Dorchester County
Dorchester county is located in south South Carolina. Dorchester county has 573.23 square miles of land area and 2.57 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dorchester county population is 142,772, which has grown 48.08% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.83% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Dorchester county median household income is $54,452 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 25.71% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Dorchester county median house value is $164,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 57.17% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 44.99% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Dorchester county is much better than the state average in quality. The Dorchester county area code is 843.
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