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Cheraw, SC Urban Area

6,923 Population
7.4 square miles 941.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,532 ±$3,943 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$34,083 ±$11,114 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

32.8% ±9.3% (2,173  ±636) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

17.8 minutes ±2.7 (45,905  ±9,441) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,963 ±295 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.3 (6,575  ±447) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.4% ±5% (104  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,439 ±292 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$99,500 ±$25,972 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

9.6% ±3.9% (656  ±270.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

81.8% ±7.4% (4,234  ±493.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
19.7% ±4% (1,019  ±218.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

4.4% ±2.4% (307  ±164) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7% ±2.3% (388  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
388 Total veterans ±132 348 Male ±127 40 Female ±45

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