Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $652 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $384 (0.4%)
Area name: Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berkeley County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $864 a month.
Cities in this county include: Goose Creek
, Hanahan
, Moncks Corner
, Monarch Mill
, St. Stephen
, Bonneau
, Jamestown
, Cordesville
, Cross
, Wando
.
2005 air pollution in Berkeley County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Charleston County
, Clarendon County
, Dorchester County
, Georgetown County
, Orangeburg County
, Williamsburg County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Berkeley County: Bates
Store
(A),
Spring Hill Plantation
(B),
Spring Grove Plantation
(C),
Flag Plantation
(D),
South Pinckney Plantation
(E),
Lewisfield Plantation
(F),
Belle Isle Plantation
(G),
Limerick plantation
(H),
Rice Hope Plantation
(I),
Berefords Bounty
(J),
Herberta Siding
(K),
Oakland Club
(L),
Nonneau Ferry Plantation
(M),
Oakley Lookout
(N),
Gippy Plantation
(O),
Richmond Plantation
(P),
Glen Camp Plantation
(Q),
Hollion Hill Plantation
(R),
Cote Bas
(S),
Blessing Plantation
(T)
Churches in Berkeley County include: Providence
Church
(A),
Promised Land Church
(B),
Biggins Church
(C),
Black Creek Church
(D),
Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church
(E),
Hickory Hill Church
(F),
Poplar Hill Church
(G),
Pompion Hill Chapel
(H),
Pinopolis United Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Blaco
Creek Cemetery
(1),
Pompion Hill Chapel Cemetery
(2),
Blanton Cemetery
(3),
Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4),
Appii Cemetery
(5),
Apple Old Field Cemetery
(6),
Bluefield Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mattassee
Lake
(A),
Cordes Lake
(B),
Flanders Hole
(C),
Solomon Lake
(D),
Maham Lake
(E),
Couturier Lake
(F),
Guilliard Lake
(G),
Raccoon Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kutz
Creek
(A),
Lachicotte Creek
(B),
Pinckney Reserve Branch
(C),
Quarterman Branch
(D),
Persimmon Branch
(E),
Quimby Creek
(F),
Mingo Branch
(G),
Devils Lodge Branch
(H),
Mattassee Branch
(I)
Parks in Berkeley County include: Cypress
Gardens
(1),
Bushy Park
(2),
Huger Recreation Area
(3),
Pinopolis Historic District
(4)
Beach: White
Point Beach
(A).
Post offices: Shulerville
Post Office
(A),
Russellville Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.1% | | South
Carolina: | 5.8% |
Current college students: 6,897
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,443 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Berkeley
County: |
3.1% | | Whole
state: |
2.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 855
- 1990
to 1994: 687
- 1985
to 1989: 550
- 1980
to 1984: 355
- 1975
to 1979: 423
- 1970
to 1974: 487
- 1970
to 1974: 343
- 1965
to 1969: 743
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Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 32,634
- One,
attached: 1,860
- Two:
902
- 3
or 4: 1,325
- 5
to 9: 2,250
- 10
to 19: 1,362
- 20
or more: 711
- Mobile
homes: 13,562
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 111
Housing units in Berkeley County with a mortgage: 19,143 (3,142 second mortgage, 1,549 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,491 Agriculture
in Berkeley County
Average size of farms: 143 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $65241
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $3168.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67346
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.83%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45446
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.26%
Corn for grain: 2368 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 536 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 931 harvested acres
Vegetables: 56 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 129 acresBerkeley
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Carolina state average. It is 2.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 7 people and caused $5 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(28%)
- Mexico
(10%)
- Germany
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- Canada
(4%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Berkeley County:
|
- United
States or American (16%)
- German
(10%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(8%)
- Italian
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 51,883 (79%)
- Carpooled:
8,950 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 169 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 29 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 54 (0%)
- Railroad:
7 (0%)
- Taxi:
32 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
84 (0%)
- Bicycle:
175 (0%)
- Walked:
3,162 (5%)
- Other
means: 584 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 861 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Berkeley County, South Carolina
- 2738
people in military barracks, etc.
- 1153
people in state prisons
- 685
people in military disciplinary barracks
- 332
people in nursing homes
- 233
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 79
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 69
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 58
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 49
people in other group homes
- 23
people in religious group quarters
- 14
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,486.
12.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,488 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
12.84% | | South
Carolina average: |
8.00% |
0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($600 average AGI)
| Berkeley
County: |
0.22% | | South
Carolina average: |
0.15% |
6.79% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($19,569 average AGI)
5.83% relocated from other states ($18,319 average AGI)
| Berkeley
County: |
5.83% | | South
Carolina average: |
4.33% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Charleston County, SC
|
4.15% ($38,053 average AGI) |
| from
Dorchester County, SC
|
1.44% ($35,025) |
| from
Richland County, SC
|
0.15% ($38,940) |
| from
Orangeburg County, SC
|
0.13% ($28,527) |
| from
Virginia Beach city, VA
|
0.11% ($39,034) |
| from
Colleton County, SC
|
0.09% ($26,451) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.08% ($46,341) |
11.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,819 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.71% | | South
Carolina average: |
6.88% |
0.38% of residents moved to foreign countries ($961 average AGI)
| Berkeley
County: |
0.38% | | South
Carolina average: |
0.11% |
5.73% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($16,464 average AGI)
5.60% relocated to other states ($17,394 average AGI)
| Berkeley
County: |
5.60% | | South
Carolina average: |
3.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Charleston County, SC
|
3.04% ($32,650 average AGI) |
| to
Dorchester County, SC
|
1.56% ($36,994) |
| to
Saratoga County, NY
|
0.43% ($20,991) |
| to
Kitsap County, WA
|
0.21% ($41,646) |
| to
Virginia Beach city, VA
|
0.19% ($35,624) |
| to
New London County, CT
|
0.17% ($33,543) |
| to
Richland County, SC
|
0.16% ($25,954) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7
Births
per 1000 population in Berkeley County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Berkeley County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Berkeley County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,457 (10,303 aged, 3,154 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 137,197
- In
family households: 122,233 (28,359 male householders, 9,533 female householders)
28,973
spouses, 45,559 children (40,587 natural, 1,189 adopted, 3,783 stepchildren), 3,645 grandchildren, 820 brothers or sisters, 754 parents, 1,966 other relatives, 2,624 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 14,964 (6,108 male householders (4,682 living alone)), 5,868 female householders (5,030 living alone)), 2,988 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 5,454 (2,421 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 14,016 2-persons, 9,773 3-persons, 8,376 4-persons, 3,748 5-persons, 1,392 6-persons, 587 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,712 1-person, 1,797 2-persons, 313 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 29 5-persons.
