Berkeley County, South Carolina Demographics

Berkeley County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Asian

Berkeley County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Two or More

Berkeley County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Berkeley County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Berkeley County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Berkeley County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Berkeley County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Foreign born residents

Berkeley County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Berkeley County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Berkeley County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	189,781	8th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,098.9	3rd	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	161.8	13th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	2nd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.6%	6th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.2%	44th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.0%	7th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.2%	18th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	69.0%	18th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	25.2%	33rd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	8th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.4%	2nd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	2nd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	8th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.1%	18th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	50.0%	38th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.1%	6th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	75,194	10th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.0%	12th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	62,447	11th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.2%	34th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$150,600	7th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.7	5th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	955	7th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$23,109	12th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$51,093	5th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.9%	42nd	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Berkeley County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,607	12th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	37,558	12th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	12,070	10th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,552,266	12th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,497	24th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$161,164	12th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732