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Charleston South Carolina Facts Population (year 2000): 96,650 Est. population, July 2005: 106,712 (+10.4% change) Males: 45,758 (47.3%) Females: 50,892 (52.7%) County: Charleston Zip codes: 29401, 29403, 29406, 29407, 29412, 29414, 29423, 29492 Median resident age: 33.2 yrs. Median household income: $35,295 (year 2000) Median house value: $139,700 (year 2000) Elevation: 118 ft. Land area: 97.0 sq. mi. Population over age 25 in Charleston: High school or higher: 83.7% Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5% Graduate or professional degree: 13.9% Unemployed: 6.6% Mean travel time to work: 20.1 min. Population over age 15 in Charleston: Never married: 40.2% Now married: 40.0% Separated: 3.2% Widowed: 7.9% Divorced: 8.8% 3.5% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.6% Latin America) Population change in the 1990s: +6,355 (+7.0%) Nearest city with population over 200,000: Charlotte, NC (177.0 miles , pop. 540,828) Nearest city with population over 1,000,000: Philadelphia, PA (599.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550) Single-family home building permits: 1996: 443 buildings, average cost: $83,800 1997: 642 buildings, avg: $81,000 1998: 574 buildings, avg: $102,700 1999: 717 buildings, avg: $106,900 2000: 790 buildings, avg: $108,500 2001: 782 buildings, avg: $116,700 2002: 1053 buildings, avg: $102,800 2003: 1003 buildings, avg: $103,500 2004: 1122 buildings, avg: $117,100 2005: 1176 buildings, avg: $162,200 Latitude: 32.79 N, Longitude: 79.99 W Area code: 843 MAP Map courtesy of Tiger Map Server, U.S. Census Bureau.
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