Census Reporter

Marion County, SC

31,562 Population
489.3 square miles 64.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 39.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,992 ±$2,462 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $27,986 ±$159
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $32,621 ±$91
$33,046 ±$3,009 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $51,015 ±$271
  • about half the amount in United States: $60,293 ±$140

24.3% ±3.2% (7,534  ±995) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 16% 770,632 (±0.3% / ±12,902)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,257,979 (±0.1% / ±285,269)

31.5 minutes ±2.6 (347,440  ±33,832) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Carolina: 24.6 52,214,115 (±0.1 / ±305,710)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,812,750,665 (±0.1 / ±8,669,516)

Families

11,538 ±446 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,894,711 ±6,012
  • United States: 119,730,128 ±232,429
2.7 ±0.1 (31,420  ±93) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 4,819,128 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 314,810,420 (±0)

8.7% ±2.9% (608  ±205) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 63,046 (±0.2% / ±1,861)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,995,512 (±0% / ±23,123)

Housing

14,928 ±40 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,256,951 ±314
  • United States: 136,384,292 ±6,639

$76,700 ±$3,930 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in South Carolina: $154,800 ±$659
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $204,900 ±$173

9.7% ±2.4% (3,013  ±744.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 14.7% 720,300 (±0.2% / ±10,784.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.5% 46,136,121 (±0.1% / ±152,246.9)

Social

80.8% ±4.2% (17,531  ±904.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 87.1% 2,949,232 (±0.4% / ±11,730.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 87.7% 191,498,014 (±0.1% / ±242,772.9)
14.4% ±1.9% (3,131  ±402.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 27.4% 927,823 (±0.2% / ±6,770.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 31.5% 68,867,051 (±0.1% / ±145,216)

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

2.1% ±0.4% (676  ±119) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 4.9% 240,439 (±0.1% / ±4,224)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,539,499 (±0% / ±131,250)

8% ±1.1% (1,928  ±261) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 9.6% 366,862 (±0.1% / ±3,619)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 7.5% 18,611,432 (±0% / ±41,547)
1,928 Total veterans ±261 1,760 Male ±263 168 Female ±73

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