| | People QuickFacts | Charleston | South Carolina |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 122,689 | 4,679,230 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 120,083 | 4,625,364 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.2% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 120,083 | 4,625,364 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 18.0% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.2% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.7% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 70.2% | 66.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 25.4% | 27.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.9% | 5.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 68.6% | 64.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.3% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 90.9% | 83.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 46.3% | 24.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.9 | 23.2 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 54.0% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 43.6% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $261,300 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 49,288 | 1,741,994 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.26 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $30,763 | $23,443 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $49,448 | $43,939 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.9% | 16.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Charleston | South Carolina |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 13,392 | 360,397 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.1% | 12.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.1% | 27.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 409,872 | 93,977,455 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 856,232 | 40,498,047 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,183,728 | 54,298,410 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,553 | $12,273 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 641,315 | 8,383,463 |