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People QuickFacts | Dorchester County | South Carolina
Population, 2013 estimate | 145,397 | 4,774,839
Population, 2012 estimate | 142,490 | 4,723,417
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 136,555 | 4,625,360
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 6.5% | 3.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 4.3% | 2.1%
Population, 2010 | 136,555 | 4,625,364
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 6.8% | 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 26.2% | 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 10.8% | 14.7%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.4% | 51.4%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 69.1% | 68.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 25.8% | 28.0%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.7% | 0.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.8% | 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 2.5% | 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 4.6% | 5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 65.3% | 64.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 84.9% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.3% | 4.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 6.1% | 6.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 88.9% | 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 24.2% | 24.6%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 14,345 | 396,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 28.3 | 23.4
Housing units, 2012 | 56,140 | 2,156,705
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 72.3% | 69.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 15.8% | 17.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $169,800 | $137,400
Households, 2008-2012 | 49,393 | 1,768,255
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.73 | 2.54
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $24,736 | $23,906
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $54,912 | $44,623
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 11.4% | 17.6%
Business QuickFacts | Dorchester County | South Carolina
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,112 | 100,481
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 23,563 | 1,521,123
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 5.3% | 1.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 8,291 | 301,675
Total number of firms, 2007 | 9,692 | 360,397
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 15.6% | 12.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 27.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,361,389 | 93,977,455
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 170,198 | 40,498,047
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 879,527 | 54,298,410
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,092 | $12,273
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 104,021 | 8,383,463
Building permits, 2012 | 770 | 18,708
Geography QuickFacts | Dorchester County | South Carolina
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 573.23 | 30,060.70
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 238.2 | 153.9
FIPS Code | 35 | 45
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts