Charleston County vs. Dorchester County

	Charleston County (SC)	Dorchester County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	405,905	160,647
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.9%	18.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	350,150	136,173
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	350,209	136,555
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.4%
White alone, percent	69.2%	68.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.8%	25.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.9%	64.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	28,834	15,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.9%	4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	191,891	61,647
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.1%	71.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$295,600	$186,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,701	$1,448
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$524	$443
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,147	$1,069
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.3%	16.7%
Building permits, 2018	3,969	696
Households, 2014-2018	156,482	54,549
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.1%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.7%	79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.5%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.8%	27.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,639,955	132,411
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,338,172	271,019
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,668,149	2,026,405
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,875,447	215,300
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,707,726	973,162
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,369	$6,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.8	30.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,028	$61,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,801	$28,704
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,908	2,361
Total employment, 2017	206,599	30,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,301,689	1,113,202
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	39,830	10,519
All firms, 2012	40,742	9,713
Men-owned firms, 2012	21,522	5,220
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,464	3,613
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,135	2,535
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	31,968	6,923
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,592	1,353
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	33,678	7,874
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.9%	15.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	382.3	238.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	916.09	573.23

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charleston county (SC) and Dorchester county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.