Colleton County vs. Charleston County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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