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State House District 79, SC

39,385 Population
16.5 square miles 2,390.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,185 ±$3,187 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$78,326 ±$6,248 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

10% ±2.3% (3,927  ±930) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.8 minutes ±2.1 (506,725  ±58,508) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,820 ±857 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (39,360  ±2,267) 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

3.5% ±1.8% (378  ±204) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,621 ±838 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$233,200 ±$9,325 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.8% ±3.7% (5,016  ±1,460.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±3.7% (25,070  ±1,542.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little 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)
44.8% ±3.1% (11,735  ±994) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 25 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

7% ±1.5% (2,744  ±592) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

16.2% ±1.9% (4,556  ±598) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4,556 Total veterans ±598 3,515 Male ±457 1,041 Female ±320

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