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Population (2000): 309,969
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 4,804 / 2,736 / 57
Land Area (2000): 2,378.927 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,138.572 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 48,000.000 acres (194.208 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 417
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 64.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 5.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $7,935,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 14,000,000 / 4,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 79.70%
Physicians (2004): 2,494
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 6 (1,481)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 47,078
Federal Spending (2004): $5,173,254

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Charleston County - Historical Places
: 141,031
: 3,973
: $742,881
Charleston County Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	535,258	86.21%
Rural, Farm	2,766	0.45%
Rural, Non-farm	82,836	13.34%

Charleston County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Charleston County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	140,189	136,013	4,176	2.98%	30
1991	145,244	139,126	6,118	4.21%	42
1992	147,038	138,246	8,792	5.98%	60
1993	145,413	136,017	9,396	6.46%	65
1994	141,751	132,991	8,759	6.18%	62
1995	141,623	133,907	7,716	5.45%	54
1996	143,687	135,620	8,067	5.61%	56
1997	153,237	147,139	6,098	3.98%	40
1998	156,728	152,351	4,377	2.79%	28
1999	160,485	155,627	4,858	3.03%	30
2000	153,058	148,156	4,902	3.20%	32
2001	149,400	143,227	6,173	4.13%	41
2002	153,963	146,828	7,135	4.63%	46
2003	159,475	151,118	8,358	5.24%	52
2004	164,906	156,032	8,874	5.38%	54
2005	167,886	158,761	9,125	5.44%	54
2006	170,390	161,941	8,448	4.96%	50
2007	175,338	167,533	7,804	4.45%	45
2008	176,847	168,128	8,719	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	136,819	131,327	5,492	4.01%	40
Feb 1990	136,550	131,858	4,692	3.44%	34
Mar 1990	137,627	133,994	3,633	2.64%	26
Apr 1990	138,866	135,331	3,535	2.55%	25
May 1990	140,840	137,193	3,647	2.59%	26
Jun 1990	143,418	138,918	4,500	3.14%	31
Jul 1990	144,758	140,783	3,975	2.75%	27
Aug 1990	142,639	138,362	4,277	3.00%	30
Sep 1990	139,530	135,601	3,929	2.82%	28
Oct 1990	140,601	136,555	4,046	2.88%	29
Nov 1990	140,607	136,504	4,103	2.92%	29
Dec 1990	140,016	135,731	4,285	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	139,987	134,946	5,041	3.60%	36
Feb 1991	140,954	135,559	5,395	3.83%	38
Mar 1991	142,218	137,475	4,743	3.34%	33
Apr 1991	142,954	138,316	4,638	3.24%	32
May 1991	145,084	140,069	5,015	3.46%	35
Jun 1991	148,582	141,936	6,646	4.47%	45
Jul 1991	150,960	144,542	6,418	4.25%	43
Aug 1991	149,665	142,544	7,121	4.76%	48
Sep 1991	145,458	138,672	6,786	4.67%	47
Oct 1991	146,339	139,160	7,179	4.91%	49
Nov 1991	145,812	138,710	7,102	4.87%	49
Dec 1991	144,918	137,582	7,336	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	142,987	134,645	8,342	5.83%	58
Feb 1992	143,773	135,091	8,682	6.04%	60
Mar 1992	144,175	136,042	8,133	5.64%	56
Apr 1992	146,028	137,617	8,411	5.76%	58
May 1992	147,715	139,035	8,680	5.88%	59
Jun 1992	149,855	139,772	10,083	6.73%	67
Jul 1992	151,937	141,932	10,005	6.58%	66
Aug 1992	150,155	140,423	9,732	6.48%	65
Sep 1992	146,499	137,656	8,843	6.04%	60
Oct 1992	147,070	138,679	8,391	5.71%	57
Nov 1992	147,405	139,230	8,175	5.55%	55
Dec 1992	146,851	138,825	8,026	5.47%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	142,976	133,547	9,429	6.59%	66
Feb 1993	144,034	133,850	10,184	7.07%	71
Mar 1993	144,639	135,311	9,328	6.45%	64
Apr 1993	145,901	136,461	9,440	6.47%	65
May 1993	147,599	138,257	9,342	6.33%	63
Jun 1993	149,323	138,248	11,075	7.42%	74
Jul 1993	149,205	138,895	10,310	6.91%	69
Aug 1993	148,399	138,356	10,043	6.77%	68
Sep 1993	142,636	133,672	8,964	6.28%	63
Oct 1993	143,925	135,227	8,698	6.04%	60
Nov 1993	143,473	135,450	8,023	5.59%	56
Dec 1993	142,843	134,924	7,919	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	142,169	132,452	9,717	6.83%	68
Feb 1994	142,231	132,356	9,875	6.94%	69
Mar 1994	141,889	132,811	9,078	6.40%	64
Apr 1994	142,308	133,410	8,898	6.25%	63
May 1994	142,691	134,239	8,452	5.92%	59
Jun 1994	144,597	134,670	9,927	6.87%	69
Jul 1994	143,182	133,778	9,404	6.57%	66
Aug 1994	142,921	133,712	9,209	6.44%	64
Sep 1994	139,845	131,240	8,605	6.15%	62
Oct 1994	140,854	132,743	8,111	5.76%	58
Nov 1994	140,083	132,532	7,551	5.39%	54
Dec 1994	138,236	131,954	6,282	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	139,373	131,621	7,752	5.56%	56
Feb 1995	139,476	131,607	7,869	5.64%	56
Mar 1995	140,113	132,898	7,215	5.15%	51
Apr 1995	141,475	133,844	7,631	5.39%	54
May 1995	142,779	135,324	7,455	5.22%	52
Jun 1995	144,004	135,601	8,403	5.84%	58
Jul 1995	145,179	137,161	8,018	5.52%	55
Aug 1995	143,835	135,578	8,257	5.74%	57
Sep 1995	141,065	132,987	8,078	5.73%	57
Oct 1995	141,652	133,872	7,780	5.49%	55
Nov 1995	140,594	133,312	7,282	5.18%	52
Dec 1995	139,932	133,082	6,850	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	139,239	131,539	7,700	5.53%	55
Feb 1996	140,096	132,282	7,814	5.58%	56
Mar 1996	141,217	133,758	7,459	5.28%	53
Apr 1996	142,148	134,368	7,780	5.47%	55
May 1996	144,443	136,029	8,414	5.83%	58
Jun 1996	147,316	137,918	9,398	6.38%	64
Jul 1996	147,422	138,011	9,411	6.38%	64
Aug 1996	145,952	137,153	8,799	6.03%	60
Sep 1996	143,368	135,110	8,258	5.76%	58
Oct 1996	144,953	137,194	7,759	5.35%	54
Nov 1996	144,821	137,576	7,245	5.00%	50
Dec 1996	143,268	136,506	6,762	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	149,385	141,196	8,189	5.48%	55
Feb 1997	149,365	141,734	7,631	5.11%	51
Mar 1997	150,590	144,061	6,529	4.34%	43
Apr 1997	151,190	145,221	5,969	3.95%	39
May 1997	154,074	147,961	6,113	3.97%	40
Jun 1997	157,099	149,184	7,915	5.04%	50
Jul 1997	157,717	151,415	6,302	4.00%	40
Aug 1997	156,447	149,662	6,785	4.34%	43
Sep 1997	152,869	147,335	5,534	3.62%	36
Oct 1997	153,884	149,435	4,449	2.89%	29
Nov 1997	153,515	149,529	3,986	2.60%	26
Dec 1997	152,707	148,930	3,777	2.47%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	151,368	146,556	4,812	3.18%	32
Feb 1998	152,031	147,732	4,299	2.83%	28
Mar 1998	153,122	149,735	3,387	2.21%	22
Apr 1998	154,396	151,073	3,323	2.15%	22
May 1998	157,416	153,485	3,931	2.50%	25
Jun 1998	159,723	154,340	5,383	3.37%	34
Jul 1998	162,110	156,383	5,727	3.53%	35
Aug 1998	159,746	154,658	5,088	3.19%	32
Sep 1998	157,535	152,956	4,579	2.91%	29
Oct 1998	157,868	153,391	4,477	2.84%	28
Nov 1998	157,781	153,810	3,971	2.52%	25
Dec 1998	157,642	154,096	3,546	2.25%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	156,048	151,320	4,728	3.03%	30
Feb 1999	156,925	151,741	5,184	3.30%	33
Mar 1999	157,368	153,540	3,828	2.43%	24
Apr 1999	159,612	155,539	4,073	2.55%	26
May 1999	162,250	157,799	4,451	2.74%	27
Jun 1999	163,476	158,048	5,428	3.32%	33
Jul 1999	164,872	159,238	5,634	3.42%	34
Aug 1999	163,402	157,677	5,725	3.50%	35
Sep 1999	159,845	154,656	5,189	3.25%	32
Oct 1999	161,132	156,212	4,920	3.05%	31
Nov 1999	160,682	155,808	4,874	3.03%	30
Dec 1999	160,208	155,951	4,257	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	152,608	146,960	5,648	3.70%	37
Feb 2000	152,052	146,561	5,491	3.61%	36
Mar 2000	152,178	147,822	4,356	2.86%	29
Apr 2000	152,454	148,507	3,947	2.59%	26
May 2000	154,086	149,219	4,867	3.16%	32
Jun 2000	157,147	151,292	5,855	3.73%	37
Jul 2000	155,534	149,903	5,631	3.62%	36
Aug 2000	153,129	147,479	5,650	3.69%	37
Sep 2000	150,462	145,624	4,838	3.22%	32
Oct 2000	152,082	147,953	4,129	2.71%	27
Nov 2000	151,848	147,903	3,945	2.60%	26
Dec 2000	153,118	148,646	4,472	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	151,789	146,336	5,453	3.59%	36
Feb 2001	152,233	146,605	5,628	3.70%	37
Mar 2001	153,604	148,393	5,211	3.39%	34
Apr 2001	146,375	140,800	5,575	3.81%	38
May 2001	146,881	141,440	5,441	3.70%	37
Jun 2001	149,416	142,242	7,174	4.80%	48
Jul 2001	152,301	145,242	7,059	4.63%	46
Aug 2001	148,201	141,270	6,931	4.68%	47
Sep 2001	147,928	141,229	6,699	4.53%	45
Oct 2001	148,708	142,284	6,424	4.32%	43
Nov 2001	147,564	141,488	6,076	4.12%	41
Dec 2001	147,799	141,395	6,404	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	148,580	141,715	6,865	4.62%	46
Feb 2002	150,990	143,683	7,307	4.84%	48
Mar 2002	151,465	144,755	6,710	4.43%	44
Apr 2002	151,881	145,325	6,556	4.32%	43
May 2002	153,692	147,106	6,586	4.29%	43
Jun 2002	155,389	147,280	8,109	5.22%	52
Jul 2002	159,071	151,476	7,595	4.77%	48
Aug 2002	156,552	149,136	7,416	4.74%	47
Sep 2002	155,709	148,802	6,907	4.44%	44
Oct 2002	155,603	148,659	6,944	4.46%	45
Nov 2002	154,354	147,088	7,266	4.71%	47
Dec 2002	154,266	146,909	7,357	4.77%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	155,054	146,951	8,103	5.23%	52
Feb 2003	156,686	148,342	8,344	5.33%	53
Mar 2003	156,757	149,382	7,375	4.70%	47
Apr 2003	159,030	151,836	7,194	4.52%	45
May 2003	159,966	152,231	7,735	4.84%	48
Jun 2003	162,436	152,512	9,924	6.11%	61
Jul 2003	163,364	153,990	9,374	5.74%	57
Aug 2003	161,159	152,279	8,880	5.51%	55
Sep 2003	159,075	150,656	8,419	5.29%	53
Oct 2003	160,142	151,423	8,719	5.44%	54
Nov 2003	159,883	151,628	8,255	5.16%	52
Dec 2003	160,152	152,183	7,969	4.98%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	160,438	151,678	8,760	5.46%	55
