Median household income (1999): $48,251
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,421
| This zip code | $49,421 | | South Carolina: | $39,316 |
Nearest zip codes: 29407, 29418, 29404, 29405, 29406, 29403.
Housing units in zip code 29414 with a mortgage: 4,961 (801 second mortgage, 595 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 883
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,073
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $296
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 421
- 1995 to 1998: 1,007
- 1990 to 1994: 1,324
- 1980 to 1989: 3,544
- 1970 to 1979: 1,902
- 1960 to 1969: 1,175
- 1950 to 1959: 461
- 1940 to 1949: 82
- 1939 or earlier: 89
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, SC (29414):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 119
- 2 bedrooms: 525
- 3 bedrooms: 4,094
- 4 bedrooms: 1,471
- 5 or more bedrooms: 154
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 54
- 1 bedrooms: 814
- 2 bedrooms: 1,603
- 3 bedrooms: 740
- 4 bedrooms: 61
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 29414 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 83
- 1 vehicle: 1,798
- 2 vehicles: 3,025
- 3 vehicles: 1,122
- 4 vehicles: 234
- 5 or more vehicles: 101
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 109
- 1 vehicle: 1,815
- 2 vehicles: 1,064
- 3 vehicles: 254
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 29414:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 11
- $40,000 to $49,999: 34
- $50,000 to $59,999: 145
- $60,000 to $69,999: 248
- $70,000 to $79,999: 221
- $80,000 to $89,999: 387
- $90,000 to $99,999: 455
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1041
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1323
- $150,000 to $174,999: 888
- $175,000 to $199,999: 426
- $200,000 to $249,999: 258
- $250,000 to $299,999: 158
- $300,000 to $399,999: 150
- $400,000 to $499,999: 56
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 29414:
- $100 to $149: 8
- $150 to $199: 9
- $250 to $299: 28
- $300 to $349: 67
- $350 to $399: 75
- $400 to $449: 188
- $450 to $499: 301
- $500 to $549: 548
- $550 to $599: 613
- $600 to $649: 449
- $650 to $699: 139
- $700 to $749: 366
- $750 to $799: 20
- $800 to $899: 190
- $900 to $999: 30
- $1,000 to $1,249: 132
- $1,250 to $1,499: 38
- $2,000 or more: 17
- No cash rent: 54
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $212,018
- Black or African American householders: $149,522
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $253,891
- Asian householders: $223,424
- Some other race householders: $214,831
- Two or more races householders: $218,737
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $207,487
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,631
- One, attached: 270
- Two: 69
- 3 or 4: 351
- 5 to 9: 1,424
- 10 to 19: 679
- 20 to 49: 133
- 50 or more: 275
- Mobile homes: 173

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 11,046 (86%)
- Carpooled: 1,360 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
- Bicycle: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 70 (1%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 325 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 195
- 5 to 9 minutes: 936
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1436
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2257
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2896
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1064
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2384
- 35 to 39 minutes: 232
- 40 to 44 minutes: 259
- 45 to 59 minutes: 530
- 60 to 89 minutes: 148
- 90 or more minutes: 209
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,313
- In family households: 18,979 (4,608 male householders, 1,624 female householders)
5,058 spouses, 6,593 children (6,085 natural, 164 adopted, 344 stepchildren), 379 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 119 parents, 264 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,334 (1,462 male householders (977 living alone)), 1,874 female householders (1,419 living alone)), 998 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 281 (210 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,730 2-persons, 1,590 3-persons, 1,315 4-persons, 428 5-persons, 121 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,396 1-person, 832 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 29 4-persons.
4,044 married couples with children.
1,054 single-parent households (182 men, 872 women).
93.9% of residents of 29414 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 19% well, 10% not well, 5% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 2% well, 7% not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% very well, 36% well, 22% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
Foreign born population: 882 (3.7%)
(46.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (12%)
- Germany (9%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- India (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Colombia (4%)
- Canada (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 218
- 1990 to 1994: 158
- 1985 to 1989: 121
- 1980 to 1984: 110
- 1975 to 1979: 65
- 1970 to 1974: 52
- 1970 to 1974: 39
- 1965 to 1969: 119
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 5270
- English: 2450
- United States or American: 2393
- German: 2322
- Irish: 1712
- Italian: 869
- Scotch-Irish: 642
- Scottish: 404
- French (except Basque): 379
- Polish: 252
- European: 242
- Dutch: 178
- Hungarian: 161
- Subsaharan African:: 123
- African: 123
- Russian: 119
- Greek: 90
- Welsh: 83
- French Canadian: 72
- Arab:: 70
- British: 69
- Norwegian: 63
- Swedish: 55
- Scandinavian: 49
- Danish: 43
- Portuguese: 42
- Lithuanian: 37
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37
- Canadian: 31
- Austrian: 31
- Palestinian: 29
- Czech: 22
- Arab/Arabic: 22
- Finnish: 21
- Bulgarian: 20
- Egyptian: 19
- Armenian: 18
- Czechoslovakian: 17
- Australian: 17
- Ukrainian: 17
- Jamaican: 17
- Serbian: 15
- Slovene: 14
- Barbadian: 13
- Swiss: 13
- Belgian: 10
- Romanian: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8
- Albanian: 8
- Croatian: 7
- Maltese: 7
- Bahamian: 7

Public primary/middle school in zip code 29414 not listed on the city page:- OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 2728 ARLINGTON DRIVE, CHARLESTON, SC; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 78; Location: 1945 BEE'S FERRY RD, CHARLESTON, SC; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHARLESTON SDA JR ACADEMY (Students: 30; Location: 2518 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, CHARLESTON, SC; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHARLESTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 2234 PLAINVIEW RD, CHAS, SC; Grades: KG - 8)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS INCORPORATED (2040 SAVAGE ROAD in CHARLESTON, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Organizations: GEORGE C & MILLY F GREENE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BON SECOURS ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL (2095 HENRY TECKLENBURG DR in CHARLESTON, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - X-RAY EQUIPMENT, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS,
