Williamsburg County, South Carolina

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

Williamsburg County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,282	5,296,225	334,922,499	1474th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,213	$69,324	$80,734	2926th of 3,221
Median Age	43.2	40.2	38.9	1168th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.4%	32.1%	35.7%	2445th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$104,500	$259,000	$332,700	2930th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$765	$1,180	$1,413	2379th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.3%	14.1%	12.5%	303rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1926th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.4	176.2	n/a	1931st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	5.8%	14.1%	1876th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.5	n/a	n/a	2910th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.4%	71.9%	65.2%	1285th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.3	25.6	26.4	374th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.8%	11.5%	15.1%	2184th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1129th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.9%	47.1%	46.9%	3024th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.6%	n/a	n/a	3031st 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 Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.2%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	49.7	54.9	61.4

Age in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	43.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.7%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	12,291	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.3%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.4%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	38.6%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,713	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.6%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.5%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.9%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.3%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.0%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.0%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	14,907	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.5%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.5%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.6%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$687	$1,251	n/a

Education in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.3%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.0%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.6%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.9%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.9%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.5%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.8%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Williamsburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.6%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	6.2%	16.7%

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