Feb 2004	161,994	153,279	8,715	5.38%	54
Mar 2004	163,086	154,304	8,782	5.38%	54
Apr 2004	163,830	155,855	7,975	4.87%	49
May 2004	165,523	157,204	8,319	5.03%	50
Jun 2004	167,679	157,484	10,195	6.08%	61
Jul 2004	168,829	159,302	9,527	5.64%	56
Aug 2004	166,432	157,189	9,243	5.55%	56
Sep 2004	164,535	155,784	8,751	5.32%	53
Oct 2004	165,857	156,965	8,892	5.36%	54
Nov 2004	166,042	157,212	8,830	5.32%	53
Dec 2004	164,623	156,128	8,495	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	162,871	153,618	9,253	5.68%	57
Feb 2005	164,173	154,351	9,822	5.98%	60
Mar 2005	164,654	155,882	8,772	5.33%	53
Apr 2005	166,816	158,655	8,161	4.89%	49
May 2005	168,273	160,158	8,115	4.82%	48
Jun 2005	170,031	160,290	9,741	5.73%	57
Jul 2005	172,085	162,697	9,388	5.46%	55
Aug 2005	170,395	160,580	9,815	5.76%	58
Sep 2005	168,785	159,146	9,639	5.71%	57
Oct 2005	169,948	160,430	9,518	5.60%	56
Nov 2005	169,002	160,016	8,986	5.32%	53
Dec 2005	167,603	159,311	8,292	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	164,967	156,776	8,191	4.97%	50
Feb 2006	166,725	157,824	8,901	5.34%	53
Mar 2006	167,099	159,002	8,097	4.85%	48
Apr 2006	169,572	161,671	7,901	4.66%	47
May 2006	170,072	162,614	7,458	4.39%	44
Jun 2006	172,018	162,545	9,473	5.51%	55
Jul 2006	173,766	164,616	9,150	5.27%	53
Aug 2006	172,067	162,586	9,481	5.51%	55
Sep 2006	170,964	162,180	8,784	5.14%	51
Oct 2006	172,837	164,328	8,509	4.92%	49
Nov 2006	172,395	164,412	7,983	4.63%	46
Dec 2006	172,193	164,742	7,451	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	172,513	164,499	8,014	4.65%	46
Feb 2007	172,630	164,693	7,937	4.60%	46
Mar 2007	173,618	166,571	7,047	4.06%	41
Apr 2007	174,624	168,122	6,502	3.72%	37
May 2007	175,623	169,262	6,361	3.62%	36
Jun 2007	178,594	170,422	8,172	4.58%	46
Jul 2007	180,390	171,910	8,480	4.70%	47
Aug 2007	176,708	168,281	8,427	4.77%	48
Sep 2007	175,291	167,045	8,246	4.70%	47
Oct 2007	175,104	166,850	8,254	4.71%	47
Nov 2007	174,827	167,018	7,809	4.47%	45
Dec 2007	174,128	165,728	8,400	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	173,988	165,673	8,315	4.78%	48
Feb 2008	173,101	165,583	7,518	4.34%	43
Mar 2008	174,179	166,994	7,185	4.13%	41
Apr 2008	174,766	167,923	6,843	3.92%	39
May 2008	177,654	169,634	8,020	4.51%	45
Jun 2008	180,506	171,222	9,284	5.14%	51
Jul 2008	182,819	172,426	10,393	5.68%	57
Aug 2008	178,840	167,924	10,916	6.10%	61
Sep 2008	175,772	165,776	9,996	5.69%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Charleston County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	21,182	14.50%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	13,594	9.30%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	9,552	6.54%
4.	Public Administration	8,844	6.05%
5.	Health Care	8,704	5.96%
6.	Educational Services	7,558	5.17%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,690	4.58%
8.	Finance and Insurance	4,344	2.97%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,704	2.54%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	3,658	2.50%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,574	2.45%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,506	2.40%
13.	Other Transportation	3,160	2.16%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,090	2.11%
15.	Truck Transportation	2,822	1.93%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,248	1.54%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,170	1.49%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	1,952	1.34%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,852	1.27%
20.	Utilities	1,836	1.26%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	25,748	18.53%
2.	Educational Services	18,048	12.99%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	15,070	10.84%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,734	5.56%
5.	Public Administration	7,062	5.08%
6.	Finance and Insurance	5,758	4.14%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,414	3.18%
8.	Social Assistance	4,380	3.15%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	3,772	2.71%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,500	2.52%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,408	2.45%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,942	2.12%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,862	2.06%
14.	Construction	2,656	1.91%
15.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	2,050	1.47%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,806	1.30%
17.	Other Transportation	1,664	1.20%
18.	Private Household Services	1,636	1.18%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,606	1.16%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,502	1.08%

