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| Number | Percent |
Charleston Population: | 53421 | 100.00% |
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Sex and Age | | |
Male | 24906 | 46.62% |
Female | 28515 | 53.38% |
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Under 5 years | 2961 | 5.54% |
5 to 9 years | 3087 | 5.78% |
10 to 14 years | 3145 | 5.89% |
15 to 19 years | 3096 | 5.8% |
20 to 24 years | 3265 | 6.11% |
25 to 34 years | 6707 | 12.55% |
35 to 44 years | 8220 | 15.39% |
45 to 54 years | 8345 | 15.62% |
55 to 59 years | 2791 | 5.22% |
60 to 64 years | 2381 | 4.46% |
65 to 74 years | 4564 | 8.54% |
75 to 84 years | 3545 | 6.64% |
85 years and over | 1314 | 2.46% |
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Median age (years) | 40.8 | |
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18 years and over | 42378 | 79.33% |
Male | 19303 | 36.13% |
Female | 23075 | 43.19% |
21 years and over | 40442 | 75.7% |
62 years and over | 10797 | 20.21% |
65 years and over | 9423 | 17.64% |
Male | 3405 | 6.37% |
Female | 6018 | 11.27% |
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Race | | |
One race | | % |
White | 43072 | 80.63% |
Black or African American | 8048 | 15.07% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 127 | 0.24% |
Asian | 979 | 1.83% |
Asian indian | 393 | 0.74% |
Chinese | 157 | 0.29% |
Filipino | 139 | 0.26% |
Japanese | 32 | 0.06% |
Korean | 66 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 62 | 0.12% |
Other Asian | 130 | 0.24% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 16 | 0.03% |
Native Hawaiian | 4 | 0.01% |
Guamanian or Chamorro | 2 | 0% |
Samoan | 2 | 0% |
Other Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.01% |
Some other race | 158 | 0.3% |
Two or more races | 1021 | 1.91% |
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Hispanic or Latino and race | | |
Total Population | 53421 | 100.00% |
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) | 432 | 0.81% |
Mexican | 137 | 0.26% |
Puerto Rican | 83 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 37 | 0.07% |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 0.33% |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 52989 | 99.19% |
White alone | 42810 | 80.14% |
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Relationship | | |
Total Population | 53421 | 100.00% |
In households | 51751 | 96.87% |
Householder | 24505 | 45.87% |
Spouse | 9533 | 17.85% |
Child | 13196 | 24.7% |
Own child under 18 years | 9966 | 18.66% |
Other relatives | 2114 | 3.96% |
Under 18 years | 830 | 1.55% |
Nonrelatives | 2403 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1196 | 2.24% |
In group quarters | 1670 | 3.13% |
Institutionalized population | 833 | 1.56% |
Non-Institutionalized population | 837 | 1.57% |
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Households by Type | | |
Total Households | 24505 | 100.0 % |
Family households (families) | 13616 | 55.56% |
With own children under 18 years | 5799 | 23.66% |
Married-couple family | 9533 | 38.9% |
With own children under 18 years | | % |
Female householder, no husband present | 3319 | 13.54% |
With own children under 18 years | 1932 | 7.88% |
Non Family households | 10889 | 44.44% |
Householder living alone | 9537 | 38.92% |
Householder 65 years and over | 3562 | 14.54% |
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Households with individuals under 18 years | 6333 | 25.84% |
Households with individuals 65 years and over | 6985 | 28.5% |
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Average Household size | 2.11 | |
Average family size | 2.82 | |
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Housing Occupancy | | |
Total housing units | 27131 | 100.00% |
Occupied housing units | 24505 | 90.32% |
Vacant housing units | 2626 | 9.68% |
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use | 173 | 0.64% |
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) | 2.7 | |
Rental vacancy rate (percent) | 9.3 | |
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Housing Tenure | | |
Occupied housing units | 24505 | 100.00% |
Owner-occupied housing units. | 14230 | 58.07% |
Renter-occupied housing units. | 10275 | 41.93% |
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Average household size of owner-occupied units | 2.27 | |
Average household size of renter-occupied units | 1.9 | |