Marion County, South Carolina Demographics

Marion County is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Female residents

Marion County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Marion County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Marion County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Marion County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Marion County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Marion County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Marion County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	32,457	31st	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	489.2	36th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	67.6	26th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	10th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.9%	14th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.8%	23rd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.2%	23rd	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.7%	35th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	41.5%	40th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	56.1%	7th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	14th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	23rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	28th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	33rd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	33rd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	39.7%	39th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	54.1%	1st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.6%	27th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	14,861	30th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.9%	22nd	17.6%	25.9%
Households	12,086	30th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.1%	39th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$83,000	34th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.7	7th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	15	41st	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$17,072	39th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$31,762	39th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.2%	10th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	500	31st	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,148	31st	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,155	29th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$269,937	31st	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,925	28th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$31,211	28th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732