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Union County, SC

26,990 Population
513.6 square miles 52.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$26,723 ±$1,536 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$41,200 ±$2,534 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

22.7% ±2.9% (6,037  ±779) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

27.8 minutes ±1.4 (285,120  ±20,598) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

11,738 ±288 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (26,548  ±13) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.9% ±2.1% (341  ±120) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

13,508 ±29 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$100,000 ±$7,582 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.1% ±2.1% (2,695  ±567.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

80.7% ±4.1% (15,646  ±789.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.5% ±2% (2,608  ±382.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% (322  ±112) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.2% ±1.3% (1,748  ±267) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,748 Total veterans ±267 1,597 Male ±241 151 Female ±91

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