Charleston County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	7,672	5.25%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7,264	4.97%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6,478	4.43%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	5,654	3.87%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	5,412	3.70%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,788	3.28%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,458	3.05%
8.	Other Production Occupations	4,138	2.83%
9.	Carpenters	3,938	2.70%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,798	2.60%
11.	Top Executives	3,458	2.37%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,288	2.25%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	3,206	2.19%
14.	Engineers	3,174	2.17%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,030	2.07%
16.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	3,004	2.06%
17.	Other Construction Trades	2,944	2.01%
18.	Computer Specialists	2,866	1.96%
19.	Physicians and Surgeons	2,824	1.93%
20.	Construction Laborers	2,500	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	6,956	5.00%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	6,930	4.99%
3.	Registered Nurses	6,570	4.73%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,358	4.57%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,036	4.34%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,956	4.29%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,586	4.02%
8.	Other Management Occupations	5,506	3.96%
9.	Cashiers	4,850	3.49%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,848	3.49%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	4,480	3.22%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,722	2.68%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	3,070	2.21%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,048	2.19%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,884	2.08%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,790	2.01%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,710	1.95%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	2,580	1.86%
19.	Child Care Workers	2,510	1.81%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,482	1.79%

Charleston County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	270,342	55.24%
15-35 hours	56,139	11.47%
1-14 hours	14,700	3.00%
No regular hours	148,228	30.29%

Charleston County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	5,580	1.99%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,470	1.59%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	7,749	2.76%
6 AM-6:29 AM	20,525	7.32%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	30,255	10.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM	44,666	15.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	46,397	16.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM	36,683	13.08%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	18,930	6.75%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	18,492	6.59%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,949	2.48%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,336	1.19%
Noon-3:59 PM	17,369	6.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM	19,038	6.79%

Charleston County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,084	2.88%
5-9	29,132	10.39%
10-14	45,080	16.07%
15-19	54,492	19.43%
20-24	50,102	17.87%
25-29	17,714	6.32%
30-34	40,163	14.32%
35-39	5,253	1.87%
40-44	5,761	2.05%
45-59	12,504	4.46%
60-89	6,715	2.39%
At least 90	5,439	1.94%

Charleston County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,082	1.10%	201,522	71.86%
30-44	1,964	0.70%	49,213	17.55%
45-59	760	0.27%	11,744	4.19%
At least 60	1,309	0.47%	10,845	3.87%

Charleston County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,901	0.66%
Car / truck / van, carpool	37,011	12.84%
Car / truck / van, solo	220,786	76.62%
Motorcycle	438	0.15%
Other	3,076	1.07%
Public transportation	7,115	2.47%
Walked	10,112	3.51%
Worked at home	7,733	2.68%

Charleston County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Family Information Back to top
: 246,520 (597,158 people)
: 155,488 (468,826 people)
: 53,487
: 287,993
Charleston County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	30,835	12.49%
$10,000-$14,999	15,971	6.47%
$15,000-$19,999	17,068	6.92%
$20,000-$24,999	17,115	6.93%
$25,000-$29,999	17,237	6.98%
$30,000-$34,999	16,328	6.62%
$35,000-$39,999	14,322	5.80%
$40,000-$44,999	13,539	5.49%
$45,000-$49,999	10,755	4.36%
$50,000-$59,999	20,882	8.46%
$60,000-$74,999	23,769	9.63%
$75,000-$99,999	21,772	8.82%
$100,000-$124,999	11,047	4.48%
$125,000-$149,999	5,276	2.14%
$150,000-$199,999	4,772	1.93%
$200,000 or more	6,118	2.48%

Charleston County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	34,916	28.31%
Family, 2 people	34,052	27.61%
Nonfamily, 2 people	8,588	6.96%
Family, 3 people	18,946	15.36%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,668	1.35%
Family, 4 people	14,645	11.88%
Nonfamily, 4 people	536	0.43%
Family, 5 people	6,302	5.11%
Nonfamily, 5 people	129	0.10%
Family, 6 people	2,233	1.81%
Nonfamily, 6 people	38	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	1,238	1.00%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	35	0.03%

