Census Reporter

Florence County, SC

138,293 Population
800.5 square miles 172.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 39.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$26,691 ±$1,742 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $31,295 ±$413
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$50,082 ±$3,475 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $56,227 ±$835
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

16.3% ±3.3% (22,078  ±4,488) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 692,744 (±0.5% / ±27,058)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

23.6 minutes ±0.6 (1,348,720  ±43,098) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 25 54,010,755 (±0.1 / ±293,826)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

53,047 ±1,606 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,975,915 ±11,292
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0.1 (135,369  ±932) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,014,986 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

8.3% ±3% (2,598  ±946) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,576 (±0.4% / ±5,008)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

61,817 ±363 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,351,364 ±246
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$134,300 ±$11,864 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $179,800 ±$2,141
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

6.5% ±1.7% (8,848  ±2,374.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 677,957 (±0.5% / ±23,592)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

88.1% ±4.9% (82,928  ±4,615.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 88.3% 3,147,526 (±0.8% / ±28,360.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
24.7% ±2.5% (23,251  ±2,332.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 29.6% 1,054,559 (±0.5% / ±16,215)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

3.1% ±0.6% (4,286  ±776) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 288,410 (±0.2% / ±11,183)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.2% ±1.5% (8,689  ±1,550) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.9% 354,669 (±0.3% / ±10,072)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
8,689 Total veterans ±1,550 6,644 Male ±1,239 2,045 Female ±915

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