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Congressional District 3, SC

766,747 Population
5,633.5 square miles 136.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,241 ±$1,063 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,919 ±$1,981 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.2% ±1.2% (112,972  ±9,162) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.7 minutes ±0.7 (8,051,875  ±294,958) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 26.3 59,371,680 (±0.3 / ±951,035)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

310,100 ±4,337 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (740,470  ±7,076) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±1% (8,924  ±1,714) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

350,736 ±2,558 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$255,400 ±$6,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.3% ±1.1% (93,720  ±8,355.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±2% (472,567  ±11,342.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.7% ±1.2% (147,274  ±6,666.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

5.7% ±0.6% (40,767  ±3,944.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 418,840 (±0.1% / ±6,831.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.9% ±0.5% (30,050  ±3,633) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.5% (41,397  ±2,972) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
41,397 Total veterans ±2,972 37,066 Male ±2,527 4,331 Female ±1,311

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