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Congressional District 5, SC

747,217 Population
5,505.9 square miles 135.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$32,338 ±$996 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $33,339 ±$443
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$57,565 ±$2,076 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $59,318 ±$852
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

14.1% ±1.4% (103,812  ±10,155) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 14.7% 741,652 (±0.5% / ±25,957)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

27.6 minutes ±0.9 (8,069,210  ±345,252) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 52,417,256 (±0.3 / ±843,148)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

295,874 ±3,902 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,049,972 ±10,471
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (736,452  ±6,214) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,069,111 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5% ±1.3% (8,542  ±2,161) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 5.1% 60,830 (±0.4% / ±4,659)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

322,655 ±2,872 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,395,957 ±268
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$196,100 ±$7,429 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $213,500 ±$2,166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.8% ±1.3% (87,004  ±9,652.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 13.6% 697,942 (±0.5% / ±23,585.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

89.3% ±2.1% (458,341  ±11,667.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,224,401 (±0.9% / ±31,886.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
28.8% ±1.3% (147,740  ±6,810.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,134,636 (±0.5% / ±17,987.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

6.3% ±0.5% (43,103  ±3,590.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 7.5% 360,151 (±0.1% / ±5,837.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

4% ±0.6% (30,172  ±4,383) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% 271,280 (±0.2% / ±10,236)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

8.4% ±0.7% (48,099  ±4,158) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 353,056 (±0.3% / ±10,267)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
48,099 Total veterans ±4,158 42,143 Male ±3,705 5,956 Female ±1,435

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