Charleston County vs. Colleton County

	Charleston County (SC)	Colleton County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	405,905	37,660
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.9%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	350,150	38,893
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	350,209	38,892
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.9%
White alone, percent	69.2%	59.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.8%	37.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.9%	57.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	28,834	2,735
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.9%	2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	191,891	20,101
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.1%	75.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$295,600	$85,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,701	$1,127
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$524	$304
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,147	$716
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.3%	7.5%
Building permits, 2018	3,969	58
Households, 2014-2018	156,482	15,145
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.1%	92.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.7%	76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.5%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.8%	15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	57.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,639,955	65,596
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,338,172	158,516
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,668,149	137,785
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,875,447	107,222
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,707,726	408,338
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,369	$10,703
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.8	31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,028	$36,276
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,801	$21,003
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,908	751
Total employment, 2017	206,599	8,075
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,301,689	256,929
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	39,830	3,069
All firms, 2012	40,742	3,455
Men-owned firms, 2012	21,522	1,866
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,464	1,345
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,135	1,001
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	31,968	2,353
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,592	457
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	33,678	2,873
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.9%	20.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	382.3	36.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	916.09	1,056.49

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charleston county (SC) and Colleton county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.