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South Carolina State Demographics Data

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  • Table 1. South Carolina Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. South Carolina Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. South Carolina Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. South Carolina Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. South Carolina Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. South Carolina Crime, Housing, Building Permits
  • Table 7. South Carolina Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. South Carolina Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 30,110
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Number 4,063,011
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Rank 26
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 4,012,012
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 26
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 133.20
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 3,486,310
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 25
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 3,120,729
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 50,999
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 525,702
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 365,581
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.30%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 15.10%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 11.70%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 95,076
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 2.40%


    TABLE 2. South Carolina Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, Year 2000 (April 1) 4,012,012
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 264,679
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 744,962
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 407,851
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 10.20%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 1,185,955
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 29.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 923,232
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 23.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 270,048
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 6.70%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 165,016
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 4.10%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 50,269
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.30%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 35.40
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males 1,948,929
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Females 2,063,083
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 94.50
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 2,695,560
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 67.20%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 1,185,216
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 29.50%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 13,718
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 36,014
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.90%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 1,628
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 39,926
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.00%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 39,950
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.00%


    TABLE 3. South Carolina Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 135,037
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 60,533
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 1,533,854
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 1,258,044
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 21.90%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 3,876,975
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.53
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 383,142
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 25.00%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 560,160
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 36.50%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 346,175
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 22.60%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 1,072,822
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 495,276
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 46.20%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 783,142
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 333,951
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 42.60%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 226,958
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 131,010
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 57.70%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 2000 461,032
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 329,838
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 39.80%


    TABLE 4. South Carolina Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 3,790,066
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 52,214
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 13.80
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 33,690
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 8.90
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 501
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 9.60
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 397
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 19,085
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 555,082
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 454,448


    TABLE 5. South Carolina Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 655,650
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 640,756
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 633,545
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 2,167,590
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 1,480,330
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 68.30%
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 360,833
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 16.60%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 33,325
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 26,256
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 26.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 569,045
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 51,252
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 224,380
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 14.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 23.00%


    TABLE 6. South Carolina Crime, Housing, Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 208,987
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 33,360
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 175,627
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 209,842
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 3,882,611
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 5,383
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 3,483,940
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 6,023
    Housing, Year 2000 > Total units 1,753,670
    Housing, Year 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 23.10%
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Number 1,533,854
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 1,107,617
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 72.20
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Number 32,812
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 24,863
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 75.80%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 7,100
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 21.60%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 3,532,670


    TABLE 7. South Carolina Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 85,897,885
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 56,158,327
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 53.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income 3,839,578
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Amount (dollars) 22,372
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Percent of national average 82.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 13,265,748
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 60,400,081
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 18,193,867
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 13,813,387
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 22.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 41,900,089
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by-selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 69.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 6,419,672
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 10.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 3,769,866
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 6.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 13,375,961
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 22.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 11,793,859
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 19.50%
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 13,813,387
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 13,425,772
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 12,907,490



     









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