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Congressional District 2, SC

755,004 Population
3,113.5 square miles 242.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,920 ±$1,004 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $38,097 ±$443
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$73,629 ±$2,608 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $67,804 ±$1,049
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.7% ±1.3% (94,342  ±9,382) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 726,799 (±0.5% / ±24,733)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.2 minutes ±0.8 (7,983,820  ±360,832) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 56,451,688 (±0.3 / ±832,708)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

301,686 ±5,867 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,177,733 ±10,033
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (741,274  ±10,801) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,234,462
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±0.9% (8,239  ±1,715) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 67,375 (±0.4% / ±4,960)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

332,588 ±4,256 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,490,327 ±211
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$241,400 ±$4,875 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $272,900 ±$2,295
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.7% ±1.1% (79,964  ±8,396.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.4% 661,235 (±0.4% / ±23,384.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±1.9% (476,797  ±12,113.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
35.8% ±1.3% (185,380  ±7,406.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 32.9% 1,232,848 (±0.5% / ±19,277.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

8.5% ±0.8% (59,630  ±5,827) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little 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% ±0.6% (45,293  ±4,272) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 5.9% 316,438
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

10.1% ±0.8% (58,150  ±4,454) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 349,871 (±0.3% / ±11,007)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
58,150 Total veterans ±4,454 49,561 Male ±3,465 8,589 Female ±2,022

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