Berkeley County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 144,43861.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 54,61623.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 17,7567.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 13,0075.5%Two or more races
  • 5,6982.4%Asian alone
  • 5620.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4770.2%Some other race alone
  • 1470.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $299,135

Here:	$299,135
State:	$305,381

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,070

Here:	$207,070
State:	$247,985

In 2-unit structures: $129,077

Here:	$129,077
State:	$307,068

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $266,343

Here:	$266,343
State:	$198,724

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $298,004

Here:	$298,004
State:	$242,911

Mobile homes: $132,006

Here:	$132,006
State:	$88,052

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $63,171

Here:	$63,171
State:	$92,844

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 11
• Rapes: 38
• Robberies: 31
• Assaults: 359
• Burglaries: 350
• Thefts: 1374
• Auto thefts: 261

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 13
• Rapes: 40
• Robberies: 63
• Assaults: 343
• Burglaries: 481
• Thefts: 1663
• Auto thefts: 299

Health of residents in Berkeley County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Berkeley County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,447 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,002 (0.4%)

Area name: Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berkeley County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $864 a month.

Cities in this county include: Goose Creek, Hanahan, Sangaree, Cross, Moncks Corner, Wando, Cordesville, Bonneau Beach, St. Stephen, Pinopolis.

Neighboring counties: McCormick County , Cooke County, Texas , Wise County, Texas .

Current college students: 6,897
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,904 (65.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,3552010 or later
• 2,7132000 to 2009
• 2,5571990 to 1999
• 9051980 to 1989
• 9101970 to 1979
• 1,086Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 65,930
• One, attached: 3,779
• Two: 539
• 3 or 4: 1,535
• 5 to 9: 2,862
• 10 to 19: 4,653
• 20 to 49: 1,800
• 50 or more: 2,461
• Mobile homes: 13,818
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Berkeley County with a mortgage: 41,902 (2,135 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 1,215 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 736

Religion statistics for Berkeley County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Berkeley County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4542, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: August 31, 2019 - September 6, 2019, FEMA Id: 4464, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 8, 2018 - October 8, 2018, FEMA Id: 4394, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4286: October 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4286, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

13.27% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($69,278 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($375 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	0.09%
South Carolina average:	0.04%

7.14% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($30,179 average AGI)
6.05% relocated from other states ($38,724 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	6.05%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Charleston County, SC	3.75% ($57,458 average AGI)
from Dorchester County, SC	2.05% ($53,937)
from Richland County, SC	0.16% ($52,393)
from Orangeburg County, SC	0.14% ($35,803)
from San Diego County, CA	0.11% ($68,830)
from Horry County, SC	0.11% ($53,531)
from Greenville County, SC	0.10% ($71,968)

11.39% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,922 average adjusted gross income)

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($615 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	0.12%
South Carolina average:	0.03%

5.97% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($30,884 average AGI)
5.30% relocated to other states ($30,423 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	5.30%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Charleston County, SC	2.69% ($64,155 average AGI)
to Dorchester County, SC	1.90% ($50,807)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.19% ($56,000)
to Orangeburg County, SC	0.18% ($48,513)
to San Diego County, CA	0.17% ($56,428)
to Greenville County, SC	0.13% ($75,716)
to Richland County, SC	0.12% ($40,368)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Berkeley County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 42,314 (10,122 living alone), Female householders: 45,778 (10,775 living alone)

• 45,216 spouses (45,045 opposite-sex spouses), 6,454 unmarried partners, (6,093 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 67,457 children (63,595 natural, 757 adopted, 3,105 stepchildren), 9,041 grandchildren, 3,446 brothers or sisters, 2,617 parents, 72 foster children, 3,717 other relatives, 6,033 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,556

Size of family households: 27,387 2-persons, 13,399 3-persons, 12,363 4-persons, 7,312 5-persons, 692 6-persons, 887 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,897 1-person, 4,447 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 104 5-persons.

35,402 married couples with children.
13,622 single-parent households (2,123 men, 11,499 women).

90.8% of residents of Berkeley speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $619,324,000 ($4,138 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $97,325,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $339,518,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $97,158,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,650,000
Federal grants: $125,478,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,074,000 ($15,340,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $37,446,000 ($16,644,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,778,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $115,096,000
Federal Government insurance: $444,390,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 65.46 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• Year house built in Berkeley County, South Carolina
• 2,5142020 or later
• 26,1552010 to 2019
• 20,5512000 to 2009
• 13,1861990 to 1999
• 15,3101980 to 1989
• 11,1521970 to 1979
• 4,7001960 to 1969
• 2,7691950 to 1959
• 4181940 to 1949
• 6301939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Berkeley County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, South Carolina
• 1721 room
• 2662 rooms
• 8623 rooms
• 4,1374 rooms
• 12,3945 rooms
• 15,4476 rooms
• 13,3427 rooms
• 8,3088 rooms
• 11,9869+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, South Carolina
• 5611 room
• 1,3652 rooms
• 3,5023 rooms
• 5,3954 rooms
• 2,4375 rooms
• 4,2256 rooms
• 1,9867 rooms
• 1,0208 rooms
• 6879+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Berkeley County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, South Carolina
• 172no bedroom
• 1,0481 bedroom
• 6,7922 bedrooms
• 35,7243 bedrooms
• 18,5814 bedrooms
• 4,5975+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, South Carolina
• 578no bedroom
• 3,1741 bedroom
• 8,7322 bedrooms
• 5,7683 bedrooms
• 2,6064 bedrooms
• 3205+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 555no vehicle
• 16,8611 vehicle
• 29,5712 vehicles
• 13,8073 vehicles
• 4,2484 vehicles
• 1,8725+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,442no vehicle
• 10,1841 vehicle
• 7,0982 vehicles
• 1,9743 vehicles
• 4284 vehicles
• 525+ vehicles

84.3% of Berkeley County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in South Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 114,985
• Other state: 104,991
• Northeast: 28,885
• Midwest: 20,341
• South: 44,000
• West: 11,765

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,954
• Number of aged recipients: 325
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,629
• Number of recipients under 18: 514
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,808
• Number of recipients older than 64: 632
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,111
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,270

Berkeley County on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"