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Dorchester County, SC

174,663 Population
568.4 square miles 307.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,644 ±$2,413 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,907 ±$9,114 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.8% ±2.7% (15,116  ±4,646) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.3 minutes ±0.6 (2,225,930  ±73,188) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

67,113 ±1,372 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (171,921  ±34) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±3.3% (2,496  ±1,394) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,069 ±28 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$359,300 ±$9,694 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11% ±2.4% (19,083  ±4,113.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.6% ±4.9% (110,444  ±6,056.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.1% ±2.5% (35,839  ±3,072.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.2% (9,118  ±1,966) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

12% ±2% (15,861  ±2,642) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
15,861 Total veterans ±2,642 11,969 Male ±1,877 3,892 Female ±1,571

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