Living in Berkeley County School District, South Carolina

Overview

A total of 76,881 households are located in Berkeley County School District area. Among them, 26,733 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.22 people. The total number of children in the region is 64,893 and 51,816 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (6,438) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (16,670) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Berkeley County School District, South Carolina
Household	76,881
Population	211,366
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	26,733 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	64,893
Total Students	51,816
Pre-Kindergarten	2,727
Kindergarten	3,144
Grade 1-8	23,323
Grade 9-12	10,981
College/Graduate School	11,641
Veterans	158,741
Non-citizen	6,438
Non-English Home Language	16,670
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

168,641 residents are over the age of 16 and 110,334 people are in labor force. Among them, 105,593 people are in civilian labor force and 4,741 are in armed labor force. 100,320 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Berkeley County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	103,330	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	84,569	81.84%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,739	9.43%
Public transportation	410	0.40%
Walked	2,727	2.64%
Other method	1,225	1.19%
Worked from home	4,660	4.51%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	100,320	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	34,001	33.89%
Service	18,401	18.34%
Sales and office	21,892	21.82%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,253	11.22%
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,773	14.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	100,320	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	489	0.49%
Construction	8,463	8.44%
Manufacturing	12,195	12.16%
Wholesale trade	2,133	2.13%
Retail trade	11,110	11.07%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,553	6.53%
Information	1,503	1.50%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,377	4.36%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,543	12.50%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	19,502	19.44%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	9,031	9.00%
Other services, except public administration	5,467	5.45%
Public administration	6,954	6.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	100,320	-
Private wage and salary workers	76,390	76.15%
Government workers	18,558	18.50%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,271	5.25%
Unpaid family workers	101	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,276 for the 76,881 households in Berkeley County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $33,430. 186,555 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	76,881	-
Less than $10,000	4,170	5.42%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,308	3.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,695	7.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,030	9.14%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,066	13.09%
$50,000 - $74,999	15,732	20.46%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,877	15.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,830	16.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,099	5.33%
More than $200,000	3,074	4.00%
Median Household Income	$63,309	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,276	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	55,155	-
Less than $10,000	2,123	3.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	960	1.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,014	5.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,591	8.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,858	12.43%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,947	19.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,455	17.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,994	19.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,473	6.30%
More than $200,000	2,740	4.97%

Median Family Income	$72,504	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,850	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,430	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,462	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,462	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	209,202	-
With health insurance coverage	186,555	89.17%
Public coverage	69,845	33.39%
Private health insurance	146,502	70.03%
Without health insurance coverage	22,647	10.83%

Housing

There are 84,098 housing units in Berkeley County School District area, South Carolina with 76,881 units (91.42%) occupied. 55,295 houses (71.92%) are occupied by owner and 21,586 houses (28.08%) are rented. The average housing value is $185,500 and the average rental cost is $1,109. 6,197 houses (7.37%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,590 houses (1.89%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,098	-
Occupied	76,881	91.42%
Owner Occupied	55,295	71.92%
Renter Occupied	21,586	28.08%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	54,211	64.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,294	3.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,479	13.65%
Mobile Homes	14,986	17.82%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	128	0.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,098	-
Built 2014 or later	6,197	7.37%
Built 2010 - 2013	6,394	7.60%
Built 2000 - 2009	20,975	24.94%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,868	16.49%
Built 1980 - 1989	14,786	17.58%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,613	15.00%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,459	6.49%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,216	2.64%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,590	1.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,098	-
1 room	456	0.54%
2 rooms	1,077	1.28%
3 rooms	3,482	4.14%
4 rooms	10,869	12.92%
5 rooms	19,029	22.63%
6 rooms	17,225	20.48%
7 rooms	12,787	15.20%
8 rooms	8,821	10.49%
9 rooms or more	10,352	12.31%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,098	-
no bedroom	526	0.63%
1 bedroom	3,210	3.82%
2 bedrooms	15,242	18.12%
3 bedrooms	43,377	51.58%
4 bedrooms	17,145	20.39%
5 bedrooms or more	4,598	5.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	55,295	-
Less than $50,000	4,825	8.73%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,522	9.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,445	15.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,742	21.24%
$200,000 - $299,999	13,884	25.11%
$300,000 - $499,999	7,550	13.65%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,597	4.70%
$1,000,000 or more	730	1.32%
Median House Value	$185,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	19,879	-
Less than $500	1,095	5.51%
$500 - $999	6,905	34.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,757	39.02%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,285	16.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	606	3.05%
$2,500 - $2,999	96	0.48%
$3,000 or more	135	0.68%
Median Rental Costs	$1,109	-

Demographic

A total of 215,044 people lives in Berkeley County School District area, South Carolina with 106,983 male and 108,061 female. The males to female ratio is 49.75 to 50.25. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	215,044	-
Male	106,983	49.75%
Female	108,061	50.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	215,044	-
Under 5 years	13,905	6.47%
5 - 9 years	15,284	7.11%
10 - 14 years	13,954	6.49%
15 - 19 years	14,107	6.56%
20 - 24 years	14,839	6.90%
25 - 34 years	31,581	14.69%
35 - 44 years	28,422	13.22%
45 - 54 years	27,696	12.88%
55 - 59 years	14,013	6.52%
60 - 64 years	12,366	5.75%
65 - 74 years	18,635	8.67%
75 - 84 years	7,834	3.64%
85 years and older	2,408	1.12%
Median Age	36.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	215,044	-
One Race	207,542	96.51%
White	143,238	66.61%
Black or African American	51,660	24.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native	947	0.44%
Asian	4,766	2.22%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	195	0.09%
Other	6,736	3.13%

Two or more races	7,502	3.49%
White and Black or African American	2,755	1.28%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,326	0.62%
White and Asian	2,354	1.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.04%

Living in Berkeley County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic