Tega Cay, SC
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Tega Cay, SC 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.
88.2% of the residents in Tega Cay, SC are U.S. citizens.
Most people in Tega Cay, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Tega Cay, SC was N/A per household.
Tega Cay, SC is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 88.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.7% of Tega Cay, SC residents were born outside of the country (2.28k people).
In 2024, there were 6.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.14k people) in Tega Cay, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.48k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 88.2% of Tega Cay, SC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tega Cay, SC was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tega Cay, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 6.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.14k people) in Tega Cay, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.48k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
14.9% of the people in Tega Cay, SC are hispanic (2.03k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tega Cay, SC as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 65,146 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 21,511 and Colombia with 15,785.
As of 2024, 16.7% of Tega Cay, SC residents (2.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tega Cay, SC was 14.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tega Cay, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Tega Cay, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tega Cay, SC.
N/A% of the population of Tega Cay, SC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 8.42% between 18 and 34 years, 48.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The economy of Tega Cay, SC employs 6.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tega Cay, SC were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,066 people), Finance & Insurance (840 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (754 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($154,755), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,284), and Wholesale Trade ($132,560).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tega Cay, SC grew at a rate of 6.19%, from 6.5k employees to 6.9k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tega Cay, SC, are Management Occupations (1,628 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (848 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (732 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tega Cay, SC.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tega Cay, SC grew at a rate of 6.19%, from 6.5k employees to 6.9k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tega Cay, SC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,066 people), Finance & Insurance (840 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (754 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tega Cay, SC, though some of these residents may live in Tega Cay, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($215,938), Wholesale Trade ($156,979), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($154,833).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($121,984), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,389), and Public Administration ($102,895).
As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.4%), followed by Other (0.595%).
Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing the state of South Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.4%), followed by Other (0.595%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing South Carolina.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in South Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
People in Tega Cay, SC have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tega Cay, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.
In 2024, the median household income of the 4.94k households in Tega Cay, SC grew to $142,000 from the previous year's value of $141,037.
The following chart displays the households in Tega Cay, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.296% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 60.8% of workers in Tega Cay, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.26%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Tega Cay, SC have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Tega Cay, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Tega Cay, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
1.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tega Cay, SC (208 out of 13.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tega Cay, SC is White, followed by Black and Native American.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
