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Florence County, SC

138,159 Population
800.5 square miles 172.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$27,206 ±$2,615 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $28,957 ±$350
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$48,790 ±$3,759 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $52,306 ±$631
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

17.5% ±2.9% (23,523  ±3,966) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 15.3% 755,215 (±0.5% / ±23,160)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

22.9 minutes ±0.6 (1,314,355  ±45,109) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 24.6 52,214,115 (±0.1 / ±305,710)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,812,750,665 (±0.1 / ±8,669,516)

Families

50,518 ±1,949 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,927,991 ±12,233
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.7 ±0.1 (135,257  ±820) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,948,304 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.9% ±2.4% (1,991  ±795) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 63,951 (±0.4% / ±4,991)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

61,109 ±309 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,318,291 ±259
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$141,700 ±$14,054 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $170,800 ±$1,570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

10.2% ±2.5% (13,905  ±3,360.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 14.3% 719,991 (±0.4% / ±22,296.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

85.7% ±4.6% (80,034  ±4,323.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 88.5% 3,088,864 (±0.8% / ±28,584.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
25% ±2.6% (23,315  ±2,410.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 28.3% 989,335 (±0.5% / ±15,927.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

2.7% ±0.9% (3,666  ±1,244) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.1% 256,765 (±0.2% / ±8,349)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.7% ±1.2% (8,135  ±1,253) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 9.2% 363,194 (±0.2% / ±9,260)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
8,135 Total veterans ±1,253 7,471 Male ±1,192 664 Female ±363

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