| People QuickFacts | Dorchester County | South Carolina |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
104,168 |
4,147,152 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
8.1% |
3.4% |
| Population, 2000 |
96,413 |
4,012,012 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
16.1% |
15.1% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.2% |
76.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.4% |
20.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
28.0 |
24.3 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
39,031 |
1,825,531 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.0% |
72.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.9% |
15.8% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$104,600 |
$94,900 |
| Households, 2000 |
34,709 |
1,533,854 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.72 |
2.53 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$43,316 |
$37,082 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,840 |
$18,795 |
| Business QuickFacts | Dorchester County | South Carolina |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
1,820 |
97,030 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
23,045 |
1,596,385 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
-0.3% |
-0.3% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
4,970 |
206,770 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
738,315 |
70,797,020 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
516,925 |
33,634,264 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,976 |
$8,874 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
1,186 |
34,104 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
419,403 |
26,103,200 |