People QuickFacts Berkeley County South Carolina Population, 2012 estimate 189,781 4,723,723 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 177,845 4,625,364 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 6.7% 2.1% Population, 2010 177,843 4,625,364 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.3% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 25.0% 23.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.2% 14.1% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.0% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 68.9% 68.4% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 25.5% 28.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.4% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.4% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 6.1% 5.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 63.9% 64.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.2% 84.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 6.1% 4.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 7.8% 6.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 86.0% 83.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 19.2% 24.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 20,210 399,403 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.2 23.3  Housing units, 2011 75,194 2,157,033 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 70.2% 69.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 15.0% 17.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $150,600 $137,000 Households, 2007-2011 62,447 1,758,732 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.74 2.52 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $23,109 $23,854 Median household income, 2007-2011 $51,093 $44,587 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.9% 17.0%     Business QuickFacts Berkeley County South Carolina Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 2,607 100,481 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 37,558 1,521,123 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 0.5% 1.2% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 10,237 295,574  Total number of firms, 2007 12,070 360,397 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.4% 12.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 27.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 5,527,306 93,977,455 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,766,505 40,498,047 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,552,266 54,298,410 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,497 $12,273 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 161,164 8,383,463 Building permits, 2012 955 18,708     Geography QuickFacts Berkeley County South Carolina Land area in square miles, 2010 1,098.86 30,060.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 161.8 153.9 FIPS Code 015 45 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts