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Population (year 2000): 5,952. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,525 (+9.6% change)
Males: 2,778 (46.7%), Females: 3,174 (53.3%)
Berkeley County
Zip code:
29461
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $31,711 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,300 (year 2000)
Races in Moncks Corner:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.7%)
- Black (36.6%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Other race (3.0%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
Ancestries: United States (12.3%), Irish (6.3%),
German (5.6%), English (4.4%), Scottish (2.3%), Subsaharan
African (2.3%).
Elevation: 56 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Moncks Corner
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Moncks Corner town
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 10.0%
3.5% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +131 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Moncks Corner:
- TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CHARLESTON,
SC)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF CHARLESTON (about 20
miles; N CHARLESTON, SC)
- PALMETTO LOWCOUNTRY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 24
miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Moncks Corner:
- CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 22 miles; CHARLESTON, SC;
ID: CHS)
- SHAW AFB (about 62 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 71 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moncks Corner:
- BERKELEY COUNTY (about 3 miles; MONCKS CORNER, SC;
ID: 50J)
- SUMMERVILLE (about 21 miles; SUMMERVILLE, SC; ID:
DYB)
- HOLLY HILL (about 28 miles; HOLLY HILL, SC; ID: 5J5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Moncks Corner:
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 27
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,701)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 29
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 29 miles; CHARLESTON,
SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public high school in Moncks Corner:
- BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,499;
Location: 406 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Moncks Corner:
- ST JOHN'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 281;
Location: 204 WEST MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- OAKLEY ROAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 67;
Location: 109 OAKLEY RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Moncks Corner:
- BERKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,289;
Location: 320 NORTH LIVE OAK DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WHITESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 879;
Location: 324 GAILLARD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- BERKELEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 778; Location:
715 HWY. 6; Grades: PK - 02)
- BERKELEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 769;
Location: 777 STONEY LANDING ROAD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- BONNER ELEMENTARY (Students: 737; Location:
171 MACEDONIA FOXES CR.; Grades: PK - 04)
- MACEDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 643;
Location: 200 MACDEONIA FOXES CR.; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Moncks Corner:
- BERKELEY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,527,733; Location: 100 LIBRARY ST.; 140,341 books;
3,548 audio materials; 2,784 video materials; 291 serial
subscriptions)
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