Charleston business statistics
Employer establishments with 1-49 employees
(2007) |
7,129 |
11,214 |
Small business growth rate
(2004-2007) |
-2% |
5.0% |
State business tax climate ranking
(out of 50 states) |
25 |
N/A |
Percentage of population with bachelor's degree
(ages 25-34) |
35% |
26.9% |
Violent crime
(rate per 100,000 inhabitants, 2007) |
824.3 |
478.8 |
Property crime
(rate per 100,000 inhabitants, 2007) |
4,094.3 |
3,562.2 |
Population growth
(2003-2008) |
12% |
5.73% |
Per-capita income
(2007) |
$34,265 |
$35,547 |
Per-capita income growth
(2002-2007) |
28% |
24.0% |
GDP (in millions)
(2006) |
$24,056 |
$18,559 |
GDP growth
(2001-2006) |
40% |
32% |
Average hourly wage
(2008) |
18.04 |
$18.69 |
Housing foreclosure rate
(first half of 2009) |
78 |
286 |
Median rent
(2009, for a 2-bedroom housing unit) |
$844 |
$848 |
Housing price-to-income (HPI) ratio
(first quarter of 2009) |
2.0% |
1.9% |
Long-term HPI ratio
(20-year average, 1984-2004) |
1.87% |
1.82% |
HPI deviation from long-term average
|
13% |
0.0% |
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