| Metropolitan Area Residents | |
| 1980: | 430,000 |
| 1990: | 506,877 |
| 2000: | 549,033 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 8.3% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 77th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 73rd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 76th |
| City Residents | |
| 1980: | 69,779 |
| 1990: | 88,256 |
| 2000: | 96,650 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 6.7% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 286th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 266th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 272nd (State rank: 2nd) |
| Density: | 996.5 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 60,964 |
| Black or African American | 32,864 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 145 |
| Asian | 1,197 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander | 55 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 1,462 |
| Other | 518 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 58.2% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Poplation under 5 years old | 5,252 |
| Poplation 5 to 9 years old | 5,263 |
| Poplation 10 to 14 years old | 5,572 |
| Poplation 15 to 19 years old | 8,555 |
| Poplation 20 to 24 years old | 11,274 |
| Poplation 25 to 34 years old | 14,725 |
| Poplation 35 to 44 years old | 13,142 |
| Poplation 45 to 54 years old | 11,969 |
| Poplation 55 to 59 years old | 4,397 |
| Poplation 60 to 64 years old | 3,469 |
| Poplation 65 to 74 years old | 6,471 |
| Poplation 75 to 84 years old | 5,005 |
| Population 85 years and older | 1,556 |
| Median age | years 33.2 |
| Births | (Charleston County, 2003) |
| Total number | 4,655 |
| Deaths | (Charleston County, 2003) |
| Total number | 2,724 (of which, 37 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $22,414 |
| Median household income | $35,295 |
| Total households | 40,791 (2000) |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 6,401 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,869 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 5,586 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 5,279 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 5,902 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 6,724 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 3,187 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,647 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 852 |
| $200,000 or more | 1,103 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 13.3% (59.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 6,997 |
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