Charleston County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	198,538	30.44%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	78,210	11.99%
Public Assistance	5,528	0.85%
Retirement	47,172	7.23%
Self Employment	27,548	4.22%
Social Security	59,205	9.08%
Supplemental Security	11,225	1.72%
Wage / Salary	191,517	29.36%
Other	33,367	5.12%

Charleston County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	62,640	57.44%
With children under 18	46,414	42.56%

Charleston County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	19,249	8.14%
Married	125,771	53.16%
Never Married	84,457	35.70%
Widowed	7,124	3.01%

Charleston County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	28,237	10.84%
Married	127,373	48.88%
Never Married	77,464	29.73%
Widowed	27,515	10.56%

Charleston County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Education Information Back to top
Charleston County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	25,360	5.36%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	62,914	13.29%
High school diploma or equivalent	109,375	23.10%
Some college, no degree	114,401	24.16%
Associate degree	28,606	6.04%
Bachelors degree	88,102	18.61%
Graduate or professional degree	44,722	9.45%

Charleston County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,023	1.94%	6,331	2.04%	12,354	3.99%
Kindergarten	7,387	2.38%	2,049	0.66%	9,436	3.04%
Grades 1-4	29,117	9.39%	5,138	1.66%	34,255	11.05%
Grades 5-8	29,294	9.45%	5,138	1.66%	34,432	11.11%
Grades 9-12	28,072	9.06%	5,111	1.65%	33,183	10.71%
Undergrad college	32,736	10.56%	9,194	2.97%	41,930	13.53%
Graduate or professional school	7,546	2.43%	1,918	0.62%	9,464	3.05%
Total	140,175	45.22%	34,879	11.25%	175,054	56.47%

Charleston County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Business Information Back to top
: $2,446,472,000
: $4,638,504,000
: $1,024,476,000
: $3,113,448
: 31,715
Charleston County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	83	76	165	106	138
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	4	5	4	6
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	15	18	53	35	40
1999 - Construction	145	98	299	213	210
1999 - Educational Services	7	13	39	14	21
1999 - Finance & Insurance	72	60	161	119	204
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	103	88	270	255	282
1999 - Information	22	15	42	39	35
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	4	10	19	11
1999 - Manufacturing	36	22	90	79	49
1999 - Mining	2	0	0	2	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	107	71	276	260	342
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	154	96	282	190	379
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	71	49	102	82	181
1999 - Retail Trade	163	177	555	522	452
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	35	37	113	87	91
1999 - Unclassified	36	21	2	5	2
1999 - Utilities	1	1	11	8	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	40	40	143	110	145
1999 - Total	1,103	890	2,618	2,149	2,590
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	66	63	174	106	155
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	6	6	2	4
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	14	17	53	37	37
2000 - Construction	155	92	320	232	218
2000 - Educational Services	13	11	29	26	15
2000 - Finance & Insurance	65	46	149	139	227
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	72	75	317	241	276
2000 - Information	19	27	47	32	33
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	3	16	17	13
2000 - Manufacturing	24	30	103	77	48
2000 - Mining	0	2	1	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	84	104	300	263	332
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	135	122	276	203	397
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	50	60	104	86	190
2000 - Retail Trade	224	159	565	459	510
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	45	50	113	77	85
2000 - Unclassified	42	20	5	4	13
2000 - Utilities	0	0	11	7	4
2000 - Wholesale Trade	61	49	135	112	148
2000 - Total	1,081	936	2,724	2,120	2,706
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	96	67	170	141	127
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	2	4	9
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	19	30	41	38	35
2001 - Construction	127	135	277	250	266
2001 - Educational Services	12	8	39	15	21
2001 - Finance & Insurance	82	70	176	135	199
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	109	83	334	214	274
2001 - Information	34	28	25	46	34
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	11	17	13	13
2001 - Manufacturing	16	24	77	77	70
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	86	94	261	261	357
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	128	108	292	212	400
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	52	37	109	84	201
2001 - Retail Trade	186	175	551	509	526
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	43	46	99	85	90
2001 - Unclassified	20	31	2	4	7
2001 - Utilities	1	0	8	11	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	41	45	125	133	150
2001 - Total	1,060	994	2,605	2,233	2,782
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	71	64	147	172	160
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	6	2	2	3
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	17	12	45	39	42
2002 - Construction	132	132	221	297	242
2002 - Educational Services	19	13	37	24	18
2002 - Finance & Insurance	90	49	134	179	229
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	119	72	317	253	290
2002 - Information	15	23	27	47	42
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	7	14	12	17
2002 - Manufacturing	24	30	85	82	57
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	127	85	275	273	329
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	156	132	248	260	391
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	75	57	91	97	207
2002 - Retail Trade	177	155	514	638	469
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	55	37	83	104	93
2002 - Unclassified	8	10	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	1	0	9	9	5
2002 - Wholesale Trade	58	51	120	139	141
2002 - Total	1,149	935	2,369	2,628	2,736
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	75	57	153	165	130
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	3	2	4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	19	23	46	41	32
2003 - Construction	148	108	244	271	249
2003 - Educational Services	11	9	39	28	23
2003 - Finance & Insurance	77	76	160	145	246
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	114	81	306	290	304
2003 - Information	23	16	30	24	61
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	6	16	12	18
2003 - Manufacturing	19	24	76	79	66
2003 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	99	91	290	267	354
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	153	129	275	241	418
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	79	57	142	89	187
2003 - Retail Trade	166	154	582	539	486
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	33	38	112	87	95
2003 - Unclassified	15	6	0	0	1
2003 - Utilities	1	1	12	7	4
2003 - Wholesale Trade	39	48	135	112	165
2003 - Total	1,081	925	2,621	2,400	2,843
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	68	64	173	158	146
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	1	1	8
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	30	20	32	38	35
2004 - Construction	151	103	304	236	275
2004 - Educational Services	19	6	40	30	29
2004 - Finance & Insurance	91	66	168	144	260
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	98	85	308	263	352
2004 - Information	12	18	39	41	45
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	6	2	13	18	19
2004 - Manufacturing	26	23	82	74	70
2004 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	82	77	315	230	358
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	157	124	321	222	431
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	88	37	130	114	218
2004 - Retail Trade	144	135	582	534	547
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	38	27	98	88	119
2004 - Unclassified	10	9	3	1	1
2004 - Utilities	0	3	9	7	5
2004 - Wholesale Trade	41	26	130	111	183
2004 - Total	1,062	826	2,750	2,310	3,101
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	93	61	163	157	168
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	2	5
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	27	22	33	50	32
2005 - Construction	211	114	300	258	293
2005 - Educational Services	8	11	41	36	30
2005 - Finance & Insurance	65	72	169	139	285
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	109	73	327	268	354
2005 - Information	31	10	32	50	45
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	2	23	11	19
2005 - Manufacturing	26	24	108	69	55
2005 - Mining	0	2	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	109	73	245	287	369
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	161	123	295	255	455
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	97	47	155	108	238
2005 - Retail Trade	182	160	602	547	501
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	35	45	91	85	126
2005 - Unclassified	16	6	1	1	1
2005 - Utilities	2	2	4	6	9
2005 - Wholesale Trade	37	35	139	107	175
2005 - Total	1,219	883	2,730	2,436	3,160

