In 2022, South Carolina had a population of 5.14M people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $63,623. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of South Carolina grew from 5.08M to 5.14M, a 1.26% increase and its median household income grew from $58,234 to $63,623, a 9.25% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in South Carolina are White (Non-Hispanic) (63%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (25.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.93%), Other (Hispanic) (2.02%), and White (Hispanic) (2%).
7.59% of the households in South Carolina reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.1% of the residents in South Carolina are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in South Carolina are University of South Carolina-Columbia (10,045 degrees awarded in 2022), Clemson University (7,469 degrees), and Trident Technical College (2,581 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in South Carolina was $216,200, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.
Most people in South Carolina drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in South Carolina was 2 cars per household.
South Carolina borders Georgia and North Carolina.
