Census Reporter

South Carolina

5,148,714 Population
30,063.7 square miles 171.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$31,295 ±$413 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$56,227 ±$835 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

13.9% ±0.5% (692,744  ±27,058) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26 minutes ±0.3 (58,193,645  ±838,702) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,975,915 ±11,292 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (5,014,986  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.4% ±0.4% (63,576  ±5,008) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,351,364 ±246 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$179,800 ±$2,141 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.3% ±0.5% (677,957  ±23,592) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

88.3% ±0.8% (3,147,526  ±28,360.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
29.6% ±0.5% (1,054,559  ±16,215) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

7.5% ±0.3% (363,026  ±12,890.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

5.6% ±0.2% (288,410  ±11,183) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.9% ±0.3% (354,669  ±10,072) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
354,669 Total veterans ±10,072 313,748 Male ±9,136 40,921 Female ±4,004

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