| CHARLESTON COUNTY |
5/14/12 |
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| Date Formed: |
1769 |
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| Land Area (square
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919 |
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| County Seat: |
Charleston |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Awendaw, Folly
Beach, Hollywood, Isle of Palms, Kiawah Island, Lincolnville, McClellanville,
Meggett, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Ravenel, Seabrook Island,
Sullivan's Island, Summerville |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
9 |
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| Method of Election |
Single Member |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of
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Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester |
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| County History |
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| Charleston County and the city of Charleston are the most
historic locations in the state. English settlers arrived in the colony of
Carolina in 1670 and established a town at Albemarle Point on the west bank
of the Ashley River. The settlement, named Charles Town in honor of King
Charles II of England, was subsequently moved a few miles away to a peninsula
between the Ashley and Cooper rivers. Charles Towne (renamed Charleston in
1783) was the political, social, and economic center of the state throughout
the colonial and antebellum periods, and it served as the capital until 1790.
Charleston District was formed in 1769, but portions were later split off to
form Colleton (1800) and Berkeley (1882) counties. During the Revolutionary
War the American forces defeated the attacking British fleet at Charleston in
June 1776. At another Charleston fort,
Fort Sumter, federal troops were fired on by Confederate forces in April
1861, signaling the start of the Civil War. Charleston County has had many
famous residents, including three signers of the United States Constitution:
Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), and
John Rutledge (1739-1800). |
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| Population Trends |
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| Census Population 1990 |
295,039 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
55,170 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
309,969 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
6,368 |
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| Census Population 2010 |
350,209 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
1.8% |
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| Population Estimate 2010 |
351,336 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
381.1 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
357,704 |
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| Economic Data |
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| Jobs 2010 |
232,160 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$14,079,924 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
229,572 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$40,075 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
232,160 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
100% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
0.6% |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$42,580 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
1.1% |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
91% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
2,588 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
8.3% |
43 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,849,473,134 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$8,136 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.053 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$2,891,679 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$5,489,669,895 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$4,672,320 |
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School District Sales Tax |
0.5% |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$8,672,336 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$375,379,500 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$426,500,949 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$1,072 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$168,984,067 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$1,218 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$275,829,167 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$483 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$99,039,123 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$788 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
2,326 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
160 |
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Moody's: |
Aaa |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
6.64 |
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Standard & Poor: |
AAA |
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Fitch: |
AAA |
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