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Charleston Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 549,033
Land Area (2000): 6,710.540 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,481.255 square kilometers

Charleston Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2002	562,057	2004	578,649	2006	604,149
2003	568,142	2005	591,358	2007	616,999

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	864,260	78.52%
Rural, Farm	7,851	0.71%
Rural, Non-farm	228,572	20.77%

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Charleston Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	234,062	227,152	6,910	2.95%	29
1991	242,804	232,751	10,052	4.14%	41
1992	246,849	232,699	14,151	5.73%	57
1993	247,402	232,079	15,323	6.19%	62
1994	245,943	231,439	14,505	5.90%	59
1995	243,914	231,446	12,467	5.11%	51
1996	246,889	234,109	12,780	5.18%	52
1997	253,513	243,441	10,072	3.97%	40
1998	260,516	253,238	7,278	2.79%	28
1999	269,293	260,886	8,407	3.12%	31
2000	266,122	257,713	8,410	3.16%	32
2001	260,719	249,809	10,910	4.18%	42
2002	268,344	256,189	12,155	4.53%	45
2003	278,825	264,212	14,613	5.24%	52
2004	288,508	273,061	15,446	5.35%	54
2005	296,690	280,730	15,960	5.38%	54
2006	304,527	289,018	15,509	5.09%	51
2007	313,324	298,998	14,326	4.57%	46
2008	316,591	300,060	16,531	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	227,386	219,324	8,062	3.55%	35
Feb 1990	227,558	220,213	7,345	3.23%	32
Mar 1990	229,658	223,779	5,879	2.56%	26
Apr 1990	232,158	226,012	6,146	2.65%	26
May 1990	235,326	229,121	6,205	2.64%	26
Jun 1990	239,512	232,003	7,509	3.14%	31
Jul 1990	241,892	235,120	6,772	2.80%	28
Aug 1990	238,573	231,073	7,500	3.14%	31
Sep 1990	233,442	226,464	6,978	2.99%	30
Oct 1990	234,897	228,058	6,839	2.91%	29
Nov 1990	234,728	227,972	6,756	2.88%	29
Dec 1990	233,615	226,682	6,933	2.97%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	233,935	225,758	8,177	3.50%	35
Feb 1991	235,792	226,784	9,008	3.82%	38
Mar 1991	237,914	229,988	7,926	3.33%	33
Apr 1991	239,204	231,397	7,807	3.26%	33
May 1991	242,867	234,328	8,539	3.52%	35
Jun 1991	248,056	237,451	10,605	4.28%	43
Jul 1991	252,211	241,813	10,398	4.12%	41
Aug 1991	249,762	238,469	11,293	4.52%	45
Sep 1991	243,084	231,992	11,092	4.56%	46
Oct 1991	244,556	232,810	11,746	4.80%	48
Nov 1991	243,921	232,057	11,864	4.86%	49
Dec 1991	242,340	230,170	12,170	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	240,558	226,638	13,920	5.79%	58
Feb 1992	241,788	227,388	14,400	5.96%	60
Mar 1992	242,411	228,989	13,422	5.54%	55
Apr 1992	245,300	231,641	13,659	5.57%	56
May 1992	247,850	234,028	13,822	5.58%	56
Jun 1992	251,193	235,267	15,926	6.34%	63
Jul 1992	254,698	238,904	15,794	6.20%	62
Aug 1992	251,555	236,365	15,190	6.04%	60
Sep 1992	245,804	231,707	14,097	5.74%	57
Oct 1992	247,007	233,429	13,578	5.50%	55
Nov 1992	247,441	234,355	13,086	5.29%	53
Dec 1992	246,587	233,675	12,912	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	243,002	227,867	15,135	6.23%	62
Feb 1993	244,709	228,382	16,327	6.67%	67
Mar 1993	246,055	230,874	15,181	6.17%	62
Apr 1993	248,317	232,838	15,479	6.23%	62
May 1993	251,161	235,901	15,260	6.08%	61
Jun 1993	253,811	235,885	17,926	7.06%	71
Jul 1993	253,919	236,990	16,929	6.67%	67
Aug 1993	252,361	236,069	16,292	6.46%	65
Sep 1993	243,034	228,079	14,955	6.15%	62
Oct 1993	245,233	230,731	14,502	5.91%	59
Nov 1993	244,322	231,111	13,211	5.41%	54
