Dillon County, South Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Dillon County, South Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Carolina and the United States.

Dillon County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,862	5,296,225	334,922,499	1549th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,605	$69,324	$80,734	2916th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	40.2	38.9	2548th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.8%	32.1%	35.7%	2957th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$85,400	$259,000	$332,700	3133rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$679	$1,180	$1,413	2834th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.7%	14.1%	12.5%	171st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.0%	4.9%	5.2%	199th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	68.8	176.2	n/a	1264th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	5.8%	14.1%	2433rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.9	n/a	n/a	3014th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.7%	71.9%	65.2%	2765th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	25.6	26.4	1144th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	11.5%	15.1%	2920th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1047th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.9%	47.1%	46.9%	3022nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	61.1%	n/a	n/a	3093rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	45.3%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.3	54.9	61.4

Age in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	38.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	10,829	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	28.2%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.3%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	42.1%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,278	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.1%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.7%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	51.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.0%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	12,914	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.8%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.1%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.3%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$452	$1,251	n/a

Education in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	19.2%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.1%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.3%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.7%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.5%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Dillon County, South Carolina

Statistic	Dillon County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.9%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	6.2%	16.7%

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