2022 population: 245,117 ( 67,274 from 2010 , 15,263 from 2020)
Land area: 1103.6 square miles
Population density: 222.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	152,789	62.33%	34.6%
Black:	58,992	24.07%	34.0%
Indian:	1,114	0.45%	22.4%
Asian:	6,722	2.74%	62.9%
2+ races:	6,538	2.67%	66.0%
Hispanic:	18,962	7.74%	76.3%

Total non-White:	92,328	37.67%	43.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,308	13.7
Deaths:	4,665	10.1
Net Migration:	12,602	27.4
Net Immigration:	940	2.0

Change in White population:	39,236	22.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	28,038	15.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
177,843
113,553	63.85%
44,023	24.75%
910	0.51%
4,127	2.32%
3,939	2.21%
10,755	6.05%
64,290	36.15%

2000
142,651
95,314	66.82%
37,739	26.46%
700	0.49%
2,734	1.92%
2,052	1.44%
3,935	2.76%
47,337	33.18%

1990
128,776
92,588	71.90%
30,893	23.99%
388	0.30%
2,480	1.93%
n/a
2,427	1.88%
36,188	28.10%

1980
94,727
67,972	71.76%
23,275	24.57%
8	0.01%
1,915	2.02%
n/a
1,462	1.54%
26,755	28.24%

1970
56,199
38,695	68.85%
16,740	29.79%
43	0.08%
168	0.30%
n/a
503	0.90%
17,504	31.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,231	14.9
9,253	6.5
19,174	13.4
557	0.4

18,239	12.8
16,953	11.9

Number	Rate
1990's
21,919	17.0
7,835	6.1
-2,255	-1.8
325	0.3

2,726	2.1
11,149	8.7

Number	Rate
1980's
22,308	23.5
5,556	5.9
18,783	19.8
n/a

24,616	26.0
9,433	10.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
27,421	48.8
n/a

29,277	52.1
9,251	16.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Berkeley County, SC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.7
54,528	22.2%
190,589	77.8%
33,325	13.6%

86,958
2.62

60,372	69.4%
43,963	72.8%
6,421	10.6%
26,586	30.6%

2010
Number	Percent
34.5
44,962	25.3%
132,881	74.7%
17,794	10.0%

65,419
2.66

47,141	72.1%
33,540	71.1%
5,671	12.0%
18,278	27.9%

2000
Number	Percent
32.2
39,818	27.9%
102,833	72.1%
11,282	7.9%

49,868
2.75

37,892	76.0%
29,123	76.9%
4,286	11.3%
11,976	24.0%

1990
Number	Percent
28.3
41,741	32.4%
87,035	67.6%
7,323	5.7%

42,490
3.00

34,642	81.5%
28,673	82.8%
2,983	8.6%
7,848	18.5%

1980
Number	Percent
25.1
33,718	35.6%
61,009	64.4%
4,530	4.8%

28,947
3.24

24,509	84.7%
21,338	87.1%
1,782	7.3%
4,438	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Berkeley County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,766	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,467	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,517	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,645	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,063	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,422	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,615	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,699	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,169	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,377	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,815	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,270	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,262	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,839	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,104	8.2%
$200,000 or more	5,928	6.8%

Median Household Income	77,874
Per Capita Income	37,563

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	117
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,921	3.4%
Public Assistance	1,267	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,031	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	95,983	69.1%
Unemployed	3,572	2.6%
In Armed Forces	6,151	4.4%

Total Labor Force	105,706	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	33,152	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,716	33,210	54.5%
Non-Profit	2,065	3,124	39.8%
Self-Employed	6,857	3,799	64.3%

Local Government	2,990	4,966	37.6%
State Government	1,802	3,717	32.7%
Federal Government	3,417	2,855	54.5%

Total Private + Self	46,573	37,009	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,274	14,662	41.2%
Total	56,847	51,671	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	18.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,183	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,931	22.0%
Professional, Technical	24,130	22.2%
Service Occupations	16,896	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	187	0.2%
All others	28,586	26.3%

White Collar		58.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	13,785	12.7%
Retail trade	12,320	11.3%
Health care and social assistance	11,347	10.4%
Construction	9,170	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,851	8.1%
Educational services	8,421	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	7,926	7.3%
Public administration	6,720	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	6,064	5.6%
Other services	5,964	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,969	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,005	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,384	2.2%
Wholesale trade	2,230	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,709	1.6%
Utilities	1,646	1.5%
Information	1,644	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	519	0.5%
Management	27	0.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	25	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,848	2.96%
Puerto Rican	3,220	1.39%
Cuban	466	0.20%
Dominican	291	0.13%