Dec 1993	242,894	230,215	12,679	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	245,966	230,500	15,466	6.29%	63
Feb 1994	246,370	230,334	16,036	6.51%	65
Mar 1994	246,547	231,123	15,424	6.26%	63
Apr 1994	247,435	232,167	15,268	6.17%	62
May 1994	247,896	233,610	14,286	5.76%	58
Jun 1994	250,473	234,360	16,113	6.43%	64
Jul 1994	248,162	232,809	15,353	6.19%	62
Aug 1994	247,910	232,693	15,217	6.14%	61
Sep 1994	242,943	228,391	14,552	5.99%	60
Oct 1994	244,488	231,006	13,482	5.51%	55
Nov 1994	242,985	230,640	12,345	5.08%	51
Dec 1994	240,146	229,634	10,512	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	240,162	227,496	12,666	5.27%	53
Feb 1995	240,411	227,470	12,941	5.38%	54
Mar 1995	241,529	229,701	11,828	4.90%	49
Apr 1995	243,826	231,337	12,489	5.12%	51
May 1995	246,003	233,895	12,108	4.92%	49
Jun 1995	248,021	234,375	13,646	5.50%	55
Jul 1995	250,277	237,069	13,208	5.28%	53
Aug 1995	247,632	234,333	13,299	5.37%	54
Sep 1995	243,004	229,856	13,148	5.41%	54
Oct 1995	243,799	231,385	12,414	5.09%	51
Nov 1995	241,746	230,417	11,329	4.69%	47
Dec 1995	240,553	230,021	10,532	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	238,863	227,066	11,797	4.94%	49
Feb 1996	240,197	228,347	11,850	4.93%	49
Mar 1996	242,158	230,893	11,265	4.65%	47
Apr 1996	244,043	231,947	12,096	4.96%	50
May 1996	247,895	234,814	13,081	5.28%	53
Jun 1996	252,686	238,076	14,610	5.78%	58
Jul 1996	252,829	238,235	14,594	5.77%	58
Aug 1996	250,703	236,753	13,950	5.56%	56
Sep 1996	246,670	233,228	13,442	5.45%	54
Oct 1996	250,076	236,825	13,251	5.30%	53
Nov 1996	249,721	237,485	12,236	4.90%	49
Dec 1996	246,823	235,636	11,187	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	246,856	233,609	13,247	5.37%	54
Feb 1997	247,186	234,498	12,688	5.13%	51
Mar 1997	249,574	238,350	11,224	4.50%	45
Apr 1997	250,732	240,268	10,464	4.17%	42
May 1997	255,260	244,800	10,460	4.10%	41
Jun 1997	259,747	246,826	12,921	4.97%	50
Jul 1997	260,952	250,517	10,435	4.00%	40
Aug 1997	258,294	247,614	10,680	4.13%	41
Sep 1997	252,616	243,766	8,850	3.50%	35
Oct 1997	254,601	247,241	7,360	2.89%	29
Nov 1997	253,856	247,395	6,461	2.55%	25
Dec 1997	252,482	246,404	6,078	2.41%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	251,262	243,607	7,655	3.05%	30
Feb 1998	252,557	245,559	6,998	2.77%	28
Mar 1998	254,681	248,890	5,791	2.27%	23
Apr 1998	256,857	251,114	5,743	2.24%	22
May 1998	261,704	255,123	6,581	2.51%	25
Jun 1998	265,303	256,545	8,758	3.30%	33
Jul 1998	269,260	259,941	9,319	3.46%	35
Aug 1998	265,105	257,072	8,033	3.03%	30
Sep 1998	262,119	254,243	7,876	3.00%	30
Oct 1998	262,668	254,967	7,701	2.93%	29
Nov 1998	262,436	255,662	6,774	2.58%	26
Dec 1998	262,240	256,138	6,102	2.33%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	261,612	253,666	7,946	3.04%	30
Feb 1999	262,972	254,372	8,600	3.27%	33
Mar 1999	264,172	257,387	6,785	2.57%	26
Apr 1999	268,099	260,738	7,361	2.75%	27
May 1999	272,447	264,527	7,920	2.91%	29
Jun 1999	274,483	264,944	9,539	3.48%	35
Jul 1999	276,842	266,938	9,904	3.58%	36
Aug 1999	274,178	264,322	9,856	3.59%	36
Sep 1999	268,497	259,257	9,240	3.44%	34
Oct 1999	270,286	261,865	8,421	3.12%	31
Nov 1999	269,428	261,189	8,239	3.06%	31
Dec 1999	268,501	261,428	7,073	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	265,123	255,632	9,491	3.58%	36
Feb 2000	264,234	254,939	9,295	3.52%	35
Mar 2000	264,541	257,132	7,409	2.80%	28
