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 South Carolina United States
Total population4,012,012 281,421,906
StateSouth Carolina 

South Carolina state Population

 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
Male1,948,92948.58%49.06%
Female2,063,08351.42%50.94%
Median age (years)35.4  35.3
18 years and over3,002,37174.83%74.31%
21 years and over2,814,13170.14%69.97%
62 years and over581,57314.5%14.66%
65 years and over485,33312.1%12.43%

 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
White2,695,56067.19%75.14%
Black or African American1,185,21629.54%12.32%
Asian36,0140.9%3.64%
Some other race55,2721.38%5.46%
Two or more races39,9501.0%2.43%

South Carolina state Housing

 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
Total housing units 1,753,670 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 219,81612.53%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 1,533,85487.47%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 1,107,61763.16%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 426,23724.31%30.77%
 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000301,556 19.66%19.95%
1995 to 1998434,141 28.3%28.9%
1990 to 1994236,870 15.44%16.07%
1980 to 1989237,812 15.5%15.58%
1970 to 1979160,321 10.45%9.86%
1969 or earlier163,154 10.64%9.65%
 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
Total households1,533,854  105,480,101
Family households (families)1,072,822 69.94%68.06%
Nonfamily households461,032 30.06%31.94%
 South Carolina United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000103,5165,457,817
$50,000 to $99,999320,41016,778,971
$100,000 to $149,999173,49713,110,384
$150,000 to $199,99986,6578,075,904
$200,000 to $299,99958,2466,583,049
$300,000 to $499,99928,6263,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9999,8931,308,116
$1,000,000 or more3,064313,759
Median (dollars)94,900119,600

South Carolina state Education

 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,053,152 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool68,7276.53% 6.47%
Kindergarten62,8675.97% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)474,36045.04% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)230,35921.87% 21.38%
College or graduate school216,83920.59% 22.81%

South Carolina state Economy

 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over3,114,016  217,168,077
In labor force1,974,222 63.4%63.92%
- Civilian labor force1,938,195 62.24%63.39%
- - Employed1,824,700 58.6%59.73%
- - Unemployed113,495 3.64%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.9  5.8
- Armed Forces36,027 1.16%0.53%
Not in labor force1,139,794 36.6%36.08%
Females 16 years and over1,626,362 52.23%51.66%
In labor force935,656 30.05%29.72%
- Civilian labor force928,772 29.83%29.65%
- - Employed868,936 27.9%27.92%
Own children under 6 years297,176 9.54%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force186,013  12,787,501
With earnings1,225,859 39.37%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)47,936  56,604
With Social Security income406,777 13.06%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,686  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income71,720 2.3%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,726  6,320
With public assistance income37,864 1.22%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,145  3,032
With retirement income274,216 8.81%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,933  17,376
 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households1,534,334  105,539,122
Less than $10,000181,777 11.85%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999106,693 6.95%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999220,065 14.34%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999213,504 13.92%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999269,559 17.57%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999288,757 18.82%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999129,518 8.44%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99981,624 5.32%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99919,873 1.3%2.2%
$200,000 or more22,964 1.5%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)37,082  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.