Colleton County, South Carolina QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Colleton County South Carolina
?  Population, 2000 38,2644,012,012
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 11.3%15.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.9%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.5%25.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.9%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 55.5%67.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 42.2%29.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%1.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.8%1.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.1%51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.4%2.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 55.1%66.1%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 13,1731,480,330
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,044360,833
?  Housing units, 2000 18,1291,753,670
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 80.3%72.2%
?  Households, 2000 14,4701,533,854
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.622.53
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 39.1%36.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $25,682$33,325
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 22.6%14.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 33.9%23.0%

Business QuickFacts Colleton County South Carolina
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 82994,985
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 8,4831,526,106
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 2.1%20.5%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,823188,081
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 196,01970,797,020
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 259,41933,634,264
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,995$8,874
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 29721,127
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 62664,812
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 13336,161
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 185,51420,833,188
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,534143,952

Geography QuickFacts Colleton County South Carolina
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,05630,110
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 36.2133.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown