North Charleston, SC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	79,641	100.0

Male	39,435	49.5
Female	40,206	50.5

Under 5 years	6,404	8.0
5 to 9 years	6,475	8.1
10 to 14 years	6,030	7.6
15 to 19 years	6,136	7.7
20 to 24 years	7,822	9.8
25 to 34 years	13,374	16.8
35 to 44 years	12,129	15.2
45 to 54 years	8,650	10.9
55 to 59 years	3,000	3.8
60 to 64 years	2,416	3.0
65 to 74 years	4,004	5.0
75 to 84 years	2,492	3.1
85 years and over	709	0.9

Median age (years)	29.9	(X)

18 years and over	57,445	72.1
Male	28,062	35.2
Female	29,383	36.9
21 years and over	53,015	66.6
62 years and over	8,632	10.8
65 years and over	7,205	9.0
Male	2,822	3.5
Female	4,383	5.5

RACE
One race	78,103	98.1
White	35,651	44.8
Black or African American	39,348	49.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	349	0.4
Asian	1,263	1.6
Asian Indian	103	0.1
Chinese	192	0.2
Filipino	551	0.7
Japanese	59	0.1
Korean	71	0.1
Vietnamese	190	0.2
Other Asian ¹	97	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	75	0.1
Native Hawaiian	11	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	25	0.0
Samoan	18	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	21	0.0
Some other race	1,417	1.8
Two or more races	1,538	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	36,765	46.2
Black or African American	40,093	50.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	767	1.0
Asian	1,658	2.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	157	0.2
Some other race	1,860	2.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	79,641	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,163	4.0
Mexican	1,882	2.4
Puerto Rican	468	0.6
Cuban	68	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	745	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	76,478	96.0
White alone	34,443	43.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	79,641	100.0
In households	74,683	93.8
Householder	29,783	37.4
Spouse	10,722	13.5
Child	23,968	30.1
Own child under 18 years	19,001	23.9
Other relatives	5,233	6.6
Under 18 years	2,629	3.3
Nonrelatives	4,977	6.2
Unmarried partner	2,032	2.6
In group quarters	4,958	6.2
Institutionalized population	2,282	2.9
Noninstitutionalized population	2,676	3.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	29,783	100.0
Family households (families)	18,980	63.7
With own children under 18 years	10,233	34.4
Married-couple family	10,722	36.0
With own children under 18 years	4,936	16.6
Female householder, no husband present	6,792	22.8
With own children under 18 years	4,571	15.3
Nonfamily households	10,803	36.3
Householder living alone	8,508	28.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,951	6.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	11,642	39.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,020	16.9

Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	33,631	100.0
Occupied housing units	29,783	88.6
Vacant housing units	3,848	11.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	108	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	29,783	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,821	46.4
Renter-occupied housing units	15,962	53.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.50	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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