Apr 2000	265,145	258,323	6,822	2.57%	26
May 2000	268,037	259,562	8,475	3.16%	32
Jun 2000	273,206	263,169	10,037	3.67%	37
Jul 2000	270,346	260,752	9,594	3.55%	35
Aug 2000	266,146	256,536	9,610	3.61%	36
Sep 2000	261,680	253,309	8,371	3.20%	32
Oct 2000	264,461	257,360	7,101	2.69%	27
Nov 2000	264,161	257,274	6,887	2.61%	26
Dec 2000	266,389	258,566	7,823	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	264,801	255,232	9,569	3.61%	36
Feb 2001	265,626	255,701	9,925	3.74%	37
Mar 2001	268,021	258,819	9,202	3.43%	34
Apr 2001	255,109	245,575	9,534	3.74%	37
May 2001	256,434	246,692	9,742	3.80%	38
Jun 2001	260,816	248,091	12,725	4.88%	49
Jul 2001	265,683	253,324	12,359	4.65%	47
Aug 2001	258,859	246,396	12,463	4.81%	48
Sep 2001	258,142	246,324	11,818	4.58%	46
Oct 2001	259,702	248,164	11,538	4.44%	44
Nov 2001	257,516	246,775	10,741	4.17%	42
Dec 2001	257,918	246,614	11,304	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	259,247	247,268	11,979	4.62%	46
Feb 2002	263,376	250,701	12,675	4.81%	48
Mar 2002	263,995	252,572	11,423	4.33%	43
Apr 2002	264,825	253,567	11,258	4.25%	43
May 2002	268,098	256,675	11,423	4.26%	43
Jun 2002	270,711	256,977	13,734	5.07%	51
Jul 2002	277,128	264,299	12,829	4.63%	46
Aug 2002	272,684	260,216	12,468	4.57%	46
Sep 2002	271,084	259,634	11,450	4.22%	42
Oct 2002	271,060	259,384	11,676	4.31%	43
Nov 2002	269,049	256,642	12,407	4.61%	46
Dec 2002	268,874	256,331	12,543	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	271,020	256,928	14,092	5.20%	52
Feb 2003	273,893	259,359	14,534	5.31%	53
Mar 2003	274,121	261,177	12,944	4.72%	47
Apr 2003	278,122	265,468	12,654	4.55%	45
May 2003	279,922	266,158	13,764	4.92%	49
Jun 2003	284,039	266,651	17,388	6.12%	61
Jul 2003	285,597	269,233	16,364	5.73%	57
Aug 2003	281,648	266,242	15,406	5.47%	55
Sep 2003	278,286	263,404	14,882	5.35%	53
Oct 2003	279,969	264,745	15,224	5.44%	54
Nov 2003	279,476	265,106	14,370	5.14%	51
Dec 2003	279,804	266,074	13,730	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	280,674	265,442	15,232	5.43%	54
Feb 2004	283,318	268,243	15,075	5.32%	53
Mar 2004	285,113	270,037	15,076	5.29%	53
Apr 2004	286,460	272,751	13,709	4.79%	48
May 2004	289,478	275,113	14,365	4.96%	50
Jun 2004	293,054	275,603	17,451	5.95%	60
Jul 2004	295,471	278,784	16,687	5.65%	56
Aug 2004	291,380	275,087	16,293	5.59%	56
Sep 2004	288,086	272,627	15,459	5.37%	54
Oct 2004	290,344	274,694	15,650	5.39%	54
Nov 2004	290,543	275,126	15,417	5.31%	53
Dec 2004	288,171	273,230	14,941	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	287,810	271,636	16,174	5.62%	56
Feb 2005	290,048	272,932	17,116	5.90%	59
Mar 2005	290,920	275,640	15,280	5.25%	53
Apr 2005	294,620	280,543	14,077	4.78%	48
May 2005	297,198	283,201	13,997	4.71%	47
Jun 2005	300,312	283,434	16,878	5.62%	56
Jul 2005	304,088	287,689	16,399	5.39%	54
Aug 2005	300,917	283,946	16,971	5.64%	56
Sep 2005	298,504	281,410	17,094	5.73%	57
Oct 2005	300,548	283,681	16,867	5.61%	56
Nov 2005	298,951	282,949	16,002	5.35%	54
Dec 2005	296,368	281,702	14,666	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	294,868	279,799	15,069	5.11%	51
Feb 2006	297,925	281,670	16,255	5.46%	55
Mar 2006	298,771	283,773	14,998	5.02%	50
Apr 2006	303,086	288,536	14,550	4.80%	48
May 2006	304,312	290,219	14,093	4.63%	46
Jun 2006	307,232	290,095	17,137	5.58%	56
Jul 2006	310,348	293,791	16,557	5.33%	53
Aug 2006	307,410	290,169	17,241	5.61%	56
Sep 2006	305,532	289,444	16,088	5.27%	53
Oct 2006	308,871	293,278	15,593	5.05%	50
Nov 2006	308,272	293,428	14,844	4.82%	48
Dec 2006	307,693	294,016	13,677	4.45%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	308,422	293,583	14,839	4.81%	48
Feb 2007	308,616	293,929	14,687	4.76%	48
Mar 2007	310,365	297,280	13,085	4.22%	42
Apr 2007	312,118	300,049	12,069	3.87%	39
May 2007	313,904	302,083	11,821	3.77%	38
Jun 2007	318,975	304,154	14,821	4.65%	46
Jul 2007	322,106	306,809	15,297	4.75%	47
Aug 2007	315,563	300,332	15,231	4.83%	48
Sep 2007	313,249	298,126	15,123	4.83%	48
Oct 2007	312,820	297,778	15,042	4.81%	48
Nov 2007	312,490	298,078	14,412	4.61%	46
Dec 2007	311,261	295,777	15,484	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	311,086	295,678	15,408	4.95%	50
Feb 2008	309,859	295,517	14,342	4.63%	46
Mar 2008	311,841	298,036	13,805	4.43%	44
Apr 2008	313,120	299,694	13,426	4.29%	43
May 2008	318,025	302,747	15,278	4.80%	48
Jun 2008	322,899	305,582	17,317	5.36%	54
Jul 2008	327,203	307,730	19,473	5.95%	60
Aug 2008	320,355	299,696	20,659	6.45%	64
Sep 2008	314,929	295,861	19,068	6.05%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Charleston Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	40,110	15.63%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	18,072	7.04%
3.	Public Administration	17,320	6.75%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	13,754	5.36%
5.	Health Care	11,946	4.65%
6.	Educational Services	11,602	4.52%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	10,048	3.92%
8.	Truck Transportation	7,274	2.83%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	6,782	2.64%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	6,702	2.61%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,436	2.51%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5,948	2.32%
13.	Finance and Insurance	5,796	2.26%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	5,334	2.08%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	5,188	2.02%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,128	2.00%
17.	Other Transportation	4,968	1.94%
18.	Utilities	4,542	1.77%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	3,756	1.46%
20.	Chemical Manufacturing	3,562	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	40,584	16.97%
2.	Educational Services	30,610	12.80%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	22,618	9.46%
4.	Public Administration	12,956	5.42%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	12,296	5.14%
6.	Finance and Insurance	10,212	4.27%
7.	Social Assistance	7,760	3.25%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,560	3.16%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	6,778	2.83%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,482	2.71%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	6,464	2.70%
12.	Construction	5,268	2.20%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	5,160	2.16%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,090	1.71%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	3,190	1.33%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,164	1.32%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	2,892	1.21%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,452	1.03%
19.	Other Transportation	2,440	1.02%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	2,418	1.01%

