Charleston, SC

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4513330, place: Charleston city, South Carolina)

Total Population: 96,650
Male: 45,758 (47.34%)
Female: 50,892 (52.66%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 5,252 (5.43%)
5 to 9 years: 5,263 (5.45%)
10 to 14 years: 5,572 (5.77%)
15 to 19 years: 8,555 (8.85%)
20 to 24 years: 11,274 (11.66%)
25 to 34 years: 14,725 (15.24%)
35 to 44 years: 13,142 (13.6%)
45 to 54 years: 11,969 (12.38%)
55 to 59 years: 4,397 (4.55%)
60 to 64 years: 3,469 (3.59%)
65 to 74 years: 6,471 (6.7%)
75 to 84 years: 5,005 (5.18%)
85 years and over: 1,556 (1.61%)

Median age: 33.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 77,333 (80.01%)
21 years and over: 69,290 (71.69%)
62 years and over: 15,051 (15.57%)
65 years and over: 13,032 (13.48%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 77,333 (80.01%)
--Male: 36,017 (37.27%)
--Female: 41,316 (42.75%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 13,032 (13.48%)
--Male: 5,019 (5.19%)
--Female: 8,013 (8.29%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 95,743 (99.06%)
--White: 60,187 (62.27%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,462 (1.51%)
--Black or African American: 32,864 (34%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 145 (0.15%)
--Asian: 1,197 (1.24%)
----Asian Indian: 289 (0.3%)
----Chinese: 300 (0.31%)
----Filipino: 200 (0.21%)
----Japanese: 121 (0.13%)
----Korean: 105 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 87 (0.09%)
----Other Asian: 95 (0.1%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 55 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 7 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 6 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 8 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 34 (0.04%)
--Some other race: 518 (0.54%)
Two or more Races: 907 (0.94%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,462 (1.51%)
--Mexican: 504 (0.52%)
--Puerto Rican: 231 (0.24%)
--Cuban: 116 (0.12%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 611 (0.63%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 95,188 (98.49%)
--White Alone: 60,187 (62.27%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 91,140 (94.3%)
--Householder: 40,791 (42.2%)
--Spouse: 14,676 (15.18%)
--Child: 22,319 (23.09%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 16,495 (17.07%)
--Other relatives: 5,529 (5.72%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 2,468 (2.55%)
--Nonrelatives: 7,825 (8.1%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,903 (1.97%)
Living in group quarters: 5,510 (5.7%)
--Institutionalized Population: 455 (0.47%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 5,055 (5.23%)
Total households: 40,791
Family households (families): 22,159 (54.32%)
----With own children under 18 years: 9,479 (23.24%)
--Married-couple families: 14,676 (35.98%)
----With own children under 18 years: 5,601 (13.73%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 6,206 (15.21%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,430 (8.41%)
Nonfamily households: 18,632 (45.68%)
--Householder living alone: 13,740 (33.68%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 4,101 (10.05%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 10,872 (26.65%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 9,523 (23.35%)
Average household size: 2.23 people
Average family size: 2.92 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 44,563
Occupied housing units: 40,791 (91.54%)
Vacant housing units: 3,772 (8.46%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 473 (1.06%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.5%
Occupied housing units: 40,791 (91.54%)
Owner occupied housing units: 20,837 (46.76%)
Renter occupied housing units: 19,954 (44.78%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.43 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.03 people

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