South Carolina
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 5,570,274 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 5,570,274 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 5,118,250 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 8.8% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 5,118,425 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,625,364 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.3% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.1% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 68.3% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 24.4% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.9% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.2% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 4.0% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 8.5% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.9% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 343,824 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 5.8% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2,579,744 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 71.9% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $259,000 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,529 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $448 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,180 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 45,862 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 2,117,989 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.44 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.2% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 8.4% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 94.5% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 88.8% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 90.1% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 32.1% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.3% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.0% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 59.6% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 55.7% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 17,879,711 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 38,362,166 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 11,374,736 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 102,257,745 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $19,356 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 25.6 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $39,236 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 13.3% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 122,958 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 2,067,143 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 109,477,485 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 2.7% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 482,483 31,985,874
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 86,169 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 53,953 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 19,720 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 13,306 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 67,231 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 6,284 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 73,766 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 170.3 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 153.9 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 30,064.28 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 30,060.70 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 45 1