Berkeley County is located in southeastern South Carolina. The County Seat is Moncks Corner and the largest city is Goose Creek. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.berkeleycountysc.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 198,205 and the 2010 census population was 177,850. The land area is 1,098.86 square miles and there are 161.8 persons per square mile.
69.1% of the population is White, 25% is Black or African American, 6.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.6% is two or more races. 86.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $150,400, there are 65,392 households, an average of 2.77 persons per household. The per capita income is $24,165, the median household income is $52,427, and 14.4% of the persons in Berkeley County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 12,070. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,552,266, and sales per capita were $9,497. The percentage of black-owned firms is 13.4%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.3%.
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| Codes Berkeley County code of ordinances listed by chapter and searchable by keyword. |
| Deeds, Mortgages, Recorded Documents Register of Deeds official records, including deeds, mortgages, liens, amendments, assignments, UCCs, releases, contracts, and trade names. |
| Inmates Berkeley County Detention Center currently incarcerated inmates. |
| Most Wanted Sheriff's Office most wanted fugitives, including name, description, offense, and photo. |
| Property | GIS Well designed GIS map search for property records in Berkeley County. Designed for desktop or mobile app. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Find and download Berkeley County Register of Deeds recorded documents filed since 07/01/1983. Pay by subscription or per search. |
| Voters Voter registration information from the South Carolina State Election Commission Voter database. |
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