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North Charleston, SC real estate and demographic information

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North Charleston zip codes29405, 29418, 29404, 29420, 29456, 29403, 29406

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POPULATION
79,442

North Charleston, SC Information

NORTH CHARLESTON INFORMATION DETAILS
POPULATION 79,442
NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS 33,649
NORTH CHARLESTON HOME OWNERSHIP
% OWNER OCCUPIED 40.88%
% RENTER OCCUPIED 47.52%
% VACANT 11.60%
TYPE OF NORTH CHARLESTON HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED 45.52%
ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES 6.51%
SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS 12.43%
COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS 19.08%
MOBILE HOMES 16.39%
OTHER 0.07%
SIZE OF NORTH CHARLESTON HOMES
NO BEDROOM 1.65%
1 BEDROOM 12.95%
2 BEDROOMS 37.91%
3 BEDROOMS 40.05%
4 BEDROOMS 6.79%
5 OR MORE BEDROOMS 0.65%
AGE OF HOMES
NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) 7.28%
ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) 48.07%
WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) 41.21%
HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) 3.44%


NORTH CHARLESTON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DETAILS
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $137,202
MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE $742
HOME VALUE RANGE
$0-$107,000 33.88%
$107,001-$213,000 49.23%
$213,001-$425,000 13.40%
$425,001-$638,000 1.56%
$638,001-$851,000 0.93%
$851,001-$1,063,000 0.61%
$1,063,001-$1,595,000 0.23%
$1,595,001-$2,127,000 0.00%
> $2,127,000 0.16%


PEOPLE OF North Charleston DETAILS
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
UNDER 5 YEARS 8.22%
5 TO 17 19.58%
18 TO 24 13.20%
25 TO 34 16.89%
35 TO 54 26.37%
55 TO 64 6.80%
65 YEARS AND OVER 8.95%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 72.77%
COLLEGE GRADUATES 13.81%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $29,307
PER CAPITA INCOME $14,361
INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 23.17%
INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN Retail (14.42%), Healthcare (11.22%), Accomodation (10.71%), Manufacturing (9.54%), Construction (8.75%), Public Service (6.87%), Education (6.63%), Transportation (5.73%), Administration (5.68%), Other (5.49%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.21%), Wholesale (2.99%), Finance (2.28%), Information Technology (2.14%)
ATTENDING COLLEGE 5.96%
RACIAL MAKEUP
WHITE 45.31%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 49.03%
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 0.30%
ASIAN 1.64%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.05%
SOME OTHER RACE ALONE 1.67%
TWO OR MORE RACES 2.00%
HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) 4.19%
ETHNICITIES PRESENT Other Groups (48.75%), Unclassified (22.58%), United States or American (6.74%), German (5.08%), English (3.97%), Irish (3.54%)
FOREIGN BORN 4.49%
LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (84.45%) , Spanish (4.13%)
About North Charleston

North Charleston is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 79,442 people and 23 constituent neighborhoods, North Charleston is the third largest community in South Carolina.

North Charleston is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Charleston is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Charleston who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.23%), sales jobs (12.16%), and food service (6.57%).

North Charleston is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around North Charleston, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of North Charleston are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

A lot of people in North Charleston take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in North Charleston, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

North Charleston Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of North Charleston rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.81% of adults 25 and older in North Charleston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in North Charleston in 2000 was $14,361, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,444 for a family of four.

North Charleston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Charleston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Charleston is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in North Charleston include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in North Charleston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

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