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South Carolina

5,373,555 Population
30,064.2 square miles 178.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,097 ±$443 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$67,804 ±$1,049 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.9% ±0.5% (726,799  ±24,733) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.5 minutes ±0.3 (56,451,688  ±832,708) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

2,177,733 ±10,033 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (5,234,462  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.5% ±0.4% (67,375  ±4,960) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

2,490,327 ±211 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$272,900 ±$2,295 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.4% ±0.4% (661,235  ±23,384.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.2% ±0.9% (3,378,472  ±33,037.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.9% ±0.5% (1,232,848  ±19,277.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

8.5% ±0.2% (429,955  ±12,187.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

5.9% (316,438  ±11,012) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8.4% ±0.3% (349,871  ±11,007) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
349,871 Total veterans ±11,007 310,275 Male ±9,704 39,596 Female ±3,964

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