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Colleton County, SC

38,561 Population
1,056.5 square miles 36.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$26,253 ±$1,414 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $36,072 ±$266
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$46,795 ±$2,513 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $63,623 ±$486
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

16.6% ±2.4% (6,259  ±886) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.4% 717,849 (±0.2% / ±11,836)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

33.7 minutes ±1.7 (499,215  ±37,046) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 54,759,448 (±0.1 / ±395,881)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

15,656 ±370 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,023,085 ±5,487
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.4 ±0.1 (37,923  ±9) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,004,353
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.4% ±1.8% (431  ±143) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 62,830 (±0.2% / ±2,492)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

19,904 ±36 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,362,253 ±501
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$127,200 ±$11,827 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $216,200 ±$1,122
  • about half the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

5.5% ±1.3% (2,096  ±,498.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 686,178 (±0.2% / ±10,988)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

86.2% ±4.3% (23,217  ±1,171.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 89.3% 3,174,118 (±0.4% / ±15,315.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
15.7% ±1.7% (4,217  ±,458.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 30.6% 1,088,770 (±0.3% / ±9,317.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

2.8% (1,078  ±259) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 270,170
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

9.2% ±1.3% (2,751  ±397) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 349,900 (±0.1% / ±4,262)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
2,751 Total veterans ±397 2,638 Male ±392 113 Female ±53

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