Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area
The Charleston metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The OMB defines the area as comprising Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, an area with 664,60 in the 2010 census. Principal cities include Charleston, North Charleston, and Summerville.
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Counties [edit]
Communities [edit]
Places with more than 90,000 inhabitants [edit]
- Charleston (Principal city)
- North Charleston (Principal city)
Places with 25,000 to 90,000 inhabitants [edit]
Places with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants [edit]
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants [edit]
- Awendaw
- Folly Beach
- Hollywood
- Isle of Palms
- James Island
- Kiawah Island
- Meggett
- Ravenel
- Ridgeville
- Seabrook Island
- St. George
- St. Stephen
- Sullivan's Island
Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants [edit]
Unincorporated places [edit]
Demographics [edit]
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 549,033 people, 227,957 households, and 161,448 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 65.10% White, 30.80% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $40,345, and the median income for a family was $47,186. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $24,118 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,037.
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- [1] *** [See section 5 for definition and proper use of Metropolitan Statistical Area]
References [edit]
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