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Charleston County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	502,422	83.56%
Below Poverty Level	98,857	16.44%

Charleston County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$6,375	$92	$3,373	$0	$0	$3,818	$13,566	$5,767	$6,335	$2,944
1971	$6,375	$92	$3,373	$0	$0	$3,818	$13,566	$5,767	$6,335	$2,944
1972	$6,053	$108	$3,771	$0	$0	$5,090	$14,914	$5,655	$5,340	$1,669
1973	$7,723	$317	$8,527	$0	$0	$3,898	$20,148	$7,892	$4,800	$5,957
1974	$9,605	$344	$8,153	$0	$0	$6,844	$24,602	$8,835	$29,905	$7,983
1975	$9,892	$445	$8,948	$0	$0	$8,363	$27,203	$10,714	$28,125	$9,380
1976	$11,271	$342	$9,981	$0	$0	$10,869	$32,121	$12,025	$29,790	$11,576
1977	$11,939	$424	$10,105	$0	$0	$11,943	$33,987	$12,479	$25,700	$12,509
1978	$13,840	$497	$10,233	$0	$0	$15,585	$39,658	$13,532	$26,805	$13,136
1979	$15,113	$580	$10,299	$0	$0	$19,334	$44,746	$15,782	$50,681	$11,018
1980	$17,005	$561	$10,994	$0	$0	$15,343	$43,342	$16,212	$47,941	$8,252
1981	$20,144	$658	$12,857	$0	$0	$16,619	$49,620	$17,594	$45,376	$11,132
1982	$21,399	$850	$11,820	$0	$0	$27,235	$60,454	$19,456	$44,652	$54,137
1983	$22,245	$955	$11,422	$0	$0	$21,655	$55,322	$21,181	$88,536	$48,903
1984	$22,321	$1,409	$14,434	$0	$0	$25,350	$62,105	$19,000	$112,968	$57,965
1985	$24,780	$1,580	$17,721	$0	$0	$26,916	$69,417	$23,161	$138,636	$54,072
1986	$27,300	$1,538	$21,211	$0	$0	$30,281	$78,792	$25,262	$149,801	$57,899
1987	$30,719	$1,744	$15,585	$0	$0	$31,497	$77,801	$28,540	$176,226	$89,403
1988	$37,917	$3,182	$14,360	$0	$0	$29,398	$81,675	$31,960	$171,196	$181,568
1989	$34,970	$3,069	$13,885	$0	$0	$48,586	$97,441	$34,106	$283,596	$285,732
1990	$41,311	$3,217	$30,660	$0	$0	$45,992	$117,963	$39,565	$267,881	$273,972
1991	$1,957	$3,205	$25,921	$0	$0	$46,229	$74,107	$46,542	$330,581	$286,673
1992	$43,385	$17,269	$35,933	$0	$0	$61,902	$141,220	$55,999	$375,730	$321,575
1993	$44,504	$20,586	$21,466	$0	$0	$42,876	$108,846	$49,921	$136,655	$352,326
1994	$43,368	$21,521	$26,795	$0	$0	$72,723	$142,886	$56,970	$457,952	$356,017
1995	$45,747	$23,139	$29,494	$0	$0	$85,129	$160,370	$63,522	$478,797	$396,308
1996	$46,017	$25,009	$34,308	$0	$0	$84,965	$165,290	$62,142	$509,977	$383,752
1997	$56,556	$31,749	$42,933	$0	$0	$87,163	$186,652	$78,321	$488,368	$435,347
1998	$81,260	$35,324	$38,125	$0	$0	$91,780	$211,165	$75,592	$324,932	$462,056
1999	$86,332	$40,178	$45,831	$0	$0	$95,473	$227,636	$82,259	$495,557	$661,124
2000	$86,332	$43,355	$38,649	$0	$0	$102,380	$227,361	$87,506	$560,172	$483,634
2001	$86,332	$43,011	$35,894	$0	$0	$109,647	$231,873	$91,366	$551,495	$500,180
2002	$88,059	$44,284	$32,807	$0	$0	$99,759	$220,625	$100,292	$545,313	$473,939
2003	$76,262	$45,920	$33,859	$0	$0	$123,643	$233,764	$102,848	$519,157	$469,787
2004	$139,954	$51,639	$39,568	$0	$0	$120,303	$299,825	$117,467	$494,758	$483,931
2005	$132,040	$60,175	$52,166	$0	$0	$152,496	$336,702	$132,882	$523,114	$566,349
2006	$114,898	$35,699	$44,801	$0	$0	$126,667	$286,366	$110,379	$601,184	$574,824

