Berkeley County, South Carolina
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- South Carolina Department of Health & Env. Control: 2600 Bull Street, Columbia
Population:
- Total Population: 142,651
- Males: 72,530
- Females: 70,121
Ethnicity:
- White: 95,324
- Black/African American: 37,227
- Hispanic: 3,834
- Native American/Eskimo: 930
- Asian: 2,880
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 113
- Other: 120
- 2 or more: 2,223
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (124,855)
- Spanish (3,485)
- Tagalog (1,265)
- French (680)
- German (570)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 4,443
- Philippines (1,248)
- Mexico (446)
- Germany (351)
- United Kingdom (350)
- Canada (174)
- Vietnam (163)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (152)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (16,992)
- United Methodist Church, The (7,274)
- Catholic Church (4,435)
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church (1,487)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (1,377)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 51,983
- Sensory: 5,933
- Physical: 11,547
- Mental: 6,979
- Self-care: 3,839
- Go outside home: 10,902
- Employment: 13,582
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,914
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 49,922
- Utility gas: 5,533
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,316
- Electricity: 39,307
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 861
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 514
- Solar Energy: 12
- Other fuel: 61
- No fuel used: 318
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 86,022
- No vehicle: 4,956
- 1 or more vehicle: 81,066
Education Attainment:
- No School: 945
- No High School: 4,439
- Some High School: 11,653
- High School: 29,521
- Some College: 20,796
- Associate's Degree: 6,269
- College Degree: 8,675
- Master's Degree: 2,911
- Professional Degree: 555
- Doctoral Degree: 251
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 49,922
- Owners with phone: 36,231
- Owners without phone: 811
- Renters with phone: 12,147
- Renters without phone: 733
10 closest counties:
- Charleston County, South Carolina
- Dorchester County, South Carolina
- Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Clarendon County, South Carolina
- Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Colleton County, South Carolina
- Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Sumter County, South Carolina
- Florence County, South Carolina
- Calhoun County, South Carolina
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
29410, 29430, 29431, 29434, 29436, 29445, 29450, 29453, 29456, 29461, 29468, 29469, 29476, 29479, 29492
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WKCL (91.5 FM) LADSON, SC
- WTUA (106.1 FM) ST. STEPHEN, SC
- WJKB (950 AM) MONCKS CORNER, SC
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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