In 2019, South Carolina had a population of 5.15M people with a median age of 39.9 and a median household income of $56,227. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of South Carolina grew from 5.08M to 5.15M, a 1.27% increase and its median household income grew from $52,306 to $56,227, a 7.5% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in South Carolina are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (26.3%), White (Hispanic) (3.16%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.07%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.03%). 7.47% of the households in South Carolina speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
96.8% of the residents in South Carolina are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in South Carolina are University of South Carolina-Columbia (9,815 degrees awarded in 2020), Clemson University (7,207 degrees), and College of Charleston (2,549 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in South Carolina was $179,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%. Most people in South Carolina drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in South Carolina was 2 cars per household.
South Carolina borders Georgia and North Carolina.