Total Central American	2,398	1.04%
Costa Rican	17	0.01%
Guatemalan	199	0.09%
Honduran	1,584	0.68%
Nicaraguan	32	0.01%
Panamanian	66	0.03%
Salvadoran	500	0.22%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,850	0.80%
Argentinean	74	0.03%
Bolivian	81	0.04%
Chilean	134	0.06%
Colombian	566	0.24%
Ecuadorian	197	0.09%
Paraguayan	13	0.01%
Peruvian	304	0.13%
Uruguayan	82	0.04%
Venezuelan	399	0.17%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,793	0.77%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,046	1.32%
Chinese	610	0.26%
Vietnamese	581	0.25%
Indian	335	0.14%
Korean	305	0.13%
Laotian	142	0.06%
Thai	109	0.05%
Japanese	71	0.03%
Bangladeshi	69	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	198,002	91.2%
Spanish	11,134	5.1%
Tagalog	2,255	1.0%
Other Indo-European	2,052	0.9%
German, other Germanic	947	0.4%
Other Asian	613	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	543	0.3%
Vietnamese	370	0.2%
Chinese	362	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	23,917	10.3%
English	21,284	9.2%
Irish	21,140	9.1%
American	16,870	7.3%
Italian	7,812	3.4%
French	5,330	2.3%
European	4,137	1.8%
Polish	3,832	1.7%
Scottish	3,599	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	3,356	1.5%
Norwegian	1,632	0.7%
Dutch	1,381	0.6%
British	1,308	0.6%
African	1,073	0.5%
French Canadian	1,059	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	225,488	97.4%
Not a citizen	5,931	2.6%

Native	218,807	94.6%
Foreign-born	12,612	5.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,735	3.1%	10,630	6.9%	44,576	28.8%	50,991	32.9%	28,413	18.3%	15,501	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,735	3.1%
9-12 Years	10,630	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	44,576	28.8%
Some College	50,991	32.9%
Bach. Degree	28,413	18.3%
Grad Degree	15,501	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	55,900	54,257	1,643	2.9%	4.9%
1991	57,664	55,318	2,346	4.1%	6.1%
1992	59,271	55,945	3,326	5.6%	6.7%
1993	60,269	56,444	3,825	6.3%	7.3%
1994	61,585	58,032	3,553	5.8%	6.2%
1995	61,106	58,622	2,484	4.1%	5.1%
1996	59,779	57,120	2,659	4.4%	5.7%
1997	59,802	57,362	2,440	4.1%	4.5%
1998	62,152	60,476	1,676	2.7%	3.6%
1999	64,736	62,526	2,210	3.4%	4.1%

2000	65,545	63,384	2,161	3.3%	3.7%
2001	64,441	61,570	2,871	4.5%	5.3%
2002	65,520	62,359	3,161	4.8%	6.4%
2003	67,921	63,971	3,950	5.8%	7.2%
2004	70,254	66,010	4,244	6.0%	7.4%
2005	71,621	67,485	4,136	5.8%	7.3%
2006	74,448	70,040	4,408	5.9%	6.9%
2007	78,657	74,615	4,042	5.1%	6.1%
2008	80,474	75,200	5,274	6.6%	7.3%
2009	80,970	72,536	8,434	10.4%	11.4%

2010	83,455	74,974	8,481	10.2%	11.3%
2011	86,190	78,035	8,155	9.5%	10.4%
2012	88,556	81,276	7,280	8.2%	9.0%
2013	89,180	83,118	6,062	6.8%	7.4%
2014	90,863	85,561	5,302	5.8%	6.3%
2015	93,431	88,352	5,079	5.4%	5.9%
2016	96,705	92,384	4,321	4.5%	4.9%
2017	99,320	95,591	3,729	3.8%	4.2%
2018	101,102	98,081	3,021	3.0%	3.4%
2019	105,463	102,879	2,584	2.5%	2.8%

2020	104,916	99,042	5,874	5.6%	6.2%
2021	106,604	102,766	3,838	3.6%	3.9%
2022	109,632	106,270	3,362	3.1%	3.2%
2023	115,330	112,230	3,100	2.7%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	94,468
Median Value	$253,100

Occupied	86,958	92.1%
Vacant	7,510	7.9%

Owned	64,310	74.0%
Rented	22,648	26.0%
Median Rent	$1,410

Single-Family Units	65,076	68.9%
Detached	61,349	64.9%
Attached	3,727	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,364	12.0%
Mobile Homes	15,316	16.2%

Berkeley County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berkeley County, SC

2022 Housing Data for Berkeley County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berkeley County, SC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Berkeley County, SC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berkeley County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for Berkeley County, SC