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South Carolina

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Table

South Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,084,127
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,084,127
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2018) 4,625,381
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2018, (V2018) 9.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,625,364
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.7%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
68.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
27.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
63.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2013-2017 367,921
Foreign born persons, percent, 2013-2017 4.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,318,271
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2013-2017 68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2013-2017 $148,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2013-2017 $1,202
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2013-2017 $360
Median gross rent, 2013-2017 $836
Building permits, 2018 35,487
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2013-2017 1,871,307
Persons per household, 2013-2017 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2013-2017 85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2013-2017 6.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2013-2017 84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2013-2017 72.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2013-2017 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2013-2017 27.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2013-2017 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2013-2017 59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2013-2017 56.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 9,763,818
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 22,941,292
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 99,160,840
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 45,520,900
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 58,093,824
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $12,298
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2013-2017 24.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017 $48,781
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017 $26,645
Persons in poverty, percent
15.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2016 105,9591
Total employment, 2016 1,716,4961
Total annual payroll, 2016 ($1,000) 69,050,7401
Total employment, percent change, 2015-2016 3.3%1
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 351,453
All firms, 2012 367,726
Men-owned firms, 2012 202,446
Women-owned firms, 2012 131,856
Minority-owned firms, 2012 83,233
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 276,269
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 47,987
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 303,137
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 153.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 30,060.70
FIPS Code 45
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2018) refers to the final year of the series (2010 thru 2018). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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