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Dillon County, SC

28,527 Population
405.1 square miles 70.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$20,096 ±$1,293 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $32,823 ±$239
  • about half the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$39,780 ±$2,131 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $58,234 ±$482
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

31.2% ±4.4% (8,757  ±1,246) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.5% 718,345 (±0.2% / ±11,315)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

22.6 minutes ±1.6 (244,145  ±20,455) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.3 54,119,448 (±0.2 / ±415,561)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

10,313 ±373 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,976,447 ±5,877
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.7 ±0.1 (28,191  ±118) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 4,953,286 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

2.8% ±1.2% (183  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,525 (±0.2% / ±1,999)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

12,896 ±58 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,325,248 ±1,084
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$83,400 ±$5,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in South Carolina: $181,800 ±$1,291
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

10.3% ±2.8% (2,893  ±770.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 13.6% 681,624 (±0.2% / ±11,503.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

78.7% ±4.6% (14,902  ±863.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 88.8% 3,113,723 (±0.4% / ±14,727.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
12.2% ±1.9% (2,301  ±351.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 29.8% 1,046,424 (±0.3% / ±9,391.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

1.1% ±0.4% (312  ±125) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% 263,917 (±0.1% / ±4,164)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

6.7% ±1.5% (1,417  ±311) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 8.9% 350,822 (±0.1% / ±4,953)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,417 Total veterans ±311 1,148 Male ±226 269 Female ±177

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