Dorchester County, South Carolina demographics
Population: 160,180
Median age: 37.8
Median household income: 68,046
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Dorchester County, South Carolina.
Population
2021 | 160,180 |
2020 | 161,309 |
2019 | 158,299 |
2018 | 155,474 |
2017 | 151,716 |
2016 | 148,517 |
2015 | 145,715 |
2014 | 142,772 |
2013 | 139,802 |
2012 | 136,836 |
2011 | 133,796 |
2010 | 129,618 |
2009 | 122,442 |
Dorchester County, SC cities
Harleyville town - 883
Lincolnville town - 850
North Charleston city - 114,542
Reevesville town - 317
Ridgeville town - 1,592
St. George town - 2,185
Summerville town - 50,318
Census data for Dorchester County, South Carolina
Demographic and housing estimates in Dorchester County, South Carolina
Total population | 160,180 |
Male | 78,394 |
Female | 81,786 |
Total population | 160,180 |
Under 5 years | 9,322 |
5 to 9 years | 11,312 |
10 to 14 years | 11,557 |
15 to 19 years | 10,717 |
20 to 24 years | 8,912 |
25 to 34 years | 21,667 |
35 to 44 years | 21,998 |
45 to 54 years | 21,603 |
55 to 59 years | 10,372 |
60 to 64 years | 10,221 |
65 to 74 years | 14,409 |
75 to 84 years | 6,015 |
85 years and over | 2,075 |
Median age (years) | 37.8 |
Under 18 years | 39,223 |
16 years and over | 126,140 |
18 years and over | 120,957 |
21 years and over | 115,648 |
62 years and over | 28,676 |
65 years and over | 22,499 |
Total population | 160,180 |
One race | 152,833 |
White | 104,774 |
Black or African American | 39,796 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 420 |
Asian | 3,134 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 988 |
Some other race | 3,721 |
Two or more races | 7,347 |
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 116,259 |
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 56,019 |
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 60,240 |
Social characteristics in Dorchester County, South Carolina
Total households | 58,282 |
Family households (families) | 31,361 |
Married-couple family | 3,157 |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,635 |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,723 |
Nonfamily households | 15,129 |
Average household size | 15,291 |
Average family size | 2.72 |
Economic characteristics in Dorchester County, South Carolina
Total households | 58,282 |
Less than $10,000 | 2,507 |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,977 |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 4,313 |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 4,510 |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 7,442 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 10,902 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,096 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 10,555 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,032 |
$200,000 or more | 2,948 |
Median household income (dollars) | 68,046 |
Housing characteristics in Dorchester County, South Carolina
Total housing units | 63,884 |
Occupied housing units | 58,282 |
Vacant housing units | 5,602 |
Total housing units | 63,884 |
1-unit, detached | 42,570 |
1-unit, attached | 2,626 |
2 units | 1,077 |
3 or 4 units | 1,937 |
5 to 9 units | 3,277 |
10 to 19 units | 2,273 |
20 or more units | 2,023 |
Mobile home | 8,002 |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 99 |
Total housing units | 63,884 |
Built 2014 or later | 120 |
Built 2010 to 2013 | 9,438 |
Built 2000 to 2009 | 18,353 |
Built 1990 to 1999 | 10,302 |
Built 1980 to 1989 | 10,817 |
Built 1970 to 1979 | 8,984 |
Built 1960 to 1969 | 3,053 |
Built 1950 to 1959 | 1,331 |
Built 1940 to 1949 | 685 |
Built 1939 or earlier | 801 |
Total housing units | 63,884 |
1 room | 531 |
2 rooms | 619 |
3 rooms | 3,601 |
4 rooms | 7,881 |
5 rooms | 13,309 |
6 rooms | 11,946 |
7 rooms | 8,641 |
8 rooms | 7,764 |
9 rooms or more | 9,592 |
Median rooms | 6.0 |
Total housing units | 63,884 |
No bedroom | 603 |
1 bedroom | 2,927 |
2 bedrooms | 11,953 |
3 bedrooms | 30,147 |
4 bedrooms | 14,681 |
5 or more bedrooms | 3,573 |
Occupied housing units | 58,282 |
Owner-occupied | 42,726 |
Renter-occupied | 15,556 |
Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.75 |
Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.65 |
Occupied housing units | 58,282 |
Moved in 2017 or later | 5,704 |
Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 18,474 |
Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 10,316 |
Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 13,568 |
Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 5,167 |
Moved in 1989 and earlier | 5,053 |
Owner-occupied units | 42,726 |
Less than $50,000 | 2,924 |
$50,000 to $99,999 | 2,281 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 4,392 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 7,324 |
$200,000 to $299,999 | 13,954 |
$300,000 to $499,999 | 9,672 |
$500,000 to $999,999 | 1,878 |
$1,000,000 or more | 301 |
Median (dollars) | 228,700 |
Owner-occupied units | 42,726 |
Housing units with a mortgage | 29,335 |
Housing units without a mortgage | 13,391 |
Occupied units paying rent | 15,070 |
Less than $500 | 814 |
$500 to $999 | 3,490 |
$1,000 to $1,499 | 7,721 |
$1,500 to $1,999 | 2,254 |
$2,000 to $2,499 | 603 |
$2,500 to $2,999 | 131 |
$3,000 or more | 57 |
Median (dollars) | 1,187 |
No rent paid | 486 |
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