South Carolina

Berkeley County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
62.7%
African
23.3%
Other
7.2%
Hispanic
6.8%

Compared with South Carolina and the United States

Berkeley Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricBerkeley CountySouth CarolinaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White62.7%62%58%
Black or African American23.3%23.6%—
Hispanic6.8%8.5%—
Indian1.3%0.6%—
East Asian1.1%0.5%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Berkeley County next to South Carolina and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricBerkeley CountySouth CarolinaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—93.7 (−6.3%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—80.5 (−19.5%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$84,358$69,324$80,734
Median home value$310,300$259,000$332,700
Home price to income3.7×3.7×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,654/mo$1,180/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income23.5%20.4%21.0%