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% |