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$117	$2,053	$419	$5,278	$428	$101	$13,490
1970	$1,420	$156	$366	$0	$0	$3,152	$13,490
1971	$117	$2,053	$419	$5,278	$428	$101	$13,490
1971	$1,420	$156	$366	$0	$0	$3,152	$13,490
1972	$136	$1,896	$697	$4,392	$471	$90	$14,026
1972	$2,059	$339	$293	$0	$0	$3,653	$14,026
1973	$88	$2,913	$505	$4,828	$1,369	$60	$15,291
1973	$2,574	$179	$218	$0	$0	$2,557	$15,291
1974	$298	$3,555	$667	$7,918	$1,365	$495	$21,845
1974	$2,295	$250	$1,604	$0	$0	$3,398	$21,845
1975	$258	$4,179	$1,818	$8,779	$1,661	$500	$26,693
1975	$2,837	$325	$1,627	$0	$0	$4,709	$26,693
1976	$271	$4,496	$2,569	$8,380	$2,409	$1,488	$28,737
1976	$2,937	$659	$1,535	$0	$0	$3,993	$28,737
1977	$0	$3,744	$2,842	$8,053	$1,715	$791	$28,514
1977	$3,468	$416	$1,745	$0	$0	$5,740	$28,514
1978	$0	$4,484	$922	$12,019	$3,864	$1,068	$35,532
1978	$3,451	$469	$1,793	$0	$0	$7,462	$35,532
1979	$0	$4,643	$1,006	$23,368	$2,467	$3,468	$49,022
1979	$4,279	$393	$1,903	$0	$0	$7,495	$49,022
1980	$0	$5,027	$1,470	$12,166	$2,220	$2,076	$39,353
1980	$4,678	$701	$2,562	$0	$0	$8,453	$39,353
1981	$0	$5,980	$1,160	$15,387	$2,314	$425	$43,057
1981	$4,672	$454	$3,564	$0	$0	$9,101	$43,057
1982	$0	$7,789	$1,009	$19,803	$1,596	$431	$51,287
1982	$4,819	$356	$4,944	$0	$0	$10,540	$51,287
1983	$1,018	$6,280	$1,112	$15,112	$2,997	$2,864	$55,158
1983	$6,054	$320	$5,180	$0	$0	$14,221	$55,158
1984	$998	$6,100	$1,200	$12,749	$2,798	$2,989	$58,802
1984	$6,009	$195	$5,971	$0	$0	$19,793	$58,802
1985	$1,135	$7,609	$1,799	$14,249	$2,317	$3,340	$64,697
1985	$6,036	$187	$7,813	$197	$0	$20,015	$64,697
1986	$1,194	$10,065	$0	$16,416	$3,705	$637	$74,914
1986	$8,149	$776	$9,705	$0	$0	$24,267	$74,914
1987	$1,345	$10,833	$0	$16,507	$3,353	$667	$76,684
1987	$8,635	$1,358	$10,729	$0	$0	$23,257	$76,684
1988	$0	$14,475	$2,494	$18,993	$4,654	$520	$83,230
1988	$8,902	$1,347	$12,895	$0	$0	$18,950	$83,230
1989	$1,647	$16,529	$8,556	$29,133	$4,388	$231	$112,895
1989	$9,471	$4,874	$17,561	$0	$0	$20,505	$112,895
1990	$1,643	$18,336	$6,870	$33,355	$5,049	$163	$128,089
1990	$10,990	$5,009	$17,159	$0	$0	$29,515	$128,089
1991	$1,926	$17,302	$18,518	$32,967	$6,229	$85	$158,798
1991	$12,249	$5,260	$16,060	$0	$0	$48,202	$158,798
1992	$1,926	$18,631	$19,420	$40,971	$4,696	$118	$190,662
1992	$13,096	$3,894	$27,369	$0	$0	$60,541	$190,662
1993	$2,355	$20,238	$3,706	$23,707	$5,402	$146	$149,877
1993	$14,067	$1,438	$20,267	$0	$0	$58,551	$149,877
1994	$0	$23,648	$5,947	$23,936	$6,846	$180	$182,042
1994	$13,956	$1,500	$21,724	$0	$0	$84,305	$182,042
1995	$0	$24,033	$17,931	$18,146	$6,395	$620	$161,262
1995	$14,843	$1,596	$24,030	$0	$0	$53,668	$161,262
1996	$0	$19,241	$6,635	$15,060	$6,814	$255	$152,730
1996	$18,640	$1,656	$21,241	$0	$0	$63,188	$152,730
1997	$0	$25,977	$23,799	$18,243	$11,552	$3,810	$206,217
1997	$16,343	$1,916	$31,339	$0	$0	$73,238	$206,217
1998	$0	$27,556	$18,850	$20,333	$13,665	$6,282	$190,321
1998	$17,164	$1,971	$27,311	$0	$0	$57,189	$190,321
1999	$0	$31,389	$21,811	$24,002	$13,306	$4,089	$203,705
1999	$17,906	$2,363	$27,734	$0	$0	$61,105	$203,705
2000	$0	$33,349	$37,016	$20,965	$14,368	$7,805	$233,134
2000	$19,492	$1,028	$29,717	$0	$0	$69,394	$233,134
2001	$0	$33,776	$41,937	$19,954	$10,096	$6,095	$268,090
2001	$20,798	$655	$36,748	$0	$0	$98,031	$268,090
2002	$3,549	$32,444	$34,063	$20,432	$12,957	$3,782	$268,834
2002	$22,162	$1,885	$33,515	$0	$0	$104,045	$268,834
2003	$3,592	$66,193	$21,083	$19,767	$12,142	$4,044	$253,831
2003	$22,406	$1,786	$29,878	$0	$0	$72,940	$253,831
2004	$3,729	$68,510	$22,807	$20,959	$13,109	$12,415	$299,936
2004	$23,819	$1,680	$33,104	$0	$0	$99,804	$299,936
2005	$3,798	$74,122	$18,699	$22,301	$12,785	$11,809	$285,249
2005	$26,617	$1,773	$11,773	$0	$0	$101,572	$285,249
2006	$4,939	$56,473	$11,678	$25,011	$19,169	$4,799	$288,699
2006	$25,947	$4,993	$11,275	$7,549	$0	$116,866	$288,699

