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Marion County, SC

29,212 Population
489.4 square miles 59.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$21,952 ±$1,678 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $36,072 ±$266
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$35,972 ±$5,050 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $63,623 ±$486
  • about half the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

27.4% ±3.7% (7,925  ±1,068) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 14.4% 717,849 (±0.2% / ±11,836)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

31.3 minutes ±2.2 (327,810  ±31,348) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 54,759,448 (±0.1 / ±395,881)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

11,256 ±347 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,023,085 ±5,487
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.6 ±0.1 (29,003  ±8) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,004,353
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

2.9% ±1.8% (185  ±115) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 62,830 (±0.2% / ±2,492)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

14,340 ±25 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,362,253 ±501
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$90,200 ±$11,911 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $216,200 ±$1,122
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

7% ±2.3% (2,039  ±,659.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 686,178 (±0.2% / ±10,988)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

84.5% ±4.7% (17,151  ±,986.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 89.3% 3,174,118 (±0.4% / ±15,315.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
13.7% ±2.1% (2,785  ±,427.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 30.6% 1,088,770 (±0.3% / ±9,317.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

1.7% (482  ±339) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 270,170
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

5.4% ±1.1% (1,220  ±240) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 349,900 (±0.1% / ±4,262)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
1,220 Total veterans ±240 1,120 Male ±232 100 Female ±65

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