Household Types in Dorchester County, South Carolina (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina and Dorchester County
Dorchester County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family251.127252%46.958224%51.127252%51.1%27,10027.1k15.692859%14.852469%15.692859%15.7%8,3183.831714%4.571241%3.831714%3.8%2,03124.742949%28.305187%24.742949%24.7%13,11513.1k4.605226%5.312878%4.605226%4.6%2,441
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in South Carolina and Dorchester County
Dorchester County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads65.484899%62.563662%65.484899%65.5%11,10111.1k29.353469%29.837975%29.353469%29.4%4,9765.161633%7.598364%5.161633%5.2%875

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina and Dorchester County
Dorchester County
South Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.981889%26.371680%31.981889%32.0%16,95217.0k67.918121%73.451543%67.918121%67.9%36,00036.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina and Dorchester County
Dorchester County
South Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountHispanic3Asian4White5Other4Mixed4Black4-12.634187%-0.743187%-18.827415%-1.651528%-13.859617%-7.415468%-17.169889%-6.810685%-33.856317%34%66.143683%54.744342%66.143683%66%1,211-13.657771%-6.279435%-10.832025%-5.180534%-11.500965%-4.789714%-20.147883%-8.053502%-35.949765%36%64.050235%55.507936%64.050235%64%637-10.264466%-3.327687%-24.875690%-4.808480%-9.319724%-3.866921%-27.510973%-5.610328%-43.276324%43%56.723676%53.692053%56.723676%57%36,60236.6k-26.157407%-5.902778%-11.458333%-8.101852%-18.758215%-10.024743%-17.714374%-9.004098%-51.620370%52%48.379630%44.498570%48.379630%48%864-15.690867%-5.503513%-29.391101%-9.601874%-18.342440%-6.071593%-29.469438%-7.966093%-60.187354%60%39.812646%38.150437%39.812646%40%854-30.856119%-5.188128%-26.197710%-3.708031%-29.236050%-5.790202%-32.293148%-3.965829%-65.949988%66%34.050012%28.714771%34.050012%34%12,83712.8k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Dorchester County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37.3%40.3%43.3%46.3%49.2%52.3%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.8%13.1%14.4%15.6%16.9%18.2%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%3.5%4.3%5.2%6.0%6.9%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23.5%27.3%31.0%34.7%38.4%42.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.2%1.2%2.1%3.0%4.0%5.0%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17.6%20.8%23.9%27.0%30.2%33.3%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Dorchester County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
30%39%47%56%64%73%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6%12%18%23%29%35%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%3.0%4.8%6.6%8.4%10.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%20%26%31%37%43%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.2%2.0%3.8%5.6%7.5%9.3%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17%23%29%35%41%47%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Dorchester County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%20%36%52%68%85%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.3%9.5%12.6%15.9%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%18%27%36%46%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%
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Household Types by Place in Dorchester County

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Dorchester County (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Dorchester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dorchester County, selected places in Dorchester County, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ReevesvilleDorchesterSummervilleRidgevilleUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaCharlestonHarleyvilleN CharlestonLincolnvilleSt. George53.333333%53.333333%53%48151.127252%51.127252%51%27,10027.1k50.746095%50.746095%51%8,740248.800000%48.800000%49%122348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k45.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k44.491525%44.491525%44%105434.768618%34.768618%35%13,61413.6k534.615385%34.615385%35%144633.553501%33.553501%34%2547
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Dorchester County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Dorchester County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Dorchester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dorchester County, selected county subdivisions in Dorchester County, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SummervilleDorchesterRidgevilleUnited StatesSouthReevesvilleSouth AtlanticS CarolinaCharlestonHarleyvilleSt. George52.218415%52.218415%52%24,08024.1k151.127252%51.127252%51%27,10027.1k49.943052%49.943052%50%877248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.921225%47.921225%48%438347.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k45.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k43.020193%43.020193%43%980437.313433%37.313433%37%7255
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Charleston Area

