Dorchester County, South Carolina

Dorchester County is a located in the  of. The recorded its population to be 96,413. In 2005, the estimated that its population had reached 112,858. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,494 (577 ). 1,489 km² (575 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.34%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 96,413 people, 34,709 households, and 26,309 families residing in the county. The was 65/km² (168/sq mi). There were 37,237 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (65/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.05%, 25.08% or , 0.73% , 1.13% , 0.07% , 0.59% from , and 1.36% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 34,709 households out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were living together, 14.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,316, and the median income for a family was $50,177. Males had a median income of $35,423 versus $24,405 for females. The for the county was $18,840. About 7.10% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.