Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Charleston county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 87,355 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 6,164 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 4,714 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 34,253 | 39.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 16,541 | 18.9 |
| College or graduate school | 25,683 | 29.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 199,361 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 11,774 | 5.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 25,078 | 12.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 45,752 | 22.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 42,365 | 21.3 |
| Associate degree | 13,139 | 6.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 39,239 | 19.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 22,014 | 11.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 30.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 248,264 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 80,843 | 32.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 118,023 | 47.5 |
| Separated | 8,358 | 3.4 |
| Widowed | 17,301 | 7.0 |
Female | 13,746 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 23,739 | 9.6 |
Female | 14,115 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,166 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,544 | 49.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 232,454 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 35,600 | 15.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 69,077 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,731 | 9.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 178,305 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 37,075 | 20.8 |
Percent employed | 57.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 141,230 | 79.2 |
Percent employed | 75.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 35,242 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,803 | 44.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 289,926 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 143,686 | 49.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 140,322 | 48.4 |
Same county | 73,840 | 25.5 |
Different county | 66,482 | 22.9 |
Same state | 20,475 | 7.1 |
Different state | 46,007 | 15.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5,918 | 2.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 309,969 | 100.0 |
| Native | 298,845 | 96.4 |
Born in United States | 295,932 | 95.5 |
State of residence | 180,348 | 58.2 |
Different state | 115,584 | 37.3 |
Born outside United States | 2,913 | 0.9 |
| Foreign born | 11,124 | 3.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 5,854 | 1.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,193 | 1.4 |
Not a citizen | 6,931 | 2.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 11,124 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 3,506 | 31.5 |
| Asia | 2,759 | 24.8 |
| Africa | 363 | 3.3 |
| Oceania | 218 | 2.0 |
| Latin America | 3,683 | 33.1 |
| Northern America | 595 | 5.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 289,926 | 100.0 |
| English only | 271,353 | 93.6 |
| Language other than English | 18,573 | 6.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 6,833 | 2.4 |
Spanish | 9,112 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,097 | 1.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,611 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,510 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,307 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,144 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 309,969 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 293,186 | 94.6 |
| Arab | 717 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 905 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 637 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 3,255 | 1.1 |
| English | 31,884 | 10.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,682 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,638 | 0.5 |
| German | 31,822 | 10.3 |
| Greek | 1,503 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 858 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 27,032 | 8.7 |
| Italian | 9,391 | 3.0 |
| Lithuanian | 639 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 1,624 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 4,165 | 1.3 |
| Portuguese | 277 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,576 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,796 | 2.8 |
| Scottish | 8,361 | 2.7 |
| Slovak | 404 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,665 | 0.9 |
| Swedish | 1,834 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 570 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 384 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 23,406 | 7.6 |
| Welsh | 2,003 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 603 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 117,555 | 37.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
