SC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	4,012,012	100.0

Male	1,948,929	48.6
Female	2,063,083	51.4

Under 5 years	264,679	6.6
5 to 9 years	285,243	7.1
10 to 14 years	290,479	7.2
15 to 19 years	295,377	7.4
20 to 24 years	281,714	7.0
25 to 34 years	560,831	14.0
35 to 44 years	625,124	15.6
45 to 54 years	550,321	13.7
55 to 59 years	206,762	5.2
60 to 64 years	166,149	4.1
65 to 74 years	270,048	6.7
75 to 84 years	165,016	4.1
85 years and over	50,269	1.3

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	3,002,371	74.8
Male	1,432,413	35.7
Female	1,569,958	39.1
21 years and over	2,814,131	70.1
62 years and over	581,573	14.5
65 years and over	485,333	12.1
Male	196,734	4.9
Female	288,599	7.2

RACE
One race	3,972,062	99.0
White	2,695,560	67.2
Black or African American	1,185,216	29.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	13,718	0.3
Asian	36,014	0.9
Asian Indian	8,356	0.2
Chinese	5,967	0.1
Filipino	6,423	0.2
Japanese	2,448	0.1
Korean	3,665	0.1
Vietnamese	4,248	0.1
Other Asian ¹	4,907	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,628	0.0
Native Hawaiian	391	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	489	0.0
Samoan	277	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	471	0.0
Some other race	39,926	1.0
Two or more races	39,950	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	2,727,208	68.0
Black or African American	1,200,901	29.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	27,456	0.7
Asian	44,931	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,778	0.1
Some other race	51,346	1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	4,012,012	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	95,076	2.4
Mexican	52,871	1.3
Puerto Rican	12,211	0.3
Cuban	2,875	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	27,119	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,916,936	97.6
White alone	2,652,291	66.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	4,012,012	100.0
In households	3,876,975	96.6
Householder	1,533,854	38.2
Spouse	783,142	19.5
Child	1,153,601	28.8
Own child under 18 years	875,535	21.8
Other relatives	235,486	5.9
Under 18 years	112,044	2.8
Nonrelatives	170,892	4.3
Unmarried partner	70,422	1.8
In group quarters	135,037	3.4
Institutionalized population	60,533	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	74,504	1.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,533,854	100.0
Family households (families)	1,072,822	69.9
With own children under 18 years	495,276	32.3
Married-couple family	783,142	51.1
With own children under 18 years	333,951	21.8
Female householder, no husband present	226,958	14.8
With own children under 18 years	131,010	8.5
Nonfamily households	461,032	30.1
Householder living alone	383,142	25.0
Householder 65 years and over	132,302	8.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	560,160	36.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	346,175	22.6

Average household size	2.53	(X)
Average family size	3.02	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,753,670	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,533,854	87.5
Vacant housing units	219,816	12.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	70,198	4.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,533,854	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,107,617	72.2
Renter-occupied housing units	426,237	27.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.37	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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