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Charleston SC - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	96,650	251 (of 25,150) (99%)	2 (of 368) (99%)
Average Income	$35,295	11,875 (53%)	127 (65%)
Median House Value	$139,700	4,247 (83%)	28 (92%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	63.1%	21,911 (of 25,150) (13%)	208 (of 368) (43%)
% Black Population	34.0%	1,723 (93%)	161 (56%)
% Hispanic Population	1.5%	13,249 (47%)	155 (58%)
% Asian Population	1.2%	5,064 (80%)	45 (88%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	15,778 (37%)	167 (55%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	83.7%	9,400 (of 25,150) (63%)	68 (of 368) (82%)
% College Graduates	37.5%	2,354 (91%)	24 (93%)
% Never Married	40.2%	969 (96%)	13 (96%)
% Married	40.0%	23,741 (6%)	329 (11%)
% Seperated	3.2%	4,017 (84%)	205 (44%)
% Divorced	8.8%	15,764 (37%)	192 (48%)
% Foreign Born	3.5%	8,061 (68%)	77 (79%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	44,143	208 (of 25,150) (99%)	2 (of 368) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	17.9%	12,806 (49%)	98 (73%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	7.3%	9,438 (62%)	84 (77%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	16,651 (34%)	226 (39%)
% Households with No Car	15.4%	2,616 (90%)	127 (65%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.6%	21,753 (14%)	318 (14%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	1.9%	948 (96%)	16 (96%)
Median House Value	$139,700	4,247 (83%)	28 (92%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	5.9%	9,902 (61%)	166 (55%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.8%	2,653 (89%)	15 (96%)
Average Monthly Rent	$614	5,591 (78%)	44 (88%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.2%	12,573 (of 25,150) (50%)	147 (of 368) (60%)
% Drive Alone to Work	73.5%	18,029 (28%)	271 (26%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.6%	2,399 (90%)	18 (95%)
% Walk to Work	6.6%	4,288 (83%)	21 (94%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	20.1	18,353 (27%)	312 (15%)
% Households making less than $10,000	15.8%	6,012 (76%)	178 (52%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.7%	3,276 (87%)	34 (91%)
Median Household Income	$35,295	11,875 (53%)	127 (65%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.1%	14,610 (42%)	228 (38%)
Per Capita Income	$22,414	4,856 (81%)	44 (88%)
Male Worker Income	$32,585	10,444 (58%)	107 (71%)
Female Worker Income	$26,688	6,347 (75%)	51 (86%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	13.3%	6,725 (73%)	172 (53%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	19.1%	5,486 (78%)	143 (61%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Charlotte, North Carolina	173 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.85

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Brockton, Massachusetts	0.91
Lafayette, Louisiana	0.88
Lynn, Massachusetts	0.88
Albany, New York	0.87
Pompano Beach, Florida	0.87
Roanoke, Virginia	0.86
Lowell, Massachusetts	0.86
Elizabeth, New Jersey	0.86
Waterbury, Connecticut	0.86
El Cajon, California	0.86

Charleston SC Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Scotch-Irish People	3,048	93
Scottish People	3,168	110
Black or African American Population	32,864	117
5 to 9 Unit Housing Units	5,090	117
Black Plus Other Race Population	33,268	121

Charleston SC Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
55 to 59 year Old Population	4,397	1
60 to 64 year Old Population	3,469	1
65 to 74 year Old Population	6,471	1
75 to 84 year Old Population	5,005	1
85 Year and Older Population	1,556	1

Charleston SC Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	36.0%	23,956
Percent Family Households	54.3%	23,943
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	29.0%	23,821
Percent Married People	40.0%	23,741
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	51.1%	23,674

Charleston SC Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Percent Family Households	54.3%	360
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	51.1%	348
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	5.2%	347
Percent Mobile Homes	1.1%	345
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	29.0%	343

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Charleston SC	Brockton, Massachusetts
Total Population	94,304	96,650
Average Age	34.0	33.2
Average Income	$39,507	$35,295
Median House Value	$128,300	$139,700
% White Population	61.5%	63.1%
% Black Population	17.8%	34.0%
% Asian Population	2.2%	1.2%
% Hispanic Population	8.0%	1.5%

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