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Congressional District 1, SC

776,842 Population
2,589.3 square miles 300 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,953 ±$1,828 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $38,097 ±$443
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$89,127 ±$2,281 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $67,804 ±$1,049
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.2% ±1% (62,049  ±7,728) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 726,799 (±0.5% / ±24,733)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.9 minutes ±0.6 (8,745,515  ±327,462) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 56,451,688 (±0.3 / ±832,708)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

317,895 ±5,508 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,177,733 ±10,033
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (762,622  ±8,979) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,234,462
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.2% ±1.3% (10,706  ±2,244) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 67,375 (±0.4% / ±4,960)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

366,452 ±4,632 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,490,327 ±211
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$418,800 ±$13,399 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $272,900 ±$2,295
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.5% ±1.3% (103,414  ±10,067.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.4% 661,235 (±0.4% / ±23,384.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.5% ±1.9% (521,928  ±12,525.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.2% 3,378,472 (±0.9% / ±33,037.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
45% ±1.4% (248,416  ±8,290) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.9% 1,232,848 (±0.5% / ±19,277.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

9% ±0.7% (63,543  ±4,999.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.2% 402,175 (±0.1% / ±4,983.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.8% ±0.7% (52,512  ±5,344) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.9% 316,438
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

11% ±0.8% (65,605  ±4,986) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 349,871 (±0.3% / ±11,007)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
65,605 Total veterans ±4,986 57,362 Male ±4,583 8,243 Female ±1,725

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