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Congressional District 6, SC

755,258 Population
6,926 square miles 109 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,273 ±$1,197 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $38,097 ±$443
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,985 ±$2,421 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $67,804 ±$1,049
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.1% ±1.5% (136,938  ±11,400) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 726,799 (±0.5% / ±24,733)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.4 minutes ±0.9 (8,252,895  ±391,910) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 56,451,688 (±0.3 / ±832,708)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

315,223 ±6,516 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,177,733 ±10,033
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (715,296  ±15,189) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,234,462
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.8% ±1.1% (10,924  ±2,004) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 67,375 (±0.4% / ±4,960)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

363,574 ±6,909 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,490,327 ±211
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$226,300 ±$8,296 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $272,900 ±$2,295
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.2% ±1.5% (128,366  ±11,452.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 12.4% 661,235 (±0.4% / ±23,384.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.1% ±1.6% (451,823  ±12,498.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 90.2% 3,378,472 (±0.9% / ±33,037.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
31.3% ±1.3% (160,466  ±7,266.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 32.9% 1,232,848 (±0.5% / ±19,277.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

7.5% ±1% (52,318  ±6,811.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.2% 402,175 (±0.1% / ±4,983.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

5.3% ±0.5% (40,149  ±3,662) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.9% 316,438
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8.1% ±0.6% (48,857  ±3,876) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 349,871 (±0.3% / ±11,007)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
48,857 Total veterans ±3,876 42,583 Male ±3,472 6,274 Female ±1,467

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