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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Charleston County School District is $31,198, which is higher than the state average of $24,222 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Charleston County School District median household income is $52,083. On average Charleston County School District residents spend 22.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #4

Charleston County School District	31,198 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charleston County School District	29,598 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charleston County School District	34,095 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charleston County School District	25,768 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #10

Charleston County School District	52,083 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Charleston County School District	75,060 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Charleston County School District	9.03%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Charleston County School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Charleston County School District		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.10%	$25,313, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.60%	$17,702, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.01%	$3,782, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.39%	$29,069, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Charleston County School District	67,551 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Charleston County School District	92,750 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Charleston County School District	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$64,441, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$27,679, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,989, see rank	$36,646	$42,396
Asian	$58,833, see rank	$54,865	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,188, see rank	$31,972	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$19,412, see rank	$31,531	$53,370
One Race, Other	$43,583, see rank	$34,798	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,173, see rank	$38,191	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Charleston County School District	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,718, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,800, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,910, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$44,206, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Charleston County School District	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	298,200, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	143,074, 47.98%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	100,399, 70.17%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,829, 1.28%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	98,570, 68.89%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	89,676, 90.98%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,894, 9.02%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	42,675, 29.83%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	155,126, 52.02%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	96,412, 62.15%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	287, 0.19%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	96,125, 61.97%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	87,688, 91.22%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,437, 8.78%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	58,714, 37.85%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Charleston County School District	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	176,468, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	138,265, 78.35%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,038, 8.52%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,848, 2.18%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	5,812, 3.29%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	4,403, 2.50%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9,102, 5.16%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Charleston County School District	22.6 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Charleston County School District	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	177,364	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	89,676, 50.56%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,873, 36.66%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15,253, 17.01%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15,397, 17.17%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	392, 0.44%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,051, 8.98%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,198, 14.72%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	87,688, 49.44%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36,602, 41.74%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	19,593, 22.34%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27,245, 31.07%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	171, 0.20%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	281, 0.32%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,481, 3.97%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Charleston County School District	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	177,364, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,068, 0.60%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	11,723, 6.61%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,874, 7.26%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,920, 2.21%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19,498, 10.99%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,987, 4.50%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	4,507, 2.54%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10,322, 5.82%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23,274, 13.12%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	40,656, 22.92%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	24,199, 13.64%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,863, 5.00%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,473, 4.78%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Charleston County School District	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	63,899	18.06%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,076	12.90%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.