South Carolina

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Language Spoken At Home in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over4,330,532100%
English only4,037,01793.2%
Language other than English293,5156.8%
   Speak English less than very well131,1663.0%
   Spanish190,4484.4%
      Speak English less than very well97,8162.3%
   Other Indo-European languages57,9071.3%
      Speak English less than very well14,0290.3%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages36,5180.8%
      Speak English less than very well16,4520.4%
   Other languages8,6420.2%
      Speak English less than very well2,8690.1%

Ancestry in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population4,630,351100%
  American603,93213.0%
  Arab9,8200.2%
  Czech7,1890.2%
  Danish6,9140.1%
  Dutch43,8050.9%
  English427,2489.2%
  French (except Basque)89,1051.9%
  French Canadian14,3190.3%
  German471,49110.2%
  Greek13,2340.3%
  Hungarian11,2060.2%
  Irish451,4519.7%
  Italian129,9042.8%
  Lithuanian4,0960.1%
  Norwegian17,0230.4%
  Polish60,4701.3%
  Portuguese5,3000.1%
  Russian15,7970.3%
  Scotch-Irish119,2972.6%
  Scottish98,7672.1%
  Slovak4,6390.1%
  Subsaharan African46,2491.0%
  Swedish22,2890.5%
  Swiss8,6800.2%
  Ukrainian6,7230.1%
  Welsh23,0400.5%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)12,0310.3%
Households By Type in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,768,255100%
  Family households (families)1,192,05167.4%
     With own children under 18 years497,91028.2%
     Married-couple family848,20648.0%
        With own children under 18 years313,48217.7%
     Male householder, no wife present, family77,5004.4%
        With own children under 18 years35,2832.0%
     Female householder, no husband present, family266,34515.1%
        With own children under 18 years149,1458.4%
  Nonfamily households576,20432.6%
     Householder living alone486,45727.5%
        65 years and over167,9149.5%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years570,70632.3%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over454,77225.7%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households4,490,811100%
  Householder1,768,25539.4%
  Spouse847,29718.9%
  Child1,328,47129.6%
  Other relatives325,9147.3%
  Nonrelatives220,8744.9%
     Unmarried partner83,5701.9%
Marital Status in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,796,888100%
  Never married614,33134.2%
  Now married, except separated915,28150.9%
  Separated52,3732.9%
  Widowed50,5032.8%
  Divorced164,4009.1%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,939,096100%
  Never married554,29528.6%
  Now married, except separated892,62546.0%
  Separated72,8833.8%
  Widowed204,66410.6%
  Divorced214,62911.1%
Fertility in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months65,588100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)29,73145.3%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women480%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old580%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old340%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1080%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old200%
Grandparents in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years113,419100%
  Responsible for grandchildren55,37748.8%
        Less than 1 year10,6889.4%
        1 or 2 years12,91911.4%
        3 or 4 years9,0638.0%
        5 or more years22,70720.0%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years55,377100%
  Who are female35,80164.6%
  Who are married38,62169.7%
School Enrollment in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,183,771100%
  Nursery school, preschool67,8265.7%
  Kindergarten71,2446.0%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)476,40240.2%
  High school (grades 9-12)248,16421.0%
  College or graduate school320,13527.0%
Educational Attainment in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over3,075,655100%
  Less than 9th grade173,6105.6%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma317,25310.3%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)932,05130.3%
  Some college, no degree633,90220.6%
  Associate's degree263,5528.6%
  Bachelor's degree486,25315.8%
  Graduate or professional degree269,0348.7%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher084.0%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher024.6%
Veteran Status in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over3,516,451100%
  Civilian veterans396,87311.3%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population4,527,713100%
  With a disability623,90313.8%
 
Under 18 years1,074,956100%
  With a disability41,2513.8%
 
18 to 64 years2,830,117100%
  With a disability343,84212.1%
 
65 years and over622,640100%
  With a disability238,81038.4%
Residence 1 Year Ago in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over4,573,517100%
  Same house3,874,33084.7%
  Different house in the U.S.681,22814.9%
     Same county383,1918.4%
     Different county298,0376.5%
        Same state145,1083.2%
        Different state152,9293.3%
  Abroad17,9590.4%
Place Of Birth in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population4,630,351100%
  Native4,408,24595.2%
     Born in United States4,362,66094.2%
        State of residence2,721,34258.8%
        Different state1,641,31835.4%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)45,5851.0%
  Foreign born222,1064.8%
U.S. Citizenship Status in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population222,106100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen72,48532.6%
  Not a U.S. citizen149,62167.4%
Year of Entry in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States267,691100%
  Native45,585100%
    Entered 2010 or later1,3312.9%
    Entered before 201044,25497.1%
  Foreign born222,106100%
    Entered 2010 or later6,1092.8%
    Entered before 2010215,99797.2%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in South Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea222,106100%
  Europe38,23517.2%
  Asia46,23120.8%
  Africa6,2312.8%
  Oceania7440.3%
  Latin America123,34955.5%
  Northern America7,3163.3%