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Language Spoken At Home in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 48,366 | 100% |
English only | 46,466 | 96.1% |
Language other than English | 1,900 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 303 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 428 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 756 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 537 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 126 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 179 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,224 | 100% |
American | 5,647 | 11.0% |
Arab | 819 | 1.6% |
Czech | 119 | 0.2% |
Danish | 24 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,186 | 2.3% |
English | 7,407 | 14.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,293 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 188 | 0.4% |
German | 7,681 | 15.0% |
Greek | 339 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 242 | 0.5% |
Irish | 7,165 | 14.0% |
Italian | 2,907 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 88 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 168 | 0.3% |
Polish | 700 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 56 | 0.1% |
Russian | 365 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,910 | 3.7% |
Scottish | 1,470 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 397 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 482 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 57 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 39 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 777 | 1.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 110 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,483 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,265 | 52.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,118 | 21.8% |
Married-couple family | 8,612 | 36.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,996 | 12.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 839 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 487 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,814 | 12.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,635 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 11,218 | 47.8% |
Householder living alone | 9,833 | 41.9% |
65 years and over | 3,648 | 15.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,434 | 23.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,884 | 29.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 49,540 | 100% |
Householder | 23,483 | 47.4% |
Spouse | 8,598 | 17.4% |
Child | 12,814 | 25.9% |
Other relatives | 2,079 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,566 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,233 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,256 | 100% |
Never married | 6,906 | 34.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,226 | 45.5% |
Separated | 569 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 801 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 2,754 | 13.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,793 | 100% |
Never married | 6,455 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 9,085 | 39.9% |
Separated | 577 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 3,021 | 13.3% |
Divorced | 3,655 | 16.0% |
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 | 686 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 369 | 53.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 636 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 310 | 48.7% |
Less than 1 year | 18 | 2.8% |
1 or 2 years | 105 | 16.5% |
3 or 4 years | 66 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 121 | 19.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 310 | 100% |
Who are female | 234 | 75.5% |
Who are married | 108 | 34.8% |
School Enrollment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,161 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 717 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 486 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,378 | 39.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,716 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,864 | 25.7% |
Educational Attainment in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 36,932 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,067 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,606 | 7.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,311 | 27.9% |
Some college, no degree | 6,889 | 18.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,961 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,268 | 19.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,830 | 18.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.2% |
Veteran Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,076 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,142 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,346 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,843 | 17.6% |
Under 18 years | 10,109 | 100% |
With a disability | 629 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 31,353 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,764 | 15.2% |
65 years and over | 8,884 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,450 | 38.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,684 | 100% |
Same house | 41,810 | 82.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,773 | 17.3% |
Same county | 5,610 | 11.1% |
Different county | 3,163 | 6.2% |
Same state | 1,316 | 2.6% |
Different state | 1,847 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 101 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,224 | 100% |
Native | 49,893 | 97.4% |
Born in United States | 49,708 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 37,466 | 73.1% |
Different state | 12,242 | 23.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 185 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,331 | 2.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,331 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 747 | 56.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 584 | 43.9% |
Year of Entry in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,516 | 100% |
Native | 185 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 13.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 161 | 87.0% |
Foreign born | 1,331 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,308 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Charleston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,331 | 100% |
Europe | 221 | 16.6% |
Asia | 898 | 67.5% |
Africa | 21 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 119 | 8.9% |
Northern America | 64 | 4.8% |