Living in Dorchester School District 2, South Carolina

Overview

A total of 49,286 households are located in Dorchester School District 2 area. Among them, 17,792 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.42 people. The total number of children in the region is 46,651 and 38,258 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (4,167) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (8,852) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Dorchester School District 2, South Carolina
Household	49,286
Population	139,912
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,792 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	46,651
Total Students	38,258
Pre-Kindergarten	2,126
Kindergarten	1,866
Grade 1-8	17,167
Grade 9-12	9,275
College/Graduate School	7,824
Veterans	103,143
Non-citizen	4,167
Non-English Home Language	8,852
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

108,642 residents are over the age of 16 and 72,282 people are in labor force. Among them, 71,142 people are in civilian labor force and 1,140 are in armed labor force. 67,965 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Dorchester School District 2 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,948	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	58,038	85.42%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,078	7.47%
Public transportation	227	0.33%
Walked	333	0.49%
Other method	1,079	1.59%
Worked from home	3,193	4.70%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,965	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	26,249	38.62%
Service	10,426	15.34%
Sales and office	16,162	23.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,126	9.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,002	13.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,965	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	228	0.34%
Construction	4,838	7.12%
Manufacturing	8,744	12.87%
Wholesale trade	1,147	1.69%
Retail trade	7,945	11.69%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,647	5.37%
Information	1,378	2.03%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,570	3.78%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,546	12.57%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,537	21.39%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,434	9.47%
Other services, except public administration	3,111	4.58%
Public administration	4,840	7.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,965	-
Private wage and salary workers	52,247	76.87%
Government workers	12,498	18.39%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,153	4.64%
Unpaid family workers	67	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $82,022 for the 49,286 households in Dorchester School District 2 area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $36,392. 126,232 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.91%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	49,286	-
Less than $10,000	2,579	5.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,061	4.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,292	6.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,024	8.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,981	12.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,655	19.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,513	15.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,392	17.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,386	6.87%
More than $200,000	2,403	4.88%
Median Household Income	$66,188	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$82,022	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	34,477	-
Less than $10,000	1,198	3.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	820	2.38%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,427	4.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,409	6.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,228	9.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,559	19.02%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,372	18.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,284	21.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,124	9.06%
More than $200,000	2,056	5.96%

Median Family Income	$81,644	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,128	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,392	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,846	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,846	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	138,848	-
With health insurance coverage	126,232	90.91%
Public coverage	43,810	31.55%
Private health insurance	101,653	73.21%
Without health insurance coverage	12,616	9.09%

Housing

There are 53,365 housing units in Dorchester School District 2 area, South Carolina with 49,286 units (92.36%) occupied. 35,130 houses (71.28%) are occupied by owner and 14,156 houses (28.72%) are rented. The average housing value is $207,600 and the average rental cost is $1,127. 3,007 houses (5.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,029 houses (1.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	53,365	-
Occupied	49,286	92.36%
Owner Occupied	35,130	71.28%
Renter Occupied	14,156	28.72%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	35,867	67.21%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,487	4.66%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,891	18.53%
Mobile Homes	5,081	9.52%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	39	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	53,365	-
Built 2014 or later	3,007	5.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,976	7.45%
Built 2000 - 2009	16,708	31.31%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,623	16.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,880	18.51%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,268	13.62%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,937	3.63%
Built 1950 - 1959	937	1.76%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,029	1.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	53,365	-
1 room	217	0.41%
2 rooms	640	1.20%
3 rooms	3,372	6.32%
4 rooms	6,837	12.81%
5 rooms	10,745	20.13%
6 rooms	10,120	18.96%
7 rooms	7,028	13.17%
8 rooms	6,569	12.31%
9 rooms or more	7,837	14.69%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	53,365	-
no bedroom	235	0.44%
1 bedroom	2,572	4.82%
2 bedrooms	10,066	18.86%
3 bedrooms	25,126	47.08%
4 bedrooms	12,253	22.96%
5 bedrooms or more	3,113	5.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	35,130	-
Less than $50,000	1,422	4.05%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,997	5.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,416	15.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,716	21.96%
$200,000 - $299,999	11,207	31.90%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,175	17.58%
$500,000 - $999,999	991	2.82%
$1,000,000 or more	206	0.59%
Median House Value	$207,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,717	-
Less than $500	910	6.63%
$500 - $999	4,006	29.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,355	46.33%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,836	13.38%
$2,000 - $2,499	447	3.26%
$2,500 - $2,999	117	0.85%
$3,000 or more	46	0.34%
Median Rental Costs	$1,127	-

Demographic

A total of 140,213 people lives in Dorchester School District 2 area, South Carolina with 68,322 male and 71,891 female. The males to female ratio is 48.73 to 51.27. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	140,213	-
Male	68,322	48.73%
Female	71,891	51.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	140,213	-
Under 5 years	8,622	6.15%
5 - 9 years	10,475	7.47%
10 - 14 years	10,461	7.46%
15 - 19 years	9,926	7.08%
20 - 24 years	7,760	5.53%
25 - 34 years	18,838	13.44%
35 - 44 years	20,049	14.30%
45 - 54 years	19,187	13.68%
55 - 59 years	9,138	6.52%
60 - 64 years	7,763	5.54%
65 - 74 years	11,704	8.35%
75 - 84 years	4,607	3.29%
85 years and older	1,683	1.20%
Median Age	36.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	140,213	-
One Race	135,618	96.72%
White	97,589	69.60%
Black or African American	31,863	22.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native	469	0.33%
Asian	2,831	2.02%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	198	0.14%
Other	2,668	1.90%

Two or more races	4,595	3.28%
White and Black or African American	1,983	1.41%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	702	0.50%
White and Asian	756	0.54%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	106	0.08%

Living in Dorchester School District 2 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic