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> Charleston-north Charleston-summerville, SC Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 623,477 | 100% |
English only | 580,108 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 43,369 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 18,200 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 26,038 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,793 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,545 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,122 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,703 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,010 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,083 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 275 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 669,157 | 100% |
American | 81,311 | 12.2% |
Arab | 1,839 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,587 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,155 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 6,778 | 1.0% |
English | 63,931 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 18,298 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 2,636 | 0.4% |
German | 79,880 | 11.9% |
Greek | 2,949 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,747 | 0.3% |
Irish | 69,432 | 10.4% |
Italian | 23,619 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 791 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,802 | 0.4% |
Polish | 11,989 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 978 | 0.1% |
Russian | 4,039 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 13,627 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 17,876 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 776 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,513 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 3,784 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 1,659 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,282 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 3,915 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,679 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 253,715 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 165,547 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 72,940 | 28.7% |
Married-couple family | 118,194 | 46.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 46,813 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 10,853 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,000 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 36,500 | 14.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,127 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 88,168 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 70,710 | 27.9% |
65 years and over | 20,115 | 7.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 82,227 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 55,751 | 22.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 651,754 | 100% |
Householder | 253,715 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 118,036 | 18.1% |
Child | 193,296 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 45,460 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 41,247 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 11,554 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 260,994 | 100% |
Never married | 95,596 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 128,378 | 49.2% |
Separated | 7,117 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 5,468 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 24,435 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 278,317 | 100% |
Never married | 85,947 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 125,464 | 45.1% |
Separated | 9,643 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 25,118 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 32,145 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 9,890 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,200 | 42.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,287 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 8,476 | 52.0% |
Less than 1 year | 1,820 | 11.2% |
1 or 2 years | 1,942 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 1,655 | 10.2% |
5 or more years | 3,059 | 18.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,476 | 100% |
Who are female | 5,461 | 64.4% |
Who are married | 6,076 | 71.7% |
School Enrollment in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 175,988 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 11,088 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 11,111 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 66,217 | 37.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 34,453 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 53,119 | 30.2% |
Educational Attainment in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 440,703 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 17,972 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 36,606 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 115,987 | 26.3% |
Some college, no degree | 97,559 | 22.1% |
Associate's degree | 36,486 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 87,720 | 19.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 48,373 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.9% |
Veteran Status in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 505,071 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 66,555 | 13.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 653,051 | 100% |
With a disability | 73,747 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 154,945 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,757 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 421,826 | 100% |
With a disability | 39,885 | 9.5% |
65 years and over | 76,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 28,105 | 36.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 660,773 | 100% |
Same house | 542,809 | 82.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 114,831 | 17.4% |
Same county | 57,936 | 8.8% |
Different county | 56,895 | 8.6% |
Same state | 27,605 | 4.2% |
Different state | 29,290 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 3,133 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 669,157 | 100% |
Native | 633,367 | 94.7% |
Born in United States | 623,781 | 93.2% |
State of residence | 348,487 | 52.1% |
Different state | 275,294 | 41.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9,586 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 35,790 | 5.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 35,790 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,638 | 38.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 22,152 | 61.9% |
Year of Entry in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 45,376 | 100% |
Native | 9,586 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 248 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,338 | 97.4% |
Foreign born | 35,790 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 685 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,105 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Charleston-north Charleston-summerville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 35,790 | 100% |
Europe | 7,277 | 20.3% |
Asia | 8,060 | 22.5% |
Africa | 791 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 130 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 18,327 | 51.2% |
Northern America | 1,205 | 3.4% |