Charleston County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,670

Charleston County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Charleston County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	40,329	13.01%
10-19 Years	44,256	14.28%
20-29 Years	50,309	16.23%
30-39 Years	46,464	14.99%
40-49 Years	45,442	14.66%
50-59 Years	34,435	11.11%
60-69 Years	22,349	7.21%
70-79 Years	17,564	5.67%
80-89 Years	7,548	2.44%
90+ Years	1,273	0.41%

Charleston County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	149,787	48.32%
Female	160,182	51.68%

Charleston County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	188,542	60.83%
African-American	106,337	34.31%
Hispanic/Latino	7,434	2.40%
Asian	3,410	1.10%
Multiracial	3,053	0.98%
Amerindian	712	0.23%
Other Race	339	0.11%
Pacific Islander	142	0.05%

Charleston County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	63,820	17.32%
2.	German	63,652	17.28%
3.	Irish	53,972	14.65%
4.	United States Or American	46,876	12.72%
5.	Italian	18,782	5.10%
6.	Scotch Irish	17,613	4.78%
7.	French Non-Basque	17,306	4.70%
8.	Scottish	16,726	4.54%
9.	Polish	8,330	2.26%
10.	Dutch	6,510	1.77%

Charleston County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	543,559	93.61%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	18,242	3.14%
3.	French	5,196	0.89%
4.	German	2,803	0.48%
5.	Chinese	1,224	0.21%
6.	Tagalog	1,224	0.21%
7.	Italian	1,052	0.18%
8.	Russian	812	0.14%
9.	Arabic	630	0.11%
10.	Greek	606	0.10%

Charleston County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	598,610	96.42%
Naturalized immigrant	8,388	1.35%
Not a citizen	13,862	2.23%

Charleston County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charleston County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adams Run	Isle Of Palms	North Charleston
Awendaw	James Island	Ravenel
Bear Swamp	Johns Island	Rockville
Charleston	Kiawah Island	Seabrook Island
Charleston Afb	Ladson	Sullivan's Island
Edisto Island	Lincolnville	Summerville
Folly Beach	Mc Clellanville	Wadmalaw Island
Goose Creek	Meggett
Hollywood	Mount Pleasant

Charleston County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

29401	29416	29451
29402	29417	29455
29403	29418	29457
29404	29419	29458
29405	29422	29464
29406	29423	29465
29407	29424	29466
29409	29425	29470
29412	29426	29482
29413	29429	29487
29414	29439
29415	29449

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Charleston (113,031)	Mc Clellanville (3,941)	Rockville (137)
North Charleston (79,641)	Wadmalaw Island (2,474)	Summerville
Mount Pleasant (53,015)	Folly Beach (2,116)	Charleston Afb
James Island (19,014)	Sullivan's Island (1,911)	Edisto Island
Johns Island (8,551)	Seabrook Island (1,250)	Goose Creek
Ravenel (7,531)	Meggett (1,230)	Ladson
Isle Of Palms (4,583)	Awendaw (1,195)	Adams Run
Bear Swamp (4,447)	Kiawah Island (1,163)
Hollywood (3,946)	Lincolnville (904)