Dorchester County vs. Charleston County

	Dorchester County (SC)	Charleston County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	160,647	405,905
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.0%	15.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	136,173	350,150
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	136,555	350,209
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	68.5%	69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	25.8%	26.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.0%	64.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,851	28,834
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	61,647	191,891
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.4%	61.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$186,300	$295,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,448	$1,701
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$443	$524
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,069	$1,147
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.7%	29.3%
Building permits, 2018	696	3,969
Households, 2014-2018	54,549	156,482
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	84.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.4%	90.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.8%	76.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.9%	42.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	61.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	132,411	1,639,955
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	271,019	4,338,172
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,026,405	5,668,149
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	215,300	2,875,447
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	973,162	6,707,726
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,829	$18,369
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.0	23.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,698	$61,028
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,704	$37,801
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,361	13,908
Total employment, 2017	30,217	206,599
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,113,202	9,301,689
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	13.0%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,519	39,830
All firms, 2012	9,713	40,742
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,220	21,522
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,613	14,464
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,535	7,135
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,923	31,968
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,353	4,592
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,874	33,678
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.6%	9.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	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	2.0%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.6%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	238.2	382.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	573.23	916.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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