Dorchester County Information
Dorchester in
South Carolina occupies
577 square miles and has a 2006 population of
118,979, a change from a 2000 population of
96,341 and
83,060 in 1990.
14.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.8% percent is 25-35, and
16.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
547 acts of violent crime reported in
Dorchester in 2004, a change from
549 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
3,050 people:
5.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3%.
Read more about
Dorchester, South Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Dorchester | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| Land Area | 577 sq. miles | Ranked 1,853 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 118,979 | Ranked 486 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 112,784 | |
| Population 2000 | 96,341 | Ranked 537 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 83,060 | Ranked 549 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 71.4% | |
| African American | 25.2% | |
| Asian American | 1.3% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 547 | 549 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 43 | |
| Robberies | 103 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 397 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,383 | 3,354 |
| Burglaries | 719 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,394 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 270 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 58,809 | 47,263 |
| Unemployed Population | 3,050 | 1,407 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.2% | 3% |
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