Census Reporter

Congressional District 5, SC

738,205 Population
5,506.3 square miles 134.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 39.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$30,712 ±$1,001 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $31,295 ±$413
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$56,282 ±$1,640 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $56,227 ±$835
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12.4% ±1.2% (89,425  ±8,771) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 692,744 (±0.5% / ±27,058)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

27.7 minutes ±0.7 (9,029,120  ±293,168) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 26 58,193,645 (±0.3 / ±838,702)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

286,307 ±3,767 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,975,915 ±11,292
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (726,184  ±6,164) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,014,986 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.7% ±1.1% (9,968  ±1,996) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,576 (±0.4% / ±5,008)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

316,971 ±2,582 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,351,364 ±246
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$167,500 ±$4,180 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $179,800 ±$2,141
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.8% ±1.5% (86,421  ±11,015.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 677,957 (±0.5% / ±23,592)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

89% ±2.2% (454,956  ±12,272.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 88.3% 3,147,526 (±0.8% / ±28,360.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
26.3% ±1.3% (134,617  ±6,563.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 29.6% 1,054,559 (±0.5% / ±16,215)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

5.7% ±0.4% (38,041  ±2,688.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 7% 327,421 (±0.1% / ±4,155.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

5.1% ±0.7% (37,344  ±4,897) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 288,410 (±0.2% / ±11,183)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

9.1% ±0.7% (51,652  ±3,836) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.9% 354,669 (±0.3% / ±10,072)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
51,652 Total veterans ±3,836 46,200 Male ±3,248 5,452 Female ±1,598

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