Charleston Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	13,530	5.27%
2.	Other Management Occupations	12,208	4.76%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	11,958	4.66%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	11,520	4.49%
5.	Other Production Occupations	10,574	4.12%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	10,048	3.92%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	7,688	3.00%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	7,220	2.81%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	7,154	2.79%
10.	Other Construction Trades	6,768	2.64%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	6,546	2.55%
12.	Carpenters	6,496	2.53%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	6,144	2.39%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	6,072	2.37%
15.	Engineers	5,928	2.31%
16.	Top Executives	5,326	2.08%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	4,842	1.89%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,544	1.77%
19.	Construction Laborers	4,522	1.76%
20.	Computer Specialists	4,516	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	12,454	5.21%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	12,262	5.13%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	12,186	5.10%
4.	Registered Nurses	10,370	4.34%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	10,130	4.24%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9,510	3.98%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	9,194	3.84%
8.	Other Management Occupations	8,924	3.73%
9.	Cashiers	8,916	3.73%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,656	3.62%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	7,104	2.97%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	5,786	2.42%
13.	Other Production Occupations	5,730	2.40%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,532	2.31%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	5,504	2.30%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	4,970	2.08%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,664	1.95%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,664	1.95%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	4,630	1.94%
20.	Child Care Workers	4,434	1.85%

