Census Reporter

Florence County, SC

138,566 Population
800 square miles 173.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$23,694 ±$1,595 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $27,909 ±$349
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$42,929 ±$4,248 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $50,570 ±$532
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

18.4% ±2.6% (24,931  ±3,468) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 15.4% 751,907 (±0.4% / ±19,900)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

23.1 minutes ±0.6 (1,310,945  ±45,595) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 24.3 50,619,115 (±0.1 / ±304,577)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,730,653,340 (±0.1 / ±8,097,359)

Families

51,675 ±1,517 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,905,100 ±10,277
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.6 ±0.1 (135,313  ±1,088) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,887,882 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

6.2% ±2.3% (2,057  ±772) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.7% 66,875 (±0.4% / ±5,092)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

60,214 ±413 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,284,820 ±214
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$129,700 ±$9,042 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $161,800 ±$1,398
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

12.8% ±3% (17,510  ±4,059.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14.5% 717,694 (±0.5% / ±22,626.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

81.8% ±4.5% (76,343  ±4,235) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 87.4% 3,009,003 (±0.8% / ±27,750.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
24.5% ±2.4% (22,853  ±2,256.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 28% 964,340 (±0.4% / ±14,957.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

2.6% ±0.7% (3,631  ±1,016) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 4.9% 244,294 (±0.2% / ±8,606)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

8.3% ±1.4% (8,703  ±1,448) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 9.3% 362,121 (±0.2% / ±8,272)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
8,703 Total veterans ±1,448 7,901 Male ±1,479 802 Female ±482

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