Berkeley County

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A total of 215k people lived in Berkeley County, South Carolina in 2019, with a median age of 36.1 and a median family income of $63,309. Berkeley County, South Carolina saw a 2.86 percent rise in population between 2018 and 2019—from 209 065 to 21 5044—and a 5.52 percent gain in its median household income—from $59 995 to $6 309.

White (Non-Hispanic) (63.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (23.8%), White (Hispanic) (3.07%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.04%), and Other (Hispanic) make up Berkeley County, South Carolina's top 5 ethnic groups (2.82 percent ). In Berkeley County, South Carolina, there are no households whose the primary language is something other than English.

Berkeley County, South Carolina, has 97 percent citizens.

The Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek is the largest university in Berkeley County, South Carolina (109 degrees awarded in 2020).

In Berkeley County, South Carolina, the typical home value was $185,500 and the homeownership rate was 71.9 percent in 2019. The majority of persons in Berkeley County, South Carolina commuted by themselves by car, taking an average of 27 minutes. In Berkeley County, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per family.

Berkeley County, South Carolina shares borders with Williamsburg County, Clarendon County, Dorchester County, Georgetown County, Orangeburg County, and Charleston County.

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DIVERSITY

There are 215k residents in Berkeley County, SC, of which 97 percent are citizens. 5.57 percent of Berkeley County, South Carolina citizens were born abroad as of 2019. (12k people).

Berkeley County, South Carolina has 137k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 6.59k individuals and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 51.3k.

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Population Born Abroad

5.57 percent of Berkeley County, South Carolina's (12k people) residents were born abroad as of 2019, which is less than the country's average of 13.7 percent. In Berkeley County, South Carolina, there were 5.41 percent foreign-born residents in 2018, an increasing trend.

By Nativity, Age

In Berkeley County, South Carolina, the average age of the population was 36.1 in 2019. With a median age of 36, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 43. However, the population of Berkeley County, South Carolina, is aging. The average age of all residents of Berkeley County, South Carolina, in 2018 was 36.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 64,736 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2019, followed by India with 14,943 and Honduras with 11,181 foreign-born individuals.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in Berkeley County, South Carolina as of 2019 was 97 percent, greater than the 93.4 percent national average. Berkeley County, South Carolina had 97.1 percent US citizens as of 2018, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

Veterans Berkeley County, South Carolina has a significant military presence from the Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times more than from any other combat.

ECONOMY

Berkeley County, South Carolina's median household income is $63,309. Census Tract 204.03 in Berkeley County, South Carolina had the highest median household income in 2019 with a value of $122,297, followed by Census Tracts 207.21 and 208.12, with values of $103,194 and $98,429, respectively.

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $43,921. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.461, which is less than the country as a whole.

Berkeley County, South Carolina's economy employs 100,000 people. Manufacturing (12,195 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11,473 people), and Retail Trade (11,110 people) are Berkeley County, South Carolina's largest industries. Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,261), Utilities ($58,947), and Manufacturing ($52,880) are Berkeley County's highest paying industries.