Charleston Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	484,032	57.03%
15-35 hours	90,696	10.69%
1-14 hours	22,813	2.69%
No regular hours	251,199	29.60%

Charleston Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	11,875	2.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM	10,561	2.12%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	18,550	3.73%
6 AM-6:29 AM	49,984	10.04%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	63,881	12.83%
7 AM-7:29 AM	79,466	15.96%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	72,179	14.50%
8 AM-8:29 AM	57,015	11.45%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	26,992	5.42%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	27,605	5.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	10,465	2.10%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,106	1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	29,630	5.95%
4 PM-11:59 PM	34,566	6.94%

Charleston Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	13,490	2.71%
5-9	49,182	9.88%
10-14	70,334	14.13%
15-19	82,107	16.49%
20-24	82,581	16.59%
25-29	32,370	6.50%
30-34	78,546	15.78%
35-39	13,210	2.65%
40-44	15,652	3.14%
45-59	34,319	6.89%
60-89	15,892	3.19%
At least 90	10,192	2.05%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,680	0.74%	326,384	65.56%
30-44	2,232	0.45%	105,176	21.12%
45-59	764	0.15%	33,555	6.74%
At least 60	1,497	0.30%	24,587	4.94%

Charleston Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,331	0.46%
Car / truck / van, carpool	66,259	13.01%
Car / truck / van, solo	397,580	78.08%
Motorcycle	794	0.16%
Other	5,130	1.01%
Public transportation	8,173	1.60%
Walked	17,608	3.46%
Worked at home	11,347	2.23%

Charleston Metro Area 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 Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 415,632 (1,060,186 people)
: 284,236 (873,880 people)
: 104,556
: 523,727
Charleston Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	45,679	10.97%
$10,000-$14,999	25,902	6.22%
$15,000-$19,999	27,445	6.59%
$20,000-$24,999	28,756	6.90%
$25,000-$29,999	28,846	6.93%
$30,000-$34,999	28,369	6.81%
$35,000-$39,999	25,658	6.16%
$40,000-$44,999	24,889	5.98%
$45,000-$49,999	21,059	5.06%
$50,000-$59,999	38,515	9.25%
$60,000-$74,999	43,023	10.33%
$75,000-$99,999	38,846	9.33%
$100,000-$124,999	17,988	4.32%
$125,000-$149,999	7,832	1.88%
$150,000-$199,999	6,232	1.50%
$200,000 or more	7,505	1.80%

Charleston Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	51,619	24.82%
Family, 2 people	57,876	27.83%
Nonfamily, 2 people	11,731	5.64%
Family, 3 people	35,521	17.08%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,221	1.07%
Family, 4 people	28,938	13.92%
Nonfamily, 4 people	706	0.34%
Family, 5 people	12,575	6.05%
Nonfamily, 5 people	179	0.09%
Family, 6 people	4,234	2.04%
Nonfamily, 6 people	52	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	2,261	1.09%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	44	0.02%

Charleston Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	340,445	30.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	122,541	11.09%
Public Assistance	9,217	0.83%
Retirement	83,830	7.58%
Self Employment	42,875	3.88%
Social Security	96,176	8.70%
Supplemental Security	18,917	1.71%
Wage / Salary	329,995	29.86%
Other	61,267	5.54%

Charleston Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	112,846	54.15%
With children under 18	95,557	45.85%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	33,658	8.04%
Married	236,739	56.57%
Never Married	137,209	32.78%
Widowed	10,912	2.61%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	46,417	10.41%
Married	237,738	53.32%
Never Married	117,726	26.40%
Widowed	43,970	9.86%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	45,094	5.51%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	110,339	13.49%
High school diploma or equivalent	225,292	27.55%
Some college, no degree	197,637	24.17%
Associate degree	52,675	6.44%
Bachelors degree	125,423	15.34%
Graduate or professional degree	61,252	7.49%

Charleston Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	10,594	1.93%	10,193	1.86%	20,787	3.79%
Kindergarten	13,362	2.43%	3,829	0.70%	17,191	3.13%
Grades 1-4	57,553	10.48%	8,634	1.57%	66,187	12.06%
Grades 5-8	61,216	11.15%	7,914	1.44%	69,130	12.59%
Grades 9-12	55,829	10.17%	7,723	1.41%	63,552	11.58%
Undergrad college	48,489	8.83%	12,900	2.35%	61,389	11.18%
Graduate or professional school	10,041	1.83%	2,790	0.51%	12,831	2.34%
Total	257,084	46.82%	53,983	9.83%	311,067	56.66%

Charleston Metro Area 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 Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Charleston Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	681	653
2002	588	573
2003	1,675	1,309
2004	1,909	1,365

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	915,362	85.95%
Below Poverty Level	149,586	14.05%

Charleston Metro Area 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 Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,979
Charleston Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2002	5.894	0.495	0.093	1.902	8.383	9.830	33.055	6.576	49.461
2003	5.759	0.503	0.092	1.788	8.142	9.373	29.338	4.962	43.672
2004	6.014	0.448	0.045	1.638	8.145	8.608	29.868	4.229	42.705
2005	5.866	0.492	0.068	2.011	8.437	9.020	29.857	5.066	43.943
2006	0.000	0.922	0.210	6.838	7.970	35.288	80.338	15.789	131.415
2007	5.517	0.451	0.110	2.165	8.243	8.366	27.981	4.596	40.943