There are 3 counties in the Charleston Area. This section compares Dorchester County to all of the counties in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dorchester County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#DorchesterBerkeleyUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaCharlestonCharleston51.127252%51.127252%51%27,10027.1k150.771828%50.771828%51%35,78535.8k248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k45.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k41.608524%41.608524%42%62,79662.8k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in South Carolina

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. This section compares Dorchester County to all of the counties in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dorchester County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BeaufortSaludaYorkMcCormickDorchesterAndersonBerkeleyLexingtonOconeeGreenvilleGeorgetownPickensKershawEdgefieldLancasterAikenHorryUnited StatesSouthSpartanburgSouth AtlanticChesterfieldS CarolinaJasperNewberryLaurensCharlestonAbbevilleFlorenceCherokeeCalhounSumterClarendonFairfieldChesterUnionMarlboroCharlestonBarnwellDillonGreenwoodHamptonDarlingtonColletonWilliamsburgLeeBambergRichlandOrangeburgMarionAllendale54.342564%54.342564%54%36,59736.6k153.377428%53.377428%53%3,793252.768207%52.768207%53%48,70448.7k351.281407%51.281407%51%2,041451.127252%51.127252%51%27,10027.1k550.882188%50.882188%51%38,06738.1k650.771828%50.771828%51%35,78535.8k750.606824%50.606824%51%54,41654.4k850.448699%50.448699%50%15,57215.6k950.023566%50.023566%50%91,27691.3k1049.993847%49.993847%50%12,18812.2k1149.890404%49.890404%50%22,76122.8k1249.858956%49.858956%50%12,01912.0k1349.812858%49.812858%50%4,5251449.167493%49.167493%49%14,88314.9k1549.083857%49.083857%49%31,63731.6k1648.326714%48.326714%48%59,01959.0k1748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.618919%47.618919%48%53,07753.1k1847.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.292538%47.292538%47%8,5941946.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k46.676705%46.676705%47%4,3402046.552675%46.552675%47%6,7522146.169252%46.169252%46%11,75711.8k2245.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k45.794294%45.794294%46%4,3502345.341939%45.341939%45%23,46423.5k2445.339753%45.339753%45%9,2282544.936087%44.936087%45%2,7422643.430111%43.430111%43%17,72617.7k2743.261557%43.261557%43%5,7462842.802433%42.802433%43%3,8002942.649817%42.649817%43%5,2313042.352130%42.352130%42%4,9123141.906327%41.906327%42%4,0803241.608524%41.608524%42%62,79662.8k3341.554960%41.554960%42%3,4103441.543160%41.543160%42%4,6253541.535477%41.535477%42%11,13411.1k3641.495199%41.495199%41%3,0253741.398114%41.398114%41%10,93210.9k3840.908174%40.908174%41%6,0813940.847528%40.847528%41%4,9164039.421875%39.421875%39%2,5234139.235869%39.235869%39%2,2494239.020831%39.020831%39%57,48957.5k4337.822607%37.822607%38%12,61812.6k4437.708850%37.708850%38%4,5594531.039619%31.039619%31%1,04246
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 46 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Dorchester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dorchester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexDorchesterOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingS CarolinaHarrisFresnoSt. LouisCharlestonPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1551.127252%51.127252%51%27,10027.1k50.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k45.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Dorchester County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
North Charleston
Cities:
North Charleston
Towns:
Harleyville, Lincolnville, Reevesville, Ridgeville, St. George, Summerville
ZIP Codes:
29018, 29414, 29418, 29420, 29426, 29432, 29437, 29448, 29456, 29470, 29471, 29472, 29477, 29483, 29485
Unified School Districts:
Dorchester 2, Dorchester 4
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-6
State Senate Districts:
SC-38, SC-39, SC-41, SC-42, SC-44
State House Districts:
SC-HD-094, SC-HD-097, SC-HD-098, SC-HD-102, SC-HD-109, SC-HD-113, SC-HD-114
Neighboring Counties:
Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Orangeburg
Nearby Counties:
Bamberg, Beaufort, Calhoun, Clarendon, Hampton, Jasper, Sumter, Williamsburg