Dorchester County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 104,03364.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 39,89924.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,9045.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,0253.1%Two or more races
  • 3,1591.9%Asian alone
  • 6440.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4470.3%Some other race alone
  • 3850.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $248,661

Here:	$248,661
State:	$266,394

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,395

Here:	$164,395
State:	$219,057

In 2-unit structures: $224,873

Here:	$224,873
State:	$275,825

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,060

Here:	$84,060
State:	$168,533

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,735

Here:	$126,735
State:	$250,122

Mobile homes: $142,607

Here:	$142,607
State:	$72,281

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $142,431

Here:	$142,431
State:	$43,541

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 27
• Robberies: 46
• Assaults: 265
• Burglaries: 461
• Thefts: 1074
• Auto thefts: 153

Health of residents in Dorchester County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

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 2019: $1,434 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,180 (0.6%)

Area name: Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dorchester 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: Summerville, St. George, Ridgeville, Harleyville, Reevesville.

Neighboring counties: Choctaw County, Mississippi , Clay County, Mississippi , Coosa County, Alabama , Hampton County , St. Clair County, Alabama , Hopkins County, Texas .

Current college students: 4,471
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,332 (31.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,0752010 or later
• 2,0032000 to 2009
• 1,6011990 to 1999
• 4691980 to 1989
• 4811970 to 1979
• 802Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 43,240
• One, attached: 2,737
• Two: 964
• 3 or 4: 1,646
• 5 to 9: 3,439
• 10 to 19: 1,620
• 20 to 49: 1,444
• 50 or more: 288
• Mobile homes: 6,890
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 103

Housing units in Dorchester County with a mortgage: 29,802 (760 second mortgage, 1,867 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,832

Religion statistics for Dorchester County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dorchester County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4166: March 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 4166, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

12.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,799 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($406 average AGI)

Dorchester County:	0.09%
South Carolina average:	0.07%

7.03% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($23,975 average AGI)
4.90% relocated from other states ($23,418 average AGI)

Dorchester County:	4.90%
South Carolina average:	4.20%

from Charleston County, SC	3.54% ($39,941 average AGI)
from Berkeley County, SC	2.14% ($41,441)
from Colleton County, SC	0.21% ($39,333)
from Orangeburg County, SC	0.16% ($29,011)
from Richland County, SC	0.13% ($44,648)
from Lexington County, SC	0.11% ($50,117)
from Horry County, SC	0.11% ($42,424)

15.31% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,266 average adjusted gross income)

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($319 average AGI)

Dorchester County:	0.10%
South Carolina average:	0.07%

11.33% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($38,334 average AGI)
3.88% relocated to other states ($13,613 average AGI)

Dorchester County:	3.88%
South Carolina average:	3.18%

to Berkeley County, SC	6.98% ($54,101 average AGI)
to Charleston County, SC	2.98% ($48,749)
to Colleton County, SC	0.23% ($46,220)
to Orangeburg County, SC	0.18% ($39,607)
to Richland County, SC	0.17% ($44,196)
to Lexington County, SC	0.11% ($51,262)
to Greenville County, SC	0.09% ($58,564)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dorchester County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 27,902 (6,014 living alone), Female householders: 29,866 (8,013 living alone)

• 31,264 spouses (31,047 opposite-sex spouses), 2,412 unmarried partners, (2,320 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 49,867 children (45,406 natural, 1,725 adopted, 2,736 stepchildren), 4,864 grandchildren, 2,846 brothers or sisters, 3,078 parents, 577 foster children, 2,671 other relatives, 5,770 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,692

Size of family households: 17,736 2-persons, 10,240 3-persons, 7,027 4-persons, 4,347 5-persons, 1,082 6-persons, 1,041 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,027 1-person, 1,992 2-persons, 276 3-persons.

25,671 married couples with children.
7,658 single-parent households (1,037 men, 6,621 women).

93.1% of residents of Dorchester speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $504,666,000 ($4,716 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $109,151,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $303,569,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $74,203,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,953,000
Federal grants: $77,410,000
Federal procurement contracts: $35,996,000 ($32,874,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,534,000 ($261,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,233,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $117,472,000
Federal Government insurance: $241,780,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.16 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

• Year house built in Dorchester County, South Carolina
• 4,8852014 or later
• 4,0992010 to 2013
• 17,3842000 to 2009
• 11,2511990 to 1999
• 11,6441980 to 1989
• 8,5011970 to 1979
• 2,4951960 to 1969
• 1,2151950 to 1959
• 5371940 to 1949
• 3601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dorchester County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dorchester County, South Carolina
• 341 room
• 02 rooms
• 2603 rooms
• 3,3204 rooms
• 6,4795 rooms
• 10,2676 rooms
• 7,3107 rooms
• 5,7088 rooms
• 9,2569+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dorchester County, South Carolina
• 01 room
• 3562 rooms
• 4,0823 rooms
• 1,9384 rooms
• 4,7375 rooms
• 2,3986 rooms
• 8007 rooms
• 5688 rooms
• 2559+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dorchester County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dorchester County, South Carolina
• 34no bedroom
• 1791 bedroom
• 2,6242 bedrooms
• 22,9953 bedrooms
• 13,0134 bedrooms
• 3,7895+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dorchester County, South Carolina
• 0no bedroom
• 8911 bedroom
• 7,5992 bedrooms
• 5,3943 bedrooms
• 1,0634 bedrooms
• 1875+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dorchester County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 302no vehicle
• 10,9961 vehicle
• 20,0532 vehicles
• 8,3873 vehicles
• 2,3334 vehicles
• 5635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dorchester County in renter-occupied apartments
• 391no vehicle
• 7,4031 vehicle
• 4,8462 vehicles
• 2,1523 vehicles
• 3424 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.1% of Dorchester County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in South Carolina.

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

• This state: 76,994
• Other state: 70,850
• Northeast: 20,545
• Midwest: 13,097
• South: 30,919
• West: 6,289

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,226
• Number of aged recipients: 207
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,019
• Number of recipients under 18: 417
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,381
• Number of recipients older than 64: 428
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 771
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 936

Dorchester County on our top lists:

• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"