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Coward, SC

853 Population
3.2 square miles 264.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±12.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,632 ±$4,942 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Florence, SC Metro Area: $32,571 ±$1,174
  • about half the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$35,375 ±$15,396 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Florence, SC Metro Area: $54,443 ±$2,182
  • about half the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

34.4% ±19.4% (293  ±188) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 19.4% 37,966 (±1.2% / ±2,353)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±15.2 (7,315  ±2,711) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 22.1 1,739,905 (±0.6 / ±62,263)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

333 ±97 Number of households
  • the Florence, SC Metro Area: 78,417 ±907
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (853  ±260) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 2.5 195,170 (±0 / ±70)
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

376 ±105 Number of housing units
  • the Florence, SC Metro Area: 91,853 ±74
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$154,700 ±$65,505 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Florence, SC Metro Area: $170,800 ±$3,876
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.1% ±3.2% (18  ±27.4) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 9.2% 18,177 (±0.9% / ±1,717.7)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

64.9% ±27.2% (364  ±103.1) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 87.7% 119,311 (±2% / ±2,786.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15% ±8.5% (84  ±54.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 23% 31,222 (±1.1% / ±1,443.8)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.1% ±2.4% (18  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 2.6% 5,252
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±5.6% (61  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area: 6.6% 10,082 (±0.5% / ±801)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
61 Total veterans ±41 59 Male ±40 2 Female ±4

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