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Congressional District 1, SC

762,713 Population
2,589.3 square miles 294.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$49,125 ±$1,731 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $36,675 ±$444
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$85,282 ±$3,446 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in South Carolina: $64,115 ±$699
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

8.3% ±1.1% (62,019  ±8,311) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14% 717,348 (±0.4% / ±22,151)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

27.4 minutes ±0.9 (8,573,680  ±384,616) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,497,196 (±0.3 / ±749,397)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

307,810 ±5,133 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,136,080 ±11,784
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.1 (746,857  ±9,136) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,143,331
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.8% ±1.1% (8,066  ±1,769) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 63,426 (±0.4% / ±4,968)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

361,763 ±4,325 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,446,680 ±237
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$387,100 ±$7,582 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $254,600 ±$2,799
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

15.2% ±1.4% (115,075  ±10,810.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 703,333 (±0.5% / ±24,095.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.8% ±2.1% (502,284  ±12,584.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.5% 3,315,918 (±0.8% / ±30,951.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
43.3% ±1.4% (231,702  ±8,032.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.6% 1,194,503 (±0.5% / ±18,642)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

8.4% ±0.7% (58,003  ±4,626) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 7.6% 368,758 (±0.1% / ±5,647.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

5.4% ±0.7% (41,470  ±5,062) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% 273,375
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

11% ±0.8% (64,302  ±4,447) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 344,664 (±0.2% / ±9,222)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
64,302 Total veterans ±4,447 54,867 Male ±3,440 9,435 Female ±2,138

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