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Dillon County, SC

28,031 Population
405.1 square miles 69.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$23,016 ±$1,367 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$44,038 ±$2,502 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

29.2% ±3.5% (8,057  ±972) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

25.1 minutes ±1.6 (270,520  ±23,742) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

10,587 ±361 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (27,646  ±8) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3% ±1.2% (193  ±76) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

12,879 ±29 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$84,400 ±$6,103 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11% ±2.8% (3,035  ±771.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

81.6% ±4.4% (15,134  ±819.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
11.7% ±1.8% (2,167  ±341.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

1.4% (378  ±119) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.1% ±1.2% (1,271  ±246) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,271 Total veterans ±246 1,035 Male ±202 236 Female ±146

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