Marlboro County, South Carolina

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

Marlboro County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,975	5,296,225	334,922,499	1615th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$34,301	$69,324	$80,734	3127th of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	40.2	38.9	1606th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.0%	32.1%	35.7%	3199th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$82,000	$259,000	$332,700	3156th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$689	$1,180	$1,413	2793rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.5%	14.1%	12.5%	156th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.9%	4.9%	5.2%	138th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	54.1	176.2	n/a	1461st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	5.8%	14.1%	1978th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.8	n/a	n/a	2955th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.0%	71.9%	65.2%	2858th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.9	25.6	26.4	1017th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.2%	11.5%	15.1%	3044th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	967th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.6%	47.1%	46.9%	3165th of 3,222
Broadband Access	63.5%	n/a	n/a	3067th 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 Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.9	54.9	61.4

Age in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	9,789	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.6%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.5%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.1%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	45.1%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	43.4%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,486	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	38.4%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.7%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.4%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.9%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.5%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.8%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.0%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	12,077	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.0%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.9%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.0%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$496	$1,251	n/a

Education in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	20.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.8%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.3%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.1%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.7%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.6%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.0%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	15.5%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Marlboro County, South Carolina

Statistic	Marlboro County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.8%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	6.2%	16.7%

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