South Carolina State Demographics: Quick Facts

DESCRIPTION VALUE Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008  11.7% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)  28.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)  0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008  1.1% Population estimates base (April 1) 2000  4,011,809 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008  6.8% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008  13.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  2.9% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000  810,857 Per capita money income, 1999  $18,795 Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  81,132,781 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)  37,056,1761 Female persons, percent, 2008  51.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)  0.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)  4.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  20.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2006  270,661 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  32,988,974 Land area, 2000 (square miles)  30,109.47 Persons per square mile, 2000  133.2 Population, 2008 estimate  4,479,800 Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008  23.8% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)  1.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008  65.2% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over  55.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  76.3% Homeownership rate, 2000  72.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  15.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $94,900 Households, 2000  1,533,854 Persons per household, 2000  2.53 Median household income, 2007  $43,508 Persons below poverty, percent, 2007  15.1% Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006  105,2961 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006  2.0%1 American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  26.2% Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  40,629,089 Retail sales per capita, 2002  $9,895 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  6,104,316 Building permits, 2008  25,918 FIPS Code  45 White persons, percent, 2008 (a)  68.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  5.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000  24.3 Housing units, 2007  2,021,947 Private nonfarm employment, 2006  1,633,4411 Total number of firms, 2002  292,984 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  9.8% Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, 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, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.