South Carolina Profile and Statistics

South Carolina Cities Households By Type

In 2007, South Carolina had 1664561 total households with the average home having 2.52 residents and the average family coming in at 3.07.

Of those homes reported, 29.6% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 18.9% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 32825 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 145782 where the female was the sole head of household.

In South Carolina, 455003 people live alone, and of that, 149560 are 65 and over.

There were 560674 (33.7%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 390474 (23.5%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in South Carolina

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 4187914, 39.7 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.3 are spouses. There are 1245734 children, and 281424 comprise “other relatives.” 189277 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 76918 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

South Carolina Census Marital Status data

In South Carolina, there are 1665986 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 548952 have never married; 872098 are currently still married, but have separated. 49366 are legally separated, 148002 are divorced and 47568 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1802831), 26.9% never married, 47% are married but separated while 4% are legally still separated. 10.9% are divorced and 11.3% are widowed.

South Carolina Fertility Rates and SC Statistics

Let’s talk babies in South Carolina (SC): In the 2007 report, 56565 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in South Carolina (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 23412 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 41 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 52 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 30 babies, while there were 102 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 17.

South Carolina Grandparents Statistics

There are 99090 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 52789 (53.3%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 66.7% are the grandmothers and 68.1% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 10337 have done it for less than a year; 11808 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 7756 handling things 3 or 4 years and 22888 doing the job 5 or more years.

South Carolina School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (SC)

In South Carolina, 1092652 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 62699 (5.7%) are in nursery or preschool; 64389 (5.9%) are in kindergarten, while 461865 (42.3%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 243849 (22.3%) are slogging through High School, while 259850 (23.8%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 32.4% (923464); 14.9% (424974) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (2851898), 181498 (6.4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 350070 (12.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 923464 (32.4%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 520037 (18.2%) have some college experience but no degree; 225654 (7.9%) reached an Associate’s degree; 424974 (14.9%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 226201 (7.9%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in South Carolina is 3250324. Of that, 401684 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 3943271 (100%) – of that, 684221 (17.4%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (633919), 39256 (6.2%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2776047), 411784 (14.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (533305), 233181 (43.7%) have a disability.

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