Charleston, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Back to: Charleston, South Carolina main profile, South Carolina, South Carolina smaller cities, South Carolina small towns, South Carolina forum, All US cities. Total population: 96,086 (Urban population: 92,937, Rural population: 3,149 (27 farm, 3,122 nonfarm)) Houses: 44,143 (40,454 occupied: 20,935 owner occupied, 19,519 renter occupied) % of renters here:   48% State:   28% Housing density: 455 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Charleston, South Carolina on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: The State Of The Charleston Real Estate Market  (91 replies) What is wrong with Charleston?  (82 replies) Moving from Iowa to Charleston  (7 replies) Single NYC Female Moving to Charleston or Wilmington? Please help!  (31 replies) Del Webb Charleston info please  (30 replies) Considering moving to the Charleston area  (0 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $215,300 (lower quartile is $149,500, upper quartile is $377,200) Median contract rent in 2005: $666 (lower quartile is $484, upper quartile is $853) Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 13,439 (1,756 second mortgage, 1,939 home equity loan, 60 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,026 Median year house/condo built: 1979 Median year apartment built: 1974 Household type by relationship Households: 90,569 In family households: 65,748 (13,722 male householders, 8,433 female householders) 15,059 spouses, 22,024 children (20,596 natural, 580 adopted, 848 stepchildren), 2,594 grandchildren, 1,100 brothers or sisters, 546 parents, 1,310 other relatives, 960 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 24,821 (7,872 male householders (5,393 living alone)), 10,523 female householders (8,351 living alone)), 6,426 nonrelatives In group quarters: 5,517 (541 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 10,485 2-persons, 5,379 3-persons, 3,987 4-persons, 1,560 5-persons, 525 6-persons, 219 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 13,744 1-person, 3,446 2-persons, 862 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 48 6-persons. 9,826 married couples with children. 6,669 single-parent households (707 men, 5,962 women). 93.2% of residents of Charleston speak English at home. 2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 3,410 (3.5%) (41.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Charleston, SC: Less than $10,000: 24 $10,000 to $14,999: 17 $15,000 to $19,999: 35 $20,000 to $24,999: 37 $25,000 to $29,999: 29 $30,000 to $34,999: 91 $35,000 to $39,999: 79 $40,000 to $49,999: 400 $50,000 to $59,999: 489 $60,000 to $69,999: 779 $70,000 to $79,999: 817 $80,000 to $89,999: 1034 $90,000 to $99,999: 1243 $100,000 to $124,999: 2513 $125,000 to $149,999: 2795 $150,000 to $174,999: 1863 $175,000 to $199,999: 1286 $200,000 to $249,999: 1220 $250,000 to $299,999: 815 $300,000 to $399,999: 1018 $400,000 to $499,999: 468 $500,000 to $749,999: 663 $750,000 to $999,999: 391 $1,000,000 or more: 359

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Charleston: Less than $100: 901 $100 to $149: 641 $150 to $199: 610 $200 to $249: 384 $250 to $299: 904 $300 to $349: 973 $350 to $399: 1218 $400 to $449: 1358 $450 to $499: 1834 $500 to $549: 1840 $550 to $599: 2091 $600 to $649: 1325 $650 to $699: 919 $700 to $749: 800 $750 to $799: 572 $800 to $899: 970 $900 to $999: 268 $1,000 to $1,249: 632 $1,250 to $1,499: 293 $1,500 to $1,999: 255 $2,000 or more: 154 No cash rent: 528

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,204 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1514 5 to 9 minutes: 5261 10 to 14 minutes: 8472 15 to 19 minutes: 9549 20 to 24 minutes: 7318 25 to 29 minutes: 2466 30 to 34 minutes: 5158 35 to 39 minutes: 597 40 to 44 minutes: 669 45 to 59 minutes: 1401 60 to 89 minutes: 724 90 or more minutes: 682

