North Charleston, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 94,407 (Urban population: 91,592, Rural population: 2,815 (all nonfarm))

North Charleston, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 33,649 (29,747 occupied: 13,757 owner occupied, 15,990 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	54%
State:	28%

Housing density: 575 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $604 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $706)

Housing units in North Charleston with a mortgage: 6,810 (917 second mortgage, 515 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,317

North Charleston,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,900 (it was $64,500 in 2000)

North Charleston:	$133,900
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,400 - $197,900

Median year house/condo built: 1980

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship

Households: 74,502

In family households: 61,138 (11,017 male householders, 8,157 female householders)
11,061 spouses, 23,949 children (21,871 natural, 520 adopted, 1,558 stepchildren), 2,273 grandchildren, 889 brothers or sisters, 474 parents, 1,212 other relatives, 2,106 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,364 (5,513 male householders (4,208 living alone)), 5,124 female householders (4,375 living alone)), 2,727 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,940 (2,213 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,397 2-persons, 5,104 3-persons, 3,749 4-persons, 1,854 5-persons, 637 6-persons, 433 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,583 1-person, 1,720 2-persons, 226 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

9,133 married couples with children.
9,868 single-parent households (1,148 men, 8,720 women).

92.0% of residents of North Charleston speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,564 (4.5%)
(33.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Charleston, South Carolina:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 138 3 rooms: 641 4 rooms: 1,590 5 rooms: 3,787 6 rooms: 3,548 7 rooms: 2,420 8 rooms: 951 9 or more rooms: 676

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Charleston, South Carolina:
	1 room: 289 2 rooms: 1,314 3 rooms: 2,792 4 rooms: 4,600 5 rooms: 3,855 6 rooms: 2,166 7 rooms: 687 8 rooms: 207 9 or more rooms: 80

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 636
1995 to 1998: 1,814
1990 to 1994: 2,399
1980 to 1989: 6,801
1970 to 1979: 6,975
1960 to 1969: 6,056
1950 to 1959: 4,866
1940 to 1949: 2,944
1939 or earlier: 1,158

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Charleston:
	no bedroom: 60 1 bedroom: 324 2 bedrooms: 3,630 3 bedrooms: 7,888 4 bedrooms: 1,666 5 or more bedrooms: 189

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Charleston:
	no bedroom: 377 1 bedroom: 3,489 2 bedrooms: 7,244 3 bedrooms: 4,385 4 bedrooms: 487 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in North Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,042 1 vehicle: 5,230 2 vehicles: 5,560 3 vehicles: 1,522 4 vehicles: 268 5 or more vehicles: 135

Cars and other vehicles available in North Charleston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,860 1 vehicle: 7,834 2 vehicles: 3,621 3 vehicles: 528 4 vehicles: 103 5 or more vehicles: 44

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in North Charleston, SC:

Less than $10,000: 439
$10,000 to $14,999: 219
$15,000 to $19,999: 219
$20,000 to $24,999: 257
$25,000 to $29,999: 263
$30,000 to $34,999: 267
$35,000 to $39,999: 268
$40,000 to $49,999: 391
$50,000 to $59,999: 478
$60,000 to $69,999: 438
$70,000 to $79,999: 577
$80,000 to $89,999: 740
$90,000 to $99,999: 786
$100,000 to $124,999: 2198
$125,000 to $149,999: 2166
$150,000 to $174,999: 2009
$175,000 to $199,999: 1681
$200,000 to $249,999: 1241
$250,000 to $299,999: 535
$300,000 to $399,999: 787
$400,000 to $499,999: 251
$500,000 to $749,999: 208
$750,000 to $999,999: 143
$1,000,000 or more: 84

North Charleston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Charleston:

Less than $100: 495 people
$100 to $149: 248
$150 to $199: 261
$200 to $249: 287
$250 to $299: 315
$300 to $349: 612
$350 to $399: 864
$400 to $449: 1,141
$450 to $499: 1,196
$500 to $549: 1,201
$550 to $599: 1,204
$600 to $649: 1,372
$650 to $699: 1,241
$700 to $749: 1,066
$750 to $799: 1,016
$800 to $899: 1,636
$900 to $999: 847
$1,000 to $1,249: 729
$1,250 to $1,499: 117
$1,500 to $1,999: 17
$2,000 or more: 19
No cash rent: 1,470

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,558 1990 to 1994: 606 1985 to 1989: 393 1980 to 1984: 223 1975 to 1979: 215 1970 to 1974: 172 1970 to 1974: 98 1965 to 1969: 299