Charleston Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2002	32,512

Charleston Metro Area 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 Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Charleston Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	76,048	13.85%
10-19 Years	84,668	15.42%
20-29 Years	82,614	15.05%
30-39 Years	85,209	15.52%
40-49 Years	82,095	14.95%
50-59 Years	61,032	11.12%
60-69 Years	37,788	6.88%
70-79 Years	26,662	4.86%
80-89 Years	11,053	2.01%
90+ Years	1,864	0.34%

Charleston Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	269,433	49.07%
Female	279,600	50.93%

Charleston Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	351,434	64.01%
African-American	168,143	30.63%
Hispanic/Latino	13,091	2.38%
Asian	7,123	1.30%
Multiracial	6,241	1.14%
Amerindian	2,091	0.38%
Other Race	607	0.11%
Pacific Islander	303	0.06%

Charleston Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	117,369	17.85%
2.	English	104,590	15.90%
3.	United States Or American	103,312	15.71%
4.	Irish	98,739	15.01%
5.	Italian	34,049	5.18%
6.	French Non-Basque	29,970	4.56%
7.	Scotch Irish	27,649	4.20%
8.	Scottish	26,812	4.08%
9.	Polish	14,466	2.20%
10.	Dutch	11,597	1.76%

Charleston Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	965,755	94.04%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	29,322	2.86%
3.	French	7,874	0.77%
4.	German	4,793	0.47%
5.	Tagalog	4,576	0.45%
6.	Chinese	2,208	0.21%
7.	Italian	1,528	0.15%
8.	Korean	1,042	0.10%
9.	Russian	988	0.10%
10.	Vietnamese	924	0.09%

Charleston Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,064,141	96.68%
Naturalized immigrant	15,929	1.45%
Not a citizen	20,613	1.87%

Charleston Metro Area 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 Metro Area 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 Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Berkeley County

Charleston County

Dorchester County

Charleston Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adams Run	Harleyville	Pineville
Awendaw	Hollywood	Pinopolis
Bear Swamp	Huger	Ravenel
Bethera	Isle Of Palms	Reevesville
Bonneau	James Island	Ridgeville
Charleston	Jamestown	Rockville
Charleston Afb	Johns Island	Russellville
Cordesville	Kiawah Island	Seabrook Island
Cross	Ladson	St. George
Dorchester	Lincolnville	St. Stephen
Edisto Island	Mc Clellanville	Sullivan's Island
Folly Beach	Meggett	Summerville
Goose Creek	Moncks Corner	Wadmalaw Island
Grover	Mount Pleasant	Wando
Hanahan	North Charleston

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Charleston (113,031)	Harleyville (5,503)	Kiawah Island (1,163)
North Charleston (79,641)	St. George (5,062)	Lincolnville (904)
Summerville (75,253)	Isle Of Palms (4,583)	Rockville (137)
Goose Creek (68,827)	Bear Swamp (4,447)	Jamestown (97)
Mount Pleasant (53,015)	Hollywood (3,946)	Dorchester
James Island (19,014)	Mc Clellanville (3,941)	Grover
Moncks Corner (17,620)	Cordesville (3,723)	Charleston Afb
Ladson (13,264)	Wando (3,508)	Pineville
Hanahan (12,937)	Reevesville (2,531)	Huger
Johns Island (8,551)	Wadmalaw Island (2,474)	Pinopolis
Bonneau (8,481)	Folly Beach (2,116)	Russellville
St. Stephen (7,665)	Sullivan's Island (1,911)	Bethera
Ravenel (7,531)	Seabrook Island (1,250)	Adams Run
Cross (7,291)	Meggett (1,230)	Edisto Island
Ridgeville (5,632)	Awendaw (1,195)