,078 230,807,303
Total households 93,711 335,865 2,117,989 129,227,496
Household size 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $84,358 $85,254 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income $40,958 $48,581 $39,236 $44,673
Poverty rate 9.9% 10.9% 14.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.5% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 45.5% 49.3% 46.3% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,654 $1,605 $1,180 $1,413
Year built 2002 1996 1992 1980
Households that rent 25.5% 30.9% 28.1% 34.8%
Households that own 74.5% 69.1% 71.9% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5
Race
White 62.4% 64.1% 63.3% 61%
Black 23% 23.4% 24.8% 12.2%
Asian 2.6% 2.1% 1.8% 6%
Two or more races 7.9% 6.8% 6.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 9.2% 7.8% 7.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 90.8% 92.2% 92.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 87.6% 85.1% 88.5% 84.9%
Commute time to work 30.0 min 28.0 min 26.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 12.4% 14.9% 11.5% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 28.8% 26% 27.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 27.7% 22.5% 28.2% 26%
Some college or associate degree 12.5% 10.7% 11.9% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 31% 40.8% 32.1% 35.7%