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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000

Geographic Area: Charleston County

 

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text.

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Subject	Number	Percent		Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	309,969	100.0%		HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
				Total population	309,969	100.0%
SEX AND AGE				Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,434	2.4%
Male	149,787	48.3%		Mexican	4,182	1.3%
Female	160,182	51.7%		Puerto Rican	957	0.3%
				Cuban	268	0.1%
Under 5 years	19,806	6.4%		Other Hispanic or Latino	2,027	0.7%
5 to 9 years	20,523	6.6%		Not Hispanic or Latino	302,535	97.6%
10 to 14 years	21,214	6.8%		White alone	188,542	60.8%
15 to 19 years	23,042	7.4%
20 to 24 years	26,258	8.5%		RELATIONSHIP
25 to 34 years	46,337	14.9%		Total population	309,969	100.0%
35 to 44 years	47,711	15.4%		In households	298,571	96.3%
45 to 54 years	41,335	13.3%		Householder	123,326	39.8%
55 to 59 years	15,009	4.8%		Spouse	53,230	17.2%
60 to 64 years	11,876	3.8%		Child	83,597	27.0%
65 to 74 years	20,030	6.5%		Own child under 18 years	63,272	20.4%
75 to 84 years	12,973	4.2%		Other relatives	18,872	6.1%
85 years and over	3,855	1.2%		Under 18 years	8,933	2.9%
				Nonrelatives	19,546	6.3%
Median age (years)	34.5	(X)		Unmarried partner	6,234	2.0%
				In group quarters	11,398	3.7%
18 years and over	236,395	76.3%		Institutionalized population	3,306	1.1%
Male	112,325	36.2%		Noninstitutionalized population	8,092	2.6%
Female	124,070	40.0%
21 years and over	219,840	70.9%		HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
62 years and over	43,707	14.1%		Total households	123,326	100.0%
65 years and over	36,858	11.9%		Family households (families)	77,416	62.8%
Male	14,966	4.8%		With own children under 18 years	35,350	28.7%
Female	21,892	7.1%		Married couple family	53,230	43.2%
				With own children under 18 years	22,070	17.9%
RACE				Female householder, no husband present	19,556	15.9%
One race	306,365	98.8%		With own children under 18 years	11,305	9.2%
White	191,928	61.9%		Nonfamily households	45,910	37.2%
Black or African American	106,918	34.5%		Householder living alone	34,916	28.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native	813	0.3%		Householder 65 years and over	10,016	8.1%
Asian	3,463	1.1%
Asian Indian	632	0.2%		Households with individuals under 18 years	40,272	32.7%
Chinese	725	0.2%		Households with individuals 65 years and over	26,424	21.4%
Filipino	956	0.3%
Japanese	258	0.1%		Average household size	2.42	(X)
Korean	275	0.1%		Average family size	3.01	(X)
Vietnamese	332	0.1%
Other Asian1	285	0.1%		HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	172	0.1%		Total housing units	141,031	100.0%
Native Hawaiian	31	0.0%		Occupied housing units	123,326	87.4%
Guamanian or Chamorro	53	0.0%		Vacant housing units	17,705	12.6%
Samoan	31	0.0%		For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	5,866	4.2%
Other Pacific Islander2	57	0.0%
Some other race	3,071	1.0%		Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5%	(X)
Two or more races	3,604	1.2%		Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.9%	(X)
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3				HOUSING TENURE
White	194,662	62.8%		Occupied housing units	123,326	100.0%
Black or African American	108,381	35.0%		Owner-occupied housing units	75,267	61.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,892	0.6%		Renter-occupied housing units	48,059	39.0%
Asian	4,412	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	363	0.1%		Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Some other race	4,162	1.3%		Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)
Date: November 28, 2001
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.