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Organizations: GENERAL ENGINEERING LABORATORIES (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
- CIRCLE K 2705120 (2300 SAVANNAH HWY in CHARLESTON, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: BP OIL-COMPANY OP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BP OIL-SITE #00463
- HOOVER CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH INCORPORATED CHARL (2250 SAVANNAH HWY in CHARLESTON, SC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RONALD E HOOVER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHARLESTON COUNTY LANDFILL (1344 BEES FERRY ROAD in CHARLESTON, SC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Organizations: CHARLESTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BEE'S FERRY LANDFILL, BEES FERRY RD CONVENIENCE CENTER
- DORMANS PAINT & BODY SERVICE (2337 SAVANNAH HWY in CHARLESTON, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DORMAN W. JACK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- C E WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL (640 BUTTE STREET in CHARLESTON, SC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1001092
Organizations: CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FENDER MENDER OF WEST ASHLEY (2440 SAVANNAH HWY in CHARLESTON, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: BRIAN MASUGA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DRAYTON HALL MIDDLE (3183 ASHLEY RIVER RD in CHARLESTON, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1001089
Organizations: CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARL M. GRANT HOUSEWRECKING (2102 MISSION AVE in CHARLESTON, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: INSTALLATION OR ERECTION OF BUILDING EQUIPMENT
- HARRINGTON PLACE PHASE 4 GRANDE OAKS PLANTATION (HIGHWAY 61 in CHARLESTON, SC)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- HARRINGTON PLACE PHASE 5 GRANDE OAKS PLANTATION (HIGHWAY 61 in CHARLESTON, SC)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (75%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12678
- Northeast: 2637
- Midwest: 1838
- South: 4757
- West: 624
46% of the 29414 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 19,404. Population change in the 1990s: +4,194 (+21.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 337
| Here: | 13.7% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 193
| Here: | 15.8% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 284
| Here: | 20.7% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (CHARLESTON, SC):
- HIGH INDUSTRIES INC (2225 ASHLEY RIVER RD): $70,093 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Laboratories and Clinics, Lodging - Hotel/Motel by Department of Veterans Affairs, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $4,610; 2005: $64,191; 2006: $1,292.
Biggest contracts:
$60,400 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Laboratories and Clinics. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-09-12. Effective on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
$4,610 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-12-09. Completion date: 2005-03-15.
$2,292, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-03-17.
$1,495, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-18. Completion date: 2005-03-15.
- EMILY ROBINSON (1116 WATERSTONE LANE; small business)
$29,848 with Air Force for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- WILLIAM M MCCABE (2109 ST PETERS LANE; small business): $16,900 in 8 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Animal and Fisheries Studies, Other Special Studies and Analyses by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $3,250; 2002: $0; 2003: $9,750; 2004: $6,500; 2005: $-2,600; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$3,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Animal and Fisheries Studies. Taking place in MS. Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2003-08-01.
$3,250, same as above. Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
$3,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Animal and Fisheries Studies. Signed on 2004-05-20. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
$3,250 with Army for Animal and Fisheries Studies. Signed on 2004-05-20. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
- CHARLESTON RENTAL & SALES INC (2513 ASHLEY RIVER RD; small business)
$13,998 with Navy for Harvesting Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2005-09-16.
- GARVIN SEWER & SEPTIC TANK SER (1944 OLD FORT AVE; small business): $12,400 in 3 contracts from 2000 to 2002
$4,800 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2002-12-16. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$4,800, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$2,800, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-01. Completion date: 2000-09-29.
- FRANCIS LLC (2284 ASHLEY RIVER RD APT 3; small business): $11,750 in 2 contracts in 2005
$6,350 with Army for Miscellaneous Office Machines. Signed on 2005-09-14. Completion date: 2005-11-11.
$5,400 with Army for Office Devices and Accessories. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-11-14.
- ADAM''S LANDSCAPING AND LAWN C (3348 FOREST GLEN DRIVE; small business): $9,030 in 2 contracts in 2004
$7,350 with Navy for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-02-25. Completion date: 2005-03-03.
$1,680, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-20. Completion date: 2005-03-03.
- HANCKEL MARINE LLC (2445 SAVANNAH HWY): $8,470 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Small Craft, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $8,470; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$8,470 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Small Craft. Signed on 2004-06-02. Completion date: 2004-08-18.
$7,735 with Army for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
$7,735 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
$-,500 with Army for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Signed on 2005-06-08. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
- FASTSERV FITNESS EQUIPMENT REP (FASTSERV FITNESS; small business): $4,990 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$2,495 with Navy for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,495 with Navy for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2003-10-09. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- Lowcountry infectious Disease (1938 CHARLIE HALL BLVD; small business)
$3,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Internal Medicine Services. Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2005-03-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 14)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249: 1)
- Information: Television Broadcasting (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 177 people in nursing homes
- 68 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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