Median Household Income
$69,324
Median Home Value
$259,000
Median Gross Rent
$1,180/mo
Poverty Rate
14.1%
Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Homeownership Rate
71.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32.1%
Median Age
40.2
Population Over Time
South Carolina grew 12.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
4,727,273
2016
4,834,605
2018
4,955,925
2020
5,091,517
2022
5,142,750
2024
5,296,225
Business & Industry
South Carolina has 122,958 business establishments employing 2,067,143 people.
Other services (except public administration)
12,908
Health care and social assistance
12,694
Professional, scientific, and technical services
12,611
Accommodation and food services
12,228
Construction
11,981
Real estate and rental and leasing
7,753
Finance and insurance
7,645
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
6,897
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in South Carolina
See all →Charleston149,960 people$92,414Columbia136,754 people$55,529North Charleston115,755 people$62,956Mount Pleasant90,945 people$124,755Rock Hill74,170 people$68,771Greenville70,838 people$71,472Summerville50,839 people$81,046Goose Creek45,858 people$88,178Sumter43,046 people$55,592Florence39,931 people$56,143Spartanburg38,301 people$51,964Hilton Head Island37,708 people$94,657Greer37,010 people$82,626Myrtle Beach36,064 people$60,394Aiken32,014 people$76,746Bluffton29,375 people$111,281Anderson29,345 people$46,933Fort Mill26,022 people$121,823Mauldin25,267 people$82,331Conway25,121 people$56,650Carolina Forest24,823 people$74,436Socastee24,464 people$62,257North Augusta24,425 people$86,092Simpsonville24,133 people$82,457Lexington23,665 people$87,126Easley23,135 people$66,299Taylors23,005 people$77,144Greenwood22,528 people$41,150St. Andrews21,909 people$46,511Wade Hampton21,029 people$77,449Hanahan20,731 people$87,984North Myrtle Beach18,850 people$72,722Five Forks18,592 people$141,786Clemson17,557 people$49,520West Columbia17,459 people$56,912Dentsville16,399 people$45,473Berea16,184 people$49,829Seven Oaks15,826 people$62,955Red Hill15,585 people$68,250Ladson15,298 people$78,760Port Royal14,573 people$74,870Lake Wylie14,382 people$112,097Gantt14,276 people$47,316Cayce13,755 people$62,045Beaufort13,582 people$61,220Moncks Corner13,456 people$91,500Orangeburg13,220 people$38,635Tega Cay12,816 people$142,000Gaffney12,651 people$41,089Parker12,466 people$40,043
Counties in South Carolina
Abbeville CountyAiken CountyAllendale CountyAnderson CountyBamberg CountyBarnwell CountyBeaufort CountyBerkeley CountyCalhoun CountyCharleston CountyCherokee CountyChester CountyChesterfield CountyClarendon CountyColleton CountyDarlington CountyDillon CountyDorchester CountyEdgefield CountyFairfield CountyFlorence CountyGeorgetown CountyGreenville CountyGreenwood CountyHampton CountyHorry CountyJasper CountyKershaw CountyLancaster CountyLaurens CountyLee CountyLexington CountyMarion CountyMarlboro CountyMcCormick CountyNewberry CountyOconee CountyOrangeburg CountyPickens CountyRichland CountySaluda CountySpartanburg CountySumter CountyUnion CountyWilliamsburg CountyYork County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.