Dorchester County
Dorchester county is located in south South Carolina. Dorchester county has 573.23 square miles of land area and 2.57 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Dorchester county population is 136,555, which has grown 41.64% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 15.29% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Dorchester county median household income is $55,034 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 27.05% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 13.31% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Dorchester county median house value is $171,400 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 63.86% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 45.52% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Dorchester county is much better than the state average in quality. The Dorchester county area code is 843.
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