Marion County, South Carolina

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

Marion County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,664	5,296,225	334,922,499	1516th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$36,301	$69,324	$80,734	3114th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	40.2	38.9	1331st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.5%	32.1%	35.7%	2889th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$93,200	$259,000	$332,700	3070th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$669	$1,180	$1,413	2874th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	30.0%	14.1%	12.5%	138th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.2%	4.9%	5.2%	404th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	58.6	176.2	n/a	1402nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	5.8%	14.1%	2434th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.0	n/a	n/a	2990th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.6%	71.9%	65.2%	2877th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.3	25.6	26.4	778th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	11.5%	15.1%	2629th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1055th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	25.9%	47.1%	46.9%	3205th of 3,222
Broadband Access	60.4%	n/a	n/a	3098th 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 Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	38.6%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.9	54.9	61.4

Age in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.6	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.6%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	12,177	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.8%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.3%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	43.2%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	44.2%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,884	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	36.1%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.8%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	30.0%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	60.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.3%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	14,505	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.3%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.8%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.0%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.4%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$436	$1,251	n/a

Education in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.1%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.6%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.3%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.9%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.0%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Marion County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marion County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.7%	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	96.0%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	6.2%	16.7%

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