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Dorchester School District 2, SC

161,099 Population
231 square miles 697.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Dorchester County: 38.4 ±0.7
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,086 ±$2,525 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Dorchester County: $41,644 ±$2,413
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,876 ±$9,508 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Dorchester County: $83,907 † ±$9,114
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.2% ±2.8% (13,126  ±4,419) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dorchester County: 8.8% † 15,116 (±2.7% / ±4,646)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.2 minutes ±0.7 (2,039,715  ±74,751) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Dorchester County: 31.3 2,225,930 (±0.6 / ±73,188)
  • about 25 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

62,024 ±1,650 Number of households
  • Dorchester County: 67,113 ±1,372
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (160,210  ±2,226) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Dorchester County: 2.6 171,921 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±3.4% (2,455  ±1,392) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Dorchester County: 5.9% † 2,496 (±3.3% / ±1,394)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

64,913 ±1,118 Number of housing units
  • Dorchester County: 71,069 ±28
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$365,200 ±$9,363 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Dorchester County: $359,300 ±$9,694
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.7% ±2.6% (17,078  ±4,121) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Dorchester County: 11% † 19,083 (±2.4% / ±4,113.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.9% ±5% (101,654  ±5,907) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dorchester County: 92.6% 110,444 (±4.9% / ±6,056.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.9% ±2.8% (34,527  ±3,081.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Dorchester County: 30.1% 35,839 (±2.5% / ±3,072.9)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.6% ±1.2% (9,083  ±1,964) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Dorchester County: 5.2% 9,118
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

12.8% ±2.2% (15,257  ±2,607) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Dorchester County: 12% † 15,861 (±2% / ±2,642)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
15,257 Total veterans ±2,607 11,374 Male ±1,836 3,883 Female ±1,572

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