Charleston City, South Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Charleston Population: 96650 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 45758 47.34% Female 50892 52.66%       Under 5 years 5252 5.43% 5 to 9 years 5263 5.45% 10 to 14 years 5572 5.77% 15 to 19 years 8555 8.85% 20 to 24 years 11274 11.66% 25 to 34 years 14725 15.24% 35 to 44 years 13142 13.6% 45 to 54 years 11969 12.38% 55 to 59 years 4397 4.55% 60 to 64 years 3469 3.59% 65 to 74 years 6471 6.7% 75 to 84 years 5005 5.18% 85 years and over 1556 1.61%       Median age (years) 33.2       18 years and over 77333 80.01% Male 36017 37.27% Female 41316 42.75% 21 years and over 69290 71.69% 62 years and over 15051 15.57% 65 years and over 13032 13.48% Male 5019 5.19% Female 8013 8.29%       Race     One race % White 60964 63.08% Black or African American 32864 34% American Indian and Alaska Native 145 0.15% Asian 1197 1.24% Asian indian 289 0.3% Chinese 300 0.31% Filipino 200 0.21% Japanese 121 0.13% Korean 105 0.11% Vietnamese 87 0.09% Other Asian 95 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 55 0.06% Native Hawaiian 7 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.01% Samoan 8 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 34 0.04% Some other race 518 0.54% Two or more races 907 0.94%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 96650 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1462 1.51% Mexican 504 0.52% Puerto Rican 231 0.24% Cuban 116 0.12% Other Hispanic or Latino 611 0.63% Not Hispanic or Latino 95188 98.49% White alone 60187 62.27%       Relationship     Total Population 96650 100.00% In households 91140 94.3% Householder 40791 42.2% Spouse 14676 15.18% Child 22319 23.09% Own child under 18 years 16495 17.07% Other relatives 5529 5.72% Under 18 years 2468 2.55% Nonrelatives 7825 8.1% Unmarried partner 1903 1.97% In group quarters 5510 5.7% Institutionalized population 455 0.47% Non-Institutionalized population 5055 5.23%       Households by Type     Total Households 40791 100.0 % Family households (families) 22159 54.32% With own children under 18 years 9479 23.24% Married-couple family 14676 35.98% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 6206 15.21% With own children under 18 years 3430 8.41% Non Family households 18632 45.68% Householder living alone 13740 33.68% Householder 65 years and over 4101 10.05%       Households with individuals under 18 years 10872 26.65% Households with individuals 65 years and over 9523 23.35%       Average Household size 2.23 Average family size 2.92       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 44563 100.00% Occupied housing units 40791 91.54% Vacant housing units 3772 8.46% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 473 1.06% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 40791 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 20837 51.08% Renter-occupied housing units. 19954 48.92%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.43 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.03

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