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Congressional District 5, SC

782,718 Population
5,160.7 square miles 151.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,218 ±$1,135 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,344 ±$1,846 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.6% ±1.3% (89,703  ±9,998) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.9 minutes ±0.8 (9,017,305  ±341,685) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 26.3 59,371,680 (±0.3 / ±951,035)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

306,876 ±4,178 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (771,228  ±7,916) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±1.3% (10,730  ±2,259) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

338,059 ±2,673 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$297,000 ±$6,842 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.1% ±1% (77,996  ±7,922.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.2% ±2.1% (489,380  ±12,535.5) 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)
30.8% ±1.2% (167,087  ±6,751.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.4% ±0.7% (52,965  ±4,810.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 418,840 (±0.1% / ±6,831.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.8% ±0.7% (45,320  ±5,147) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.1% ±0.5% (48,249  ±3,288) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
48,249 Total veterans ±3,288 42,478 Male ±2,997 5,771 Female ±1,124

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