American College of the Building Arts's Living Circumstances

Charleston County School District Overview

American College of the Building Arts located in Charleston County School District area. A total of 159,195 households are located in Charleston County School District area. Among them, 39,826 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.14 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 102,544 and 90,843 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.39% (13,209) of residents are non-citizens and 6.72% (26,146) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Charleston County School District, South Carolina
Household	159,195
Population	389,264
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	39,826 (25.02%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	102,544
Total Students	90,843
Pre-Kindergarten	6,158
Kindergarten	4,642
Grade 1-8	34,663
Grade 9-12	16,710
College/Graduate School	28,670
Veterans	318,543
Non-citizen	13,209
Non-English Home Language	26,146
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

329,650 residents are over the age of 16 and 215,325 people are in labor force. Among them, 212,167 people are in civilian labor force and 3,158 are in armed labor force. 204,353 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.70%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	203,887	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	160,760	78.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	16,185	7.94%
Public transportation	2,381	1.17%
Walked	5,647	2.77%
Other method	4,827	2.37%
Worked from home	14,087	6.91%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	204,353	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	88,085	43.10%
Service	37,582	18.39%
Sales and office	43,910	21.49%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	16,633	8.14%
Production, transportation, and material moving	18,143	8.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	204,353	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	911	0.45%
Construction	15,181	7.43%
Manufacturing	12,777	6.25%
Wholesale trade	4,678	2.29%
Retail trade	20,865	10.21%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	8,769	4.29%
Information	4,361	2.13%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	13,506	6.61%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	31,496	15.41%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	46,182	22.60%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	27,196	13.31%
Other services, except public administration	10,169	4.98%
Public administration	8,262	4.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	204,353	-
Private wage and salary workers	159,346	77.98%
Government workers	31,997	15.66%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	12,543	6.14%
Unpaid family workers	467	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $95,174 for the 159,195 households in Charleston County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $38,213. 351,372 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.30%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	159,195	-
Less than $10,000	11,526	7.24%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,781	3.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	14,258	8.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	12,831	8.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	18,310	11.50%
$50,000 - $74,999	27,211	17.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	19,355	12.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	23,632	14.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,812	6.79%
More than $200,000	15,479	9.72%
Median Household Income	$64,022	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$95,174	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	92,380	-
Less than $10,000	3,102	3.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,841	1.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,071	6.57%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,256	6.77%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,848	9.58%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,821	16.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,807	13.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	16,709	18.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,653	9.37%
More than $200,000	13,272	14.37%

Median Family Income	$84,311	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$119,587	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,213	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,602	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,602	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	393,492	-
With health insurance coverage	351,372	89.30%
Public coverage	116,791	29.68%
Private health insurance	281,651	71.58%
Without health insurance coverage	42,120	10.70%

Housing

There are 187,953 housing units in Charleston County School District area, South Carolina with 159,195 units (84.70%) occupied. 97,986 houses (61.55%) are occupied by owner and 61,209 houses (38.45%) are rented. The average housing value is $315,600 and the average rental cost is $1,190. 10,899 houses (5.80%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 16,882 houses (8.98%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	187,953	-
Occupied	159,195	84.70%
Owner Occupied	97,986	61.55%
Renter Occupied	61,209	38.45%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	109,673	58.35%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	11,395	6.06%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	54,603	29.05%
Mobile Homes	12,234	6.51%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	48	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	187,953	-
Built 2014 or later	10,899	5.80%
Built 2010 - 2013	8,861	4.71%
Built 2000 - 2009	32,755	17.43%
Built 1990 - 1999	31,407	16.71%
Built 1980 - 1989	28,841	15.34%
Built 1970 - 1979	25,566	13.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	19,103	10.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,639	7.26%
Built 1949 or earlier	16,882	8.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	187,953	-
1 room	2,568	1.37%
2 rooms	3,639	1.94%
3 rooms	17,420	9.27%
4 rooms	30,880	16.43%
5 rooms	37,310	19.85%
6 rooms	32,586	17.34%
7 rooms	23,856	12.69%
8 rooms	17,240	9.17%
9 rooms or more	22,454	11.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	187,953	-
no bedroom	2,695	1.43%
1 bedroom	17,014	9.05%
2 bedrooms	49,374	26.27%
3 bedrooms	79,551	42.32%
4 bedrooms	30,739	16.35%
5 bedrooms or more	8,580	4.56%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	97,986	-
Less than $50,000	4,472	4.56%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,953	6.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,384	7.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,577	9.77%
$200,000 - $299,999	18,956	19.35%
$300,000 - $499,999	26,653	27.20%
$500,000 - $999,999	18,874	19.26%
$1,000,000 or more	6,117	6.24%
Median House Value	$315,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	57,767	-
Less than $500	3,424	5.93%
$500 - $999	15,752	27.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	22,913	39.66%
$1,500 - $1,999	10,535	18.24%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,827	4.89%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,205	2.09%
$3,000 or more	1,111	1.92%
Median Rental Costs	$1,190	-

Demographic

A total of 401,165 people lives in Charleston County School District area, South Carolina with 194,314 male and 206,851 female. The males to female ratio is 48.44 to 51.56. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	401,165	-
Male	194,314	48.44%
Female	206,851	51.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	401,165	-
Under 5 years	23,788	5.93%
5 - 9 years	22,595	5.63%
10 - 14 years	20,994	5.23%
15 - 19 years	22,296	5.56%
20 - 24 years	25,733	6.41%
25 - 34 years	68,464	17.07%
35 - 44 years	51,878	12.93%
45 - 54 years	49,092	12.24%
55 - 59 years	27,801	6.93%
60 - 64 years	24,691	6.15%
65 - 74 years	39,657	9.89%
75 - 84 years	16,602	4.14%
85 years and older	7,574	1.89%
Median Age	37.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	401,165	-
One Race	392,888	97.94%
White	273,817	68.26%
Black or African American	107,239	26.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native	751	0.19%
Asian	6,052	1.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	269	0.07%
Other	4,760	1.19%

Two or more races	8,277	2.06%
White and Black or African American	2,624	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,465	0.37%
White and Asian	2,199	0.55%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	696	0.17%