Census Reporter

Congressional District 5, SC

731,341 Population
5,506.1 square miles 132.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$28,017 ±$1,021 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $28,957 ±$350
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$52,045 ±$1,488 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $52,306 ±$631
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

14% ±1.3% (100,293  ±9,106) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 15.3% 755,215 (±0.5% / ±23,160)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

27 minutes ±0.6 (8,457,280  ±272,557) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.1 54,995,090 (±0.3 / ±855,171)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

272,378 ±4,373 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 1,927,991 ±12,233
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0.1 (718,579  ±5,432) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.6 4,948,304 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.1% ±1% (8,637  ±1,643) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 63,951 (±0.4% / ±4,991)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

313,035 ±2,100 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,318,291 ±259
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$163,100 ±$4,977 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $170,800 ±$1,570
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

13% ±1.1% (94,273  ±8,141.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14.3% 719,991 (±0.4% / ±22,296.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

87.7% ±1.9% (437,983  ±10,293.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 88.5% 3,088,864 (±0.8% / ±28,584.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
24.6% ±1.1% (122,796  ±5,406.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 28.3% 989,335 (±0.5% / ±15,927.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

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)

3.6% ±0.4% (26,443  ±2,857) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.1% 256,765 (±0.2% / ±8,349)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

9.6% ±0.7% (53,638  ±3,886) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 9.2% 363,194 (±0.2% / ±9,260)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
53,638 Total veterans ±3,886 47,381 Male ±3,539 6,257 Female ±1,322

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