25,402 married couples with children.
9,712 single-parent households (2,075 men, 7,637 women).
94.1% of residents of Berkeley County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $619,324,000 ($4138 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $97,325,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $339,518,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $97,158,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,650,000
Federal grants: $125,478,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,074,000 ($15,340,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $37,446,000 ($16,644,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,778,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $115,096,000
Federal Government insurance: $444,390,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,202
| Here: |
74 per 1000 residents | | State: |
69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,092
| Here: |
34 per 1000 residents | | State: | 46
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +721
| Here: |
+5 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,416
| Here: |
+16 per 1000 residents | | State: | +27
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Berkeley County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 65.46 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,682
- 1995
to 1998: 4,933
- 1990
to 1994: 6,834
- 1980
to 1989: 14,534
- 1970
to 1979: 14,314
- 1960
to 1969: 7,603
- 1950
to 1959: 2,673
- 1940
to 1949: 1,236
- 1939
or earlier: 908
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, South Carolina: |
- 1
room: 12
- 2
rooms: 347
- 3
rooms: 1,427
- 4
rooms: 3,023
- 5
rooms: 8,440
- 6
rooms: 9,857
- 7
rooms: 7,275
- 8
rooms: 4,136
- 9
or more rooms: 2,525
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, South Carolina: |
- 1
room: 167
- 2
rooms: 720
- 3
rooms: 1,647
- 4
rooms: 3,234
- 5
rooms: 3,784
- 6
rooms: 1,981
- 7
rooms: 902
- 8
rooms: 335
- 9
or more rooms: 110
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berkeley County:
|
- no
bedroom: 444
- 1
bedroom: 573
- 2
bedrooms: 5,259
- 3
bedrooms: 22,801
- 4
bedrooms: 6,753
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,212
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County:
|
- no
bedroom: 278
- 1
bedroom: 1,715
- 2
bedrooms: 5,146
- 3
bedrooms: 4,520
- 4
bedrooms: 1,165
- 5
or more bedrooms: 56
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,758
- 1
vehicle: 10,085
- 2
vehicles: 16,592
- 3
vehicles: 6,498
- 4
vehicles: 1,697
- 5
or more vehicles: 412
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,563
- 1
vehicle: 5,956
- 2
vehicles: 4,391
- 3
vehicles: 800
- 4
vehicles: 159
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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54% of Berkeley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in South Carolina.
| Berkeley
County: |
53.6% | | State
average: | 56.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 78883
- Northeast:
13926
- Midwest:
10572
- South:
26489
- West:
6235
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(78%)
- Utility
gas (11%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(82%)
- Utility
gas (11%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,591
| Here: |
8.3% | | South
Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 646
| Here: |
7.2% | | South
Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,172
| Here: |
19.4% | | South
Carolina: | 20.3% |
Berkeley
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $155,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,358,000
- Charges
- All Other: $8,929,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,092,000
Parks & Recreation: $400,000
- Construction
- Water Utilities: $14,217,000
General Public Buildings: $1,615,000
Regular Highways: $264,000
Air Transportation: $208,000
Health - Other: $141,000
Libraries: $19,000
- Current
Operations - Water Utilities: $9,806,000
Police Protection: $8,234,000
Central Staff Services: $6,327,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,318,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,817,000
Health Services - Other: $4,723,000
General - Other: $4,620,000
Regular Highways: $3,863,000
Fire Protection: $2,924,000
Financial Administration: $2,600,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,585,000
Corrections - Other: $2,370,000
Libraries: $1,776,000
General Public Buildings: $1,692,000
Air Transportation: $344,000
Welfare - Other: $143,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,497,000
Housing & Community Development: $707,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $21,207,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $367,000
Health: $40,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $715,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $146,357,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $140,651,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $26,111,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $30,785,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $140,607,000
Other, NEC: $122,432,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,750,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,545,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $10,883,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,902,000
Rents: $97,000
Property Sale Other: $54,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $840,000
Police Protection: $677,000
Central Staff: $510,000
Health - Other: $435,000
Regular Highways: $268,000
General Public Building: $187,000
General - Other: $96,000
Libraries: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $32,000
Judicial: $31,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $51,039,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $22,064,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $143,407,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,528,000
All Other: $2,247,000
Highways: $1,805,000
Public Welfare: $165,000
Health & Hospitals: $20,000
- Tax
- Property: $13,426,000
Total General Sales: $7,999,000
NEC: $1,207,000
Other Selective Sales: $426,000
Public Utilities: $299,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $38,549,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
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