Berkeley County, South Carolina

Berkeley County is a in the  of. In 2000, its population was 142,651. The 2005 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 151,673. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,181 (1,228 ). 2,843 km² (1,098 sq mi) of it is land and 338 km² (130 sq mi) of it (10.61%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 142,651 people, 49,922 households, and 37,691 families residing in the county. The was 50/km² (130/sq mi). There were 54,717 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (50/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 68.00%, 26.63% or , 0.52% , 1.87% , 0.08% , 1.20% from , and 1.70% from two or more races. 2.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 49,922 households out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 14.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 19.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,908, and the median income for a family was $44,242. Males had a median income of $31,583 versus $22,420 for females. The for the county was $16,879. About 9.70% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
Berkeley County Top 10 Employers


 * Naval Weapons Station - 18,450
 * Berkeley County School District - 3,600
 * - 1,750
 * - 1,000
 * Steel - 850
 * Berkeley County Government - 750
 * Mount Holly - 600
 * - 550
 * Remanufacturing Services - 500
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Recent News
has announced that it is building a $600 million data center in Berkeley County, this will employee up to 200 employees. The data center will be built on a 520-acre site in the Mount Holly Commerce Park and Google will pay an estimated $1.96 million in properties taxes to the county.