Marion County, SC Demographic Data
Marion County, SC Summary
Marion County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 32,730
- Area: 494.14 sq. miles
- Land Area: 489.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.91 sq. miles
- Population Density: 66.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 62.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
South Carolina Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in SC
Counties With Largest Population in SC
Sponsored
Marion County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,288
54%
50.8
Male
14,687
46%
49.2
Total Population
31,975
323,128,000
Marion County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,035
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,952
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,332
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,928
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,012
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,533
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,856
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,131
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,144
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,677
8.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,290
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,532
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
553
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
24,398
76.3%
77.2
Female
13,480
55.3%
51.3
Male
10,918
44.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
23,327
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,710
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,375
16.8%
15.2
Female
3,207
59.7%
55.8
Male
2,168
40.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Marion County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
31,705
99.2%
96.8
White
12,960
40.5%
72.6
Black or African American
18,110
56.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
158
0.5%
0.8
Asian
222
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
96
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
82
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
27
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
12
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
255
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
270
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
845
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
629
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
114
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
42
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
60
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
31,130
97.4%
82.2
Marion County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,518
7.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,848
13.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,968
36.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,377
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,471
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,357
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,177
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,366
20.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,350
80.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,534
16.3%
31.2
Marion County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,605
33.5%
33.7%
Now Married
10,093
39.3%
47.5
Divorced
3,121
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
1,601
6.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,236
8.7
5.8%
Marion County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,905
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,035
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
759
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
167
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
109
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Marion County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,786
14.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,177
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,923
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,836
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,767
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,722
14.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
879
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
728
6.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
180
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
92
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
30,562
57,617
Per capita income
18,373
31,128
Marion County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
501
4.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,235
10.1%
9.8
Construction
541
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,614
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
375
3.1%
6.6
Information
149
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,342
19.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
456
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
872
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
410
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,814
14.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
695
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
203
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,277
10.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,302
27.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,752
22.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,555
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,321
19.0%
18.1%
Marion County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,957
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,585
80.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,809
15.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
43
0.4%
5.1
Walked
122
1.0%
2.7
Other means
57
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
341
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.2
26.6
Marion County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,598
13.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,038
33.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,046
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,408
19.9%
21.0
Marion County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,090
81.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,467
70.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,623
30.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,705
18.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Marion County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,795
1 room
191
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
53
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
769
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,056
13.9%
16.5
5 rooms
3,924
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
3,668
24.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,651
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,392
9.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,091
7.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Marion County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,795
1-unit, detached
8,963
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
143
1.0%
5.9
2-units
610
4.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
449
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
148
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
50
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
73
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
4,354
29.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.0%
0.1
Marion County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
567
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
734
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,467
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,889
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,204
21.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,907
19.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,730
18.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,012
6.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
222
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
63
0.4%
1.4%
Marion County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
901
7.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,045
8.6%
4.7
Electricity
9,830
81.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
225
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
67
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.2%
1.1
Marion County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,792
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
6
0.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
76
2.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
158
4.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
210
5.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,047
27.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,278
60.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,658
43.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
359
9.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
376
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
266
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,131
29.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Marion County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,021
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
0.7%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
122
4.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,421
47.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
1,456
48.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
602
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
509
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
486
16.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
241
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
419
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
154
5.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
145
5.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,453
50.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
725
0.0%
0.0%
Marion County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,467
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,674
31.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,928
34.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,089
12.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
949
11.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
555
6.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
194
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
37
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
41
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,400
205,000
