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South Carolina

5,478,831 Population
30,064.2 square miles 182.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,195 ±$511 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,350 ±$959 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.3% ±0.5% (707,939  ±25,914) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.3 minutes ±0.3 (59,371,680  ±951,035) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

2,222,890 ±11,062 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 (5,338,044  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±0.5% (67,181  ±5,987) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,531,310 ±358 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$299,500 ±$3,303 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.3% ±0.4% (668,017  ±24,046) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91% ±0.8% (3,479,792  ±31,588.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.3% ±0.5% (1,275,289  ±18,834.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9% ±0.4% (468,057  ±18,670.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

6.4% (351,009  ±15,685) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.1% ±0.3% (345,945  ±11,931) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
345,945 Total veterans ±11,931 303,830 Male ±10,569 42,115 Female ±4,053

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