| People QuickFacts | Charleston County | South Carolina |
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| Population, 2000 |
96,650 |
4,012,012 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
6.7% |
15.1% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.7% |
76.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
37.5% |
20.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.1 |
24.3 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
44,563 |
1,753,670 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
51.1% |
72.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$139,700 |
$94,900 |
| Households, 2000 |
40,791 |
1,533,854 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.23 |
2.53 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$35,295 |
$37,082 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,414 |
$18,795 |
| Business QuickFacts | Charleston County | South Carolina |
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| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
602,932 |
70,797,020 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
455,550 |
34,179,799 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,351,186 |
33,634,264 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$15,810 |
$8,874 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) |
346,439 |
4,835,839 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 |
9,493 |
260,342 |