South Carolina Demographics

South Carolina is 6th out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

South Carolina is 9th out of 51 other states in Female residents

South Carolina is 10th out of 51 other states in Income below poverty line

South Carolina is 13th out of 51 other states in Building permits (last year)

South Carolina is 16th out of 51 other states in Home ownership rate

South Carolina is 16th out of 51 other states in Residents 65 or older

South Carolina is 20th out of 51 other states in Population density (people per sqmi)

South Carolina is 24th out of 51 other states in Current population (2012)

South Carolina is 24th out of 51 other states in Households

South Carolina is 24th out of 51 other states in Housing units

Size Demographics
	South Carolina	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	4,723,723	24th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	30,060.7	40th	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	153.9	20th	87.4

Education Demographics
	South Carolina	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.6%	41st	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.2%	41st	28.2%

Race Demographics
	South Carolina	Rank	US
Race - White	68.4%	44th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	28.0%	6th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	39th	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	39th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	39th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	45th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	35th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.0%	35th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	South Carolina	Rank	US
Female residents	51.4%	9th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.8%	33rd	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	South Carolina	Rank	US
Housing units	2,157,033	24th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.6%	40th	25.9%
Households	1,758,732	24th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.8%	16th	66.1%
Home median value	$137,000	36th	$186,200
People per household	2.5	24th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	18,708	13th	829,658

Business Demographics
	South Carolina	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	100,481	25th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,521,123	25th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	360,397	25th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$54,298,410	25th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,273	41st	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$8,383,463	26th	$613,795,732