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Language Spoken At Home in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 113,745 | 100% |
English only | 107,799 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 5,946 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,850 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 2,268 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 791 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,373 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 492 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 766 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 377 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 539 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 190 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 120,903 | 100% |
American | 13,060 | 10.8% |
Arab | 990 | 0.8% |
Czech | 374 | 0.3% |
Danish | 266 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,403 | 1.2% |
English | 14,471 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 3,167 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 509 | 0.4% |
German | 14,838 | 12.3% |
Greek | 832 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 395 | 0.3% |
Irish | 13,894 | 11.5% |
Italian | 4,917 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 217 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 768 | 0.6% |
Polish | 2,209 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 216 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,134 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,983 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 4,196 | 3.5% |
Slovak | 178 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 786 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 787 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 304 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 403 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 730 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 254 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 50,811 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 26,057 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,017 | 21.7% |
Married-couple family | 18,240 | 35.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,657 | 13.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,613 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 468 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,204 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,892 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 24,754 | 48.7% |
Householder living alone | 18,282 | 36.0% |
65 years and over | 4,793 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,282 | 24.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,693 | 21.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 115,221 | 100% |
Householder | 50,811 | 44.1% |
Spouse | 18,156 | 15.8% |
Child | 27,406 | 23.8% |
Other relatives | 6,050 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 12,798 | 11.1% |
Unmarried partner | 2,461 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 47,089 | 100% |
Never married | 21,921 | 46.6% |
Now married, except separated | 19,284 | 41.0% |
Separated | 1,453 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 759 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 3,672 | 7.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 54,467 | 100% |
Never married | 23,090 | 42.4% |
Now married, except separated | 19,391 | 35.6% |
Separated | 1,457 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 4,999 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 5,530 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,694 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 720 | 42.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,881 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 995 | 52.9% |
Less than 1 year | 110 | 5.8% |
1 or 2 years | 247 | 13.1% |
3 or 4 years | 230 | 12.2% |
5 or more years | 408 | 21.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 995 | 100% |
Who are female | 705 | 70.9% |
Who are married | 681 | 68.4% |
School Enrollment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 36,560 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,075 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,374 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,593 | 26.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,641 | 12.7% |
College or graduate school | 18,877 | 51.6% |
Educational Attainment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 78,147 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,980 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,571 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,416 | 18.4% |
Some college, no degree | 14,810 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 5,327 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 23,368 | 29.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,675 | 17.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.4% |
Veteran Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 97,533 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,655 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 119,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,240 | 9.4% |
Under 18 years | 22,732 | 100% |
With a disability | 639 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 82,996 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,803 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 14,190 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,798 | 33.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 119,486 | 100% |
Same house | 92,624 | 77.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 26,265 | 22.0% |
Same county | 13,979 | 11.7% |
Different county | 12,286 | 10.3% |
Same state | 5,913 | 4.9% |
Different state | 6,373 | 5.3% |
Abroad | 597 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 120,903 | 100% |
Native | 115,891 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 114,224 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 63,125 | 52.2% |
Different state | 51,099 | 42.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,667 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 5,012 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,012 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,097 | 41.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,915 | 58.2% |
Year of Entry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,679 | 100% |
Native | 1,667 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,667 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,012 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 174 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,838 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,012 | 100% |
Europe | 1,467 | 29.3% |
Asia | 1,540 | 30.7% |
Africa | 285 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 53 | 1.1% |
Latin America | 1,425 | 28.4% |
Northern America | 242 | 4.8% |