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Language Spoken At Home in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 329,652 | 100% |
English only | 306,783 | 93.1% |
Language other than English | 22,869 | 6.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,538 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 13,797 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,994 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,279 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,012 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,986 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,307 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 807 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 225 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 352,548 | 100% |
American | 36,544 | 10.4% |
Arab | 1,593 | 0.5% |
Czech | 915 | 0.3% |
Danish | 603 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,811 | 1.1% |
English | 37,158 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 9,372 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 1,286 | 0.4% |
German | 40,531 | 11.5% |
Greek | 1,749 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 910 | 0.3% |
Irish | 37,361 | 10.6% |
Italian | 12,570 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 452 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,487 | 0.4% |
Polish | 5,753 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 444 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,731 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 8,425 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 11,011 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 406 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,088 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 2,449 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 972 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 659 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,028 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 783 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 140,932 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 83,068 | 58.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,977 | 24.1% |
Married-couple family | 57,489 | 40.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,697 | 14.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,363 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,186 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 20,216 | 14.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,094 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 57,864 | 41.1% |
Householder living alone | 44,931 | 31.9% |
65 years and over | 12,463 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 38,410 | 27.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 32,812 | 23.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 340,761 | 100% |
Householder | 140,932 | 41.4% |
Spouse | 57,443 | 16.9% |
Child | 92,058 | 27.0% |
Other relatives | 22,610 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 27,718 | 8.1% |
Unmarried partner | 6,335 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 139,326 | 100% |
Never married | 56,507 | 40.6% |
Now married, except separated | 62,645 | 45.0% |
Separated | 4,016 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 3,122 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 13,036 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 151,261 | 100% |
Never married | 52,933 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 61,563 | 40.7% |
Separated | 4,861 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 14,438 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 17,466 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,792 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,258 | 47.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,992 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,689 | 52.8% |
Less than 1 year | 809 | 11.6% |
1 or 2 years | 672 | 9.6% |
3 or 4 years | 729 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 1,479 | 21.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,689 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,533 | 68.7% |
Who are married | 2,267 | 61.5% |
School Enrollment in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 90,326 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,229 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 4,966 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 30,494 | 33.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,278 | 16.9% |
College or graduate school | 33,359 | 36.9% |
Educational Attainment in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 236,915 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,721 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,143 | 8.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 51,792 | 21.9% |
Some college, no degree | 47,565 | 20.1% |
Associate's degree | 17,651 | 7.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 58,139 | 24.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 32,904 | 13.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.4% |
Veteran Status in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 276,511 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 31,555 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 345,630 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,234 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 73,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,175 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 227,923 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,320 | 8.5% |
65 years and over | 44,466 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,739 | 35.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 348,478 | 100% |
Same house | 281,163 | 80.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 65,773 | 18.9% |
Same county | 37,672 | 10.8% |
Different county | 28,101 | 8.1% |
Same state | 12,470 | 3.6% |
Different state | 15,631 | 4.5% |
Abroad | 1,542 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 352,548 | 100% |
Native | 333,162 | 94.5% |
Born in United States | 329,213 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 186,821 | 53.0% |
Different state | 142,392 | 40.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,949 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 19,386 | 5.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 19,386 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,010 | 36.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,376 | 63.8% |
Year of Entry in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 23,335 | 100% |
Native | 3,949 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 42 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,907 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 19,386 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 390 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,996 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Charleston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 19,386 | 100% |
Europe | 4,099 | 21.1% |
Asia | 3,590 | 18.5% |
Africa | 514 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 84 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 10,348 | 53.4% |
Northern America | 751 | 3.9% |