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Dillon County, SC

27,862 Population
405.1 square miles 68.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,278 ±$1,320 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,605 ±$2,235 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.7% ±3.2% (7,615  ±870) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.3 minutes ±1.7 (273,890  ±22,593) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,829 ±315 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (27,511  ±6) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±1.8% (239  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,914 ±53 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$85,400 ±$9,433 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±3.2% (3,325  ±867.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.8% ±4.5% (14,948  ±832.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.8% ±2.1% (2,551  ±385.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.4% (382  ±84) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±1.1% (1,002  ±227) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,002 Total veterans ±227 901 Male ±212 101 Female ±103

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