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State House District 56, SC

49,854 Population
55.4 square miles 900.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.3 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,240 ±$2,814 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$76,530 ±$5,013 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.2% ±3% (5,567  ±1,530) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.5 minutes ±0.4 (419,175  ±31,112) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,981 ±807 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (49,698  ±2,445) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.9% ±2.5% (657  ±281) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

27,708 ±847 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$376,500 ±$16,806 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.5% ±2.1% (7,666  ±1,110.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.6% ±1.8% (34,895  ±1,670) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38.2% ±2.3% (13,820  ±1,037.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

9.6% ±1.5% (4,779  ±782) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±1.2% (3,068  ±497) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,068 Total veterans ±497 2,710 Male ±436 358 Female ±173

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