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5/12/2019

30,551

Dillon County, South Carolina Population 2019

Dillon County, South Carolina's estimated population is 30,551 with a growth rate of -0.62% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Dillon County, South Carolina is the 32nd largest county in South Carolina.

Year	Population	Growth	Growth Rate
2018	30,599	48	0.16%
2017	30,551	-192	-0.62%
2016	30,743	-422	-1.35%
2015	31,165	-133	-0.42%
2014	31,298	-112	-0.36%
2013	31,410	-119	-0.38%
2012	31,529	-218	-0.69%
2011	31,747	-330	-1.03%
2010	32,077	2,963	10.18%
1990	29,114	-1,969	-6.33%
1980	31,083	2,245	7.78%
1970	28,838	-1,746	-5.71%
1960	30,584	-346	-1.12%
1950	30,930	1,305	4.41%
1940	29,625	3,892	15.12%
1930	25,733	455	1.80%
1920	25,278	2,663	11.78%
1910	22,615		0.00%

Dillon County, South Carolina Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race	Population
White	14,754
Black or African American	14,707
Two or More Races	750
American Indian and Alaska Native	714
Asian	100
Some Other Race	42
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6

Dillon County, South Carolina Population by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B03002)

Dillon County, South Carolina Population Pyramid 2019

Dillon County, South Carolina Median Age

37.4

Total

35.5

Male

38.9

Female

Dillon County, South Carolina Adults

There are 23,069 adults, (4,812 of whom are seniors) in Dillon County, South Carolina.

Dillon County, South Carolina Age Dependency

70.2

Age Dependency Ratio

26.4

Old Age Dependency Ratio

43.8

Child Dependency Ratio

Dillon County, South Carolina Sex Ratio

Female

16,505

53.12%

Male

14,568

46.88%

Dillon County, South Carolina Population by Age

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)

Dillon County, South Carolina Households and Families

Dillon County, South Carolina Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Dillon County, South Carolina Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	82.6%	17.4%
All	66%	34%
Male	61.3%	38.7%
Female	58.5%	41.5%
Non Family	51.6%	48.4%

66.0%

Rate of Home Ownership

Dillon County, South Carolina Households and Families

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	10,945	2.8	66
Married	4,409	3.37	82.6
Non Family	3,682	1.15	51.6
Female	2,376	4.12	58.5
Male	478	3.73	61.3

3.56

Average Family Size

2.8

Average Household Size

4.9%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Dillon County, South Carolina Households by Type

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Dillon County, South Carolina Education

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	1,878	9.22%
9th to 12th Grade	3,538	17.37%
High School Graduate	7,496	36.80%
Some College	3,609	17.72%
Associates Degree	1,572	7.72%
Bachelors Degree	1,574	7.73%
Graduate Degree	700	3.44%

Dillon County, South Carolina Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Dillon County, South Carolina Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	10,356	8,143	1,416
Black	9,016	6,282	798
Native American	450	183	33
Hispanic	381	79	27
Multiple Races	204	191
Asian	76	76
Other Race	15	8
Islander	6	6

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 13.67%.

Dillon County, South Carolina Educational Attainment by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$23,614	$27,425	$20,185
Less Than High School	$19,899	$22,464	$11,129
High School Grad	$20,861	$25,575	$18,029
Some College	$26,703	$35,208	$22,475
Bachelors Degree	$30,714	$33,295	$29,934
Graduate Degree	$50,880	$59,013	$47,192

$23,614

Average Earnings

$27,425

Average Male

$20,185

Average Female

Dillon County, South Carolina Earnings by Educational Attainment

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Dillon County, South Carolina Language

Dillon County, South Carolina Language by Age

Dillon County, South Carolina Language

95.50% of Dillon County, South Carolina residents speak only English, while 4.50% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.53% of the population.

Dillon County, South Carolina Language

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1601)

Dillon County, South Carolina Poverty

Dillon County, South Carolina Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
Black	14,525	5,825	40.10%
White	14,085	2,819	20.01%
Multiple	745	469	62.95%
Hispanic	819	435	53.11%
Native	714	106	14.85%
Other	42	33	78.57%
Asian	100	5	5.00%

30.62%

Overall Poverty Rate

29.46%

Male Poverty Rate

31.64%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Dillon County, South Carolina

The race most likely to be in poverty in Dillon County, South Carolina is Other, with 78.57% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Dillon County, South Carolina is Asian, with 5.00% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 6.63%. Among those working part-time, it was 25.69%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 38.14%.