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 33,064 (73%) Carpooled: 5,244 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,223 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 357 (1%) Motorcycle: 49 (0%) Bicycle: 554 (1%) Walked: 2,980 (7%) Other means: 313 (1%) Worked at home: 1,204 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 6401 $10,000 to $14,999: 2869 $15,000 to $19,999: 2849 $20,000 to $24,999: 2737 $25,000 to $29,999: 2778 $30,000 to $34,999: 2501 $35,000 to $39,999: 2128 $40,000 to $44,999: 2276 $45,000 to $49,999: 1498 $50,000 to $59,999: 3269 $60,000 to $74,999: 3455 $75,000 to $99,999: 3187 $100,000 to $124,999: 1733 $125,000 to $149,999: 914 $150,000 to $199,999: 852 $200,000 or more: 1103

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 29799
• English: 7559
• German: 7069
• Irish: 6082
• United States or American: 5979
• Italian: 2496
• Scotch-Irish: 2470
• Scottish: 1985
• French (except Basque): 1574
• Subsaharan African:: 1233
• African: 1086
• Polish: 1085
• European: 763
• Russian: 671
• Greek: 670
• British: 549
• Dutch: 494
• Norwegian: 335
• Swedish: 334
• Welsh: 333
• Hungarian: 305
• French Canadian: 282
• Arab:: 281
• Eastern European: 199
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 168
• Lithuanian: 157
• Czech: 134
• Ukrainian: 123
• Belgian: 106
• Danish: 100
• Scandinavian: 94
• Swiss: 93
• Lebanese: 93
• Arab/Arabic: 93
• Austrian: 92
• Nigerian: 82
• Canadian: 82
• Latvian: 70
• Jamaican: 68
• Czechoslovakian: 58
• Finnish: 54
• South African: 54
• Croatian: 51
• Portuguese: 45
• Northern European: 44
• Celtic: 40
• Bulgarian: 38
• Egyptian: 37
• Slovak: 34
• Yugoslavian: 33
• Barbadian: 33
• West Indian: 33
• Romanian: 32
• Serbian: 32
• Palestinian: 29
• Iranian: 27
• Syrian: 22
• Albanian: 18
• Slovene: 18
• Armenian: 18
• Pennsylvania German: 14
• Israeli: 14
• Slavic: 14
• Cape Verdean: 11
• British West Indian: 11
• Brazilian: 9
• Haitian: 9
• Acadian/Cajun: 8
• Other Arab: 7
• Afghan: 7
• Bahamian: 7
• Dutch West Indian: 7
• Maltese: 7
• Cypriot: 6
• Australian: 6
• Alsatian: 5

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

• This state: 55880
• Northeast: 10166
• Midwest: 6544
• South: 17185
• West: 2196

47% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 258
• Nursery to 4th grade: 136
• 5th and 6th grade: 362
• 7th and 8th grade: 559
• 9th grade: 582
• 10th grade: 790
• 11th grade: 746
• 12th grade, no diploma: 995
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,035
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,355
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,880
• Associate degree: 1,532
• Bachelor's degree: 6,922
• Master's degree: 1,898
• Professional school degree: 1,534
• Doctorate degree: 731

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 188
• Nursery to 4th grade: 171
• 5th and 6th grade: 469
• 7th and 8th grade: 923
• 9th grade: 570
• 10th grade: 874
• 11th grade: 1,012
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,176
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,895
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,658
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,214
• Associate degree: 2,349
• Bachelor's degree: 7,295
• Master's degree: 2,959
• Professional school degree: 844
• Doctorate degree: 446

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $43,110
• Black householders: $20,005
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,536
• Asian householders: $31,161
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $27,375
• Some other race householders: $35,179
• Two or more races householders: $29,348
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $37,206

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,600
• Black or African American householders: $86,600
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $152,800
• Asian householders: $123,400
• Some other race householders: $75,800
• Two or more races householders: $116,700
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $136,100

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,290
• One, attached: 2,037
• Two: 3,168
• 3 or 4: 4,101
• 5 to 9: 5,090
• 10 to 19: 3,138
• 20 to 49: 1,286
• 50 or more: 2,511
• Mobile homes: 501
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,300

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South Carolina:	9.2%

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South Carolina:	8.1%

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South Carolina:	20.3%

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