North Charleston, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.5%
Number of people working at home: 333 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 960
5 to 9 minutes: 3795
10 to 14 minutes: 5412
15 to 19 minutes: 7034
20 to 24 minutes: 6501
25 to 29 minutes: 1825
30 to 34 minutes: 4275
35 to 39 minutes: 395
40 to 44 minutes: 472
45 to 59 minutes: 1215
60 to 89 minutes: 1170
90 or more minutes: 575

North Charleston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24,076 (71%)
Carpooled: 5,727 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,203 (4%)
Taxi: 395 (1%)
Motorcycle: 107 (0%)
Bicycle: 242 (1%)
Walked: 1,281 (4%)
Other means: 598 (2%)
Worked at home: 333 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4656
$10,000 to $14,999: 2473
$15,000 to $19,999: 2752
$20,000 to $24,999: 2684
$25,000 to $29,999: 2718
$30,000 to $34,999: 2314
$35,000 to $39,999: 2169
$40,000 to $44,999: 1688
$45,000 to $49,999: 1296
$50,000 to $59,999: 2296
$60,000 to $74,999: 2108
$75,000 to $99,999: 1661
$100,000 to $124,999: 595
$125,000 to $149,999: 109
$150,000 to $199,999: 83
$200,000 or more: 209

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 38725

United States or American: 5354

German: 4037

English: 3154

Irish: 2810

Italian: 1190

French (except Basque): 867

Scotch-Irish: 856

Scottish: 549

Subsaharan African:: 526

African: 507

Polish: 488

Dutch: 374

French Canadian: 352

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 277

British: 265

European: 257

Norwegian: 203

Welsh: 115

Danish: 98

Russian: 90

Jamaican: 89

Hungarian: 88

West Indian: 87

Canadian: 85

Greek: 80

Swedish: 77

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 60

Portuguese: 58

Czech: 54

Brazilian: 48

Austrian: 45

Northern European: 38

Ukrainian: 37

Bulgarian: 29

Acadian/Cajun: 26

Swiss: 25

Finnish: 23

Bahamian: 20

Lithuanian: 19

Scandinavian: 17

Serbian: 15

Slovak: 15

Arab:: 15

Albanian: 14

Haitian: 14

Romanian: 14

Sierra Leonean: 13

Croatian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 10

Belgian: 10

Iranian: 10

Latvian: 10

Icelander: 8

Slavic: 8

Lebanese: 8

Armenian: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

Barbadian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Kenyan: 6

Israeli: 6

Basque: 5

Australian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (38%)
Philippines (12%)
Germany (5%)
India (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Canada (3%)

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

This state: 47396
Northeast: 7167
Midwest: 5010
South: 13103
West: 2328

44% of North Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 254
Nursery to 4th grade: 229
5th and 6th grade: 372
7th and 8th grade: 938
9th grade: 1,182
10th grade: 959
11th grade: 982
12th grade, no diploma: 1,411
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,439
Less than 1 year of college: 1,670
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,623
Associate degree: 1,468
Bachelor's degree: 2,209
Master's degree: 841
Professional school degree: 104
Doctorate degree: 73

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 357
Nursery to 4th grade: 162
5th and 6th grade: 306
7th and 8th grade: 1,175
9th grade: 731
10th grade: 1,171
11th grade: 1,153
12th grade, no diploma: 1,383
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,984
Less than 1 year of college: 1,958
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,029
Associate degree: 1,470
Bachelor's degree: 2,350
Master's degree: 689
Professional school degree: 160
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 19.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,195
Black householders: $29,230
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,606
Asian householders: $42,017
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $334,001
Some other race householders: $30,351
Two or more races householders: $38,267
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,521

North Charleston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Charleston household income for Black householders

North Charleston household income for Some other race householders

North Charleston household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

North Charleston marital status for males

North Charleston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,738
Black or African American householders: $135,145
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $203,029
Asian householders: $177,702
Some other race householders: $189,120
Two or more races householders: $105,459
Hispanic or Latino householders: $182,892

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,316
One, attached: 2,191
Two: 1,856
3 or 4: 2,325
5 to 9: 3,768
10 to 19: 1,705
20 to 49: 359
50 or more: 587
Mobile homes: 5,514
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Charleston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (68%) Utility gas (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 792

Here:	7.7%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 318

Here:	7.1%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,661

Here:	39.4%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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