Compare ZIP Code 29456 vs Charleston County, SC vs North Charleston, SC vs Charleston Metro Area, SC vs South Carolina (SC)
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29456 – Dorchester, SC ZIP Code |
Charleston County, SC County |
North Charleston, SC City |
Charleston Metro Area, SC Metro Area |
South Carolina (SC) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 41,214 | 420,264 | 119,913 | 834,267 | 5,296,225 |
| Rent | $1,650 | $1,620 | $1,430 | $1,605 | $1,180 |
| Year built | 2004 | 1991 | 1996 | 1996 | 1992 |
| Household income | $78,361 | $88,494 | $62,956 | $85,254 | $69,324 |
| Per capita income | $37,076 | $56,921 | $36,019 | $48,581 | $39,236 |
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47% | 49.9% | 53.1% | 49.3% | 46.3% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 41,214 | 420,264 | 119,913 | 834,267 | 5,296,225 |
| Adults over 25 | 26,734 | 303,597 | 81,235 | 583,372 | 3,677,078 |
| Total households | 15,666 | 178,975 | 49,185 | 335,865 | 2,117,989 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $78,361 | $88,494 | $62,956 | $85,254 | $69,324 |
| Per capita income | $37,076 | $56,921 | $36,019 | $48,581 | $39,236 |
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47% | 49.9% | 53.1% | 49.3% | 46.3% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,650 | $1,620 | $1,430 | $1,605 | $1,180 |
| Year built | 2004 | 1991 | 1996 | 1996 | 1992 |
| Households that rent | 38.3% | 36.1% | 50.2% | 30.9% | 28.1% |
| Households that own | 61.7% | 63.9% | 49.8% | 69.1% | 71.9% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 48.4% | 65.9% | 39.5% | 64.1% | 63.3% |
| Black | 26.9% | 22.9% | 41.8% | 23.4% | 24.8% |
| Asian | 4.3% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 13.8% | 6% | 9.1% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 16% | 7.2% | 12.9% | 7.8% | 7.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 84% | 92.8% | 87.1% | 92.2% | 92.6% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 90.4% | 82.3% | 90.3% | 85.1% | 88.5% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 25.0 min | 24.0 min | 28.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 17.7% | 9.7% | 14.9% | 11.5% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 35.7% | 22.7% | 31.5% | 26% | 27.8% |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.2% | 18% | 26.8% | 22.5% | 28.2% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.1% | 9% | 13.1% | 10.7% | 11.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 24% | 50.3% | 28.6% | 40.8% | 32.1% |