Colleton County, SC Demographic Data
Colleton County, SC Summary
Colleton County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 38,483
- Area: 1,133.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,056.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 76.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 33.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 22.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Colleton County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,689
52%
50.8
Male
18,195
48%
49.2
Total Population
37,884
323,128,000
Colleton County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,249
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,465
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,390
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,296
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,422
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,118
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,257
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,180
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,553
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,870
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,299
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,771
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,014
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,161
77.0%
77.2
Female
15,411
52.8%
51.3
Male
13,750
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,961
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,857
23.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,084
18.7%
15.2
Female
3,859
54.5%
55.8
Male
3,225
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Colleton County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,473
98.9%
96.8
White
21,536
56.8%
72.6
Black or African American
14,457
38.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
296
0.8%
0.8
Asian
15
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
5
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
423
1.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
87
0.2%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
336
0.9%
0.1
Some Other Race
746
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
411
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,123
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
878
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
127
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
16
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
102
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
36,761
97.0%
82.2
Colleton County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,323
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,961
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,830
37.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,035
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,921
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,595
10.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,397
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,284
16.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,778
83.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,992
15.4%
31.2
Colleton County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,195
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
13,253
43.1%
47.5
Divorced
3,996
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
1,368
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,968
9.6
5.8%
Colleton County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
34,405
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,230
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
925
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
102
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
181
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
22
0.1%
1.1%
Colleton County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,526
10.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,267
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,484
16.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,371
16.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,261
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,192
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,203
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
977
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
331
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
253
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
33,918
57,617
Per capita income
20,297
31,128
Colleton County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
412
2.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,449
9.5%
9.8
Construction
1,470
9.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,672
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
470
3.1%
6.6
Information
228
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,129
7.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
897
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,328
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
873
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,984
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
964
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
306
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,047
13.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,913
25.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,550
16.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,307
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,365
22.2%
18.1%
Colleton County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
14,950
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,311
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,798
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.0%
5.1
Walked
125
0.8%
2.7
Other means
300
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
412
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.9
26.6
Colleton County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,047
7.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,073
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,406
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
3,339
22.5%
21.0
Colleton County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,865
75.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,754
72.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,111
27.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,864
24.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
16
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Colleton County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,729
1 room
102
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
67
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
504
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
3,011
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
6,564
33.3%
19.8
6 rooms
4,357
22.1%
17.8
7 rooms
2,601
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,326
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,197
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Colleton County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,729
1-unit, detached
10,997
55.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
164
0.8%
5.9
2-units
269
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
411
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
329
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
291
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
241
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
7,005
35.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
22
0.1%
0.1
Colleton County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
422
2.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
602
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,425
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,688
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,748
19.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,716
23.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,666
23.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,247
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
146
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
69
0.3%
1.4%
Colleton County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,170
7.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,326
8.9%
4.7
Electricity
11,944
80.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
105
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
255
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
65
0.4%
1.1
Colleton County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,540
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
105
2.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
115
2.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
155
3.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
209
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
504
11.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,560
34.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,892
41.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,743
38.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
601
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
461
10.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
319
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,354
30.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
62
0.0%
0.0%
Colleton County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,262
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
317
9.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
546
16.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,390
73.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
849
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
710
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
599
18.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
324
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
166
5.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
380
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
363
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,376
42.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
903
0.0%
0.0%
Colleton County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,754
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,895
26.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,166
29.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,413
13.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,389
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
948
8.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
686
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
193
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
64
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,800
205,000