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South Carolina At A Glance
Last Updated July 27, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 32,020 square miles
- Population in 2000: 4,012,012; 60.5% urban; 39.5% rural
- Population in 1990: 3,486,703
- Population Change: Up
15.1% 1990-2000; Up
11.7% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 26th of 50; 1.4% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Columbia (117,357);
Charleston (101,024);
North Charleston (81,577);
Rock Hill (56,114);
Greenville (55,926)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 27 R 19 D
- State House: 74 R 50 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
2,652,291 (66.1%) white;
1,178,486 (29.4%) black;
35,568 (0.9%) Asian;
12,765 (0.3%) American Indian;
1,270 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
33,290 (0.8%) two-plus races;
3,266 (0.1%) other;
95,076 (2.4%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
11.9% USA,
7.2% German,
7.0% English,
6.8% Irish,
2.5% Scotch-Irish
- State Natives: 64.0% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 1.8% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 92.6% English;
4.0% Spanish;
2.5% Other Eur.
- Education:
76.3% high school graduates;
20.4% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
420,971 (14.0%);
WWII: (16.1%);
Korea: (12.0%);
Vietnam: (34.1%);
First Gulf War: (13.1%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
1.1% agriculture;
8.3% construction;
5.6% finance;
2.1% information;
24.4% manufacturing;
25.5% professional;
4.7% public administration;
15.2% trade;
13.0% other
- Work Force: 30.4% blue collar; 54.2% white collar; 15.3% gray collar
- Work Sector: 78.1% private; 15.9% government; 5.7% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$37,082
- 14.1% are below the poverty line
- 18.8% less than $15,000
- 28.3% $15-35,000
- 17.6% $35-50,000
- 27.3% $50-100,000
- 5.3% $100-150,000
- 2.8% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $83,100
- 24.3% less than $50,000
- 38.3% $50-100,000
- 26.9% $100-200,000
- 6.1% $200-300,000
- 3.0% $300-500,000
- 1.5% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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