Household Types in South Carolina (State)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family246.958224%48.235831%46.958224%47.0%863,581864k14.852469%12.866629%14.852469%14.9%273,143273k4.571241%4.826277%4.571241%4.6%84,06784.1k28.305187%27.689881%28.305187%28.3%520,544521k5.312878%6.381381%5.312878%5.3%97,70697.7k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads62.563662%67.364644%62.563662%62.6%303,425303k29.837975%24.570491%29.837975%29.8%144,710145k7.598364%8.064864%7.598364%7.6%36,85136.9k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.371680%28.463433%26.371680%26.4%484,986485k73.451543%71.282943%73.451543%73.5%1,350,8041.35M

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-11.500965%-4.789714%-20.147883%-8.053502%-9.223276%-4.568546%-19.297359%-6.534708%-44.492064%44%55.507936%60.376111%55.507936%56%21,23321.2k-13.859617%-7.415468%-17.169889%-6.810685%-18.904743%-8.030729%-17.631762%-5.826767%-45.255658%45%54.744342%49.605999%54.744342%55%43,65243.7k-9.319724%-3.866921%-27.510973%-5.610328%-8.975901%-3.859308%-29.122015%-6.654621%-46.307947%46%53.692053%51.388155%53.692053%54%1,251,2281.25M-18.758215%-10.024743%-17.714374%-9.004098%-21.478750%-10.121021%-17.436336%-6.129820%-55.501430%56%44.498570%44.834073%44.498570%44%25,86625.9k-18.342440%-6.071593%-29.469438%-7.966093%-17.705417%-6.277793%-26.689688%-8.932936%-61.849563%62%38.150437%40.394166%38.150437%38%19,58319.6k-29.236050%-5.790202%-32.293148%-3.965829%-28.278902%-6.112935%-33.290551%-4.856703%-71.285229%71%28.714771%27.460909%28.714771%29%477,479477k

Map of Household Types by County in South Carolina

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31.0%35.7%40.4%45.0%49.7%54.4%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.5%12.5%15.5%18.5%21.4%24.5%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.0%3.1%4.2%5.3%6.4%7.5%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23.2%25.9%28.5%31.1%33.7%36.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.9%3.4%4.9%6.4%7.9%9.5%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12.6%16.6%20.5%24.5%28.5%32.5%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in South Carolina

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
25%35%45%55%65%76%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%16%23%30%37%45%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%40%53%66%
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Household Types by Place in South Carolina

There are 396 places in South Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,571.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina, selected places in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#Five ForksLake WylieHilton Head IsBlufftonGoose CreekMt PleasantSimpsonvilleLadsonFort MillIrmoSummervilleTaylorsN Myrtle BchLexingtonUnited StatesSouthPort RoyalSouth AtlanticS CarolinaMauldinAikenEasleyNorth AugustaWade HamptonRed HillJames IslandSocasteeBeaufortHanahanSeven OaksGreerParkerFlorenceSumterForest AcresCharlestonBereaRock HillConwayMyrtle BeachN CharlestonGanttAndersonGreenvilleGaffneyCayceClemsonColumbiaSpartanburgWest ColumbiaOrangeburgGreenwoodDentsvilleSt. Andrews78.563061%78.563061%79%4,024157.426436%57.426436%57%2,459256.728154%56.728154%57%9,595355.264594%55.264594%55%3,039454.632123%54.632123%55%7,507554.091173%54.091173%54%16,77816.8k652.705852%52.705852%53%4,071752.038320%52.038320%52%2,553851.513944%51.513944%52%2,586951.324282%51.324282%51%2,3061050.746095%50.746095%51%8,7401150.285171%50.285171%50%4,2321249.739380%49.739380%50%3,8171349.255239%49.255239%49%3,9021448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.491097%47.491097%47%1,4671547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k46.592925%46.592925%47%4,4651646.572292%46.572292%47%5,8561746.393064%46.393064%46%4,0131846.336184%46.336184%46%4,2811946.106165%46.106165%46%4,0912045.903679%45.903679%46%2,5832145.872290%45.872290%46%2,3062245.406485%45.406485%45%3,8652344.657889%44.657889%45%2,0692444.063152%44.063152%44%3,3772543.972377%43.972377%44%2,9292643.458164%43.458164%43%4,6072741.541492%41.541492%42%1,6872839.671514%39.671514%40%6,1112938.923115%38.923115%39%6,3183038.899921%38.899921%39%1,9593138.044538%38.044538%38%20,29620.3k3237.631345%37.631345%38%2,1133337.436157%37.436157%37%10,33510.3k3436.388026%36.388026%36%2,5773536.181370%36.181370%36%4,6923634.768618%34.768618%35%13,61413.6k3734.503031%34.503031%35%1,8783834.364449%34.364449%34%3,7663934.112787%34.112787%34%9,2494032.637730%32.637730%33%1,5644131.979516%31.979516%32%1,8114231.534992%31.534992%32%1,8884329.746989%29.746989%30%13,46213.5k4429.506500%29.506500%30%4,5624528.466856%28.466856%28%2,1004625.770568%25.770568%26%1,1124724.694945%24.694945%25%2,1254823.340007%23.340007%23%1,3994923.210210%23.210210%23%2,23750

Household Types by Metro Area in South Carolina

There are 17 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within South Carolina (14 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina, selected metro areas in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Hilton Head IslandSeneca AreaMyrtle BeachGeorgetownGreenvilleCharlotteUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSpartanburgS CarolinaAugusta AreaNewberry AreaCharlestonGaffney AreaColumbia AreaFlorence AreaSumter AreaGreenwoodBennettsvilleOrangeburg53.412575%53.412575%53%40,93740.9k150.448699%50.448699%50%15,57215.6k250.177489%50.177489%50%86,65086.7k349.993847%49.993847%50%12,18812.2k449.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k549.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.122542%47.122542%47%57,98958.0k746.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k46.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k846.552675%46.552675%47%6,752945.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k1045.339753%45.339753%45%9,2281144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k1244.009417%44.009417%44%34,39634.4k1343.430111%43.430111%43%17,72617.7k1442.649773%42.649773%43%15,48415.5k1541.906327%41.906327%42%4,0801637.822607%37.822607%38%12,61812.6k17

Household Types by County in South Carolina

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. This section compares all 46 of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina, selected counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BeaufortSaludaYorkMcCormickDorchesterAndersonBerkeleyLexingtonOconeeGreenvilleGeorgetownPickensKershawEdgefieldLancasterAikenHorryUnited StatesSouthSpartanburgSouth AtlanticChesterfieldS CarolinaJasperNewberryLaurensAbbevilleFlorenceCherokeeCalhounSumterClarendonFairfieldChesterUnionMarlboroCharlestonBarnwellDillonGreenwoodHamptonDarlingtonColletonWilliamsburgLeeBambergRichlandOrangeburgMarionAllendale54.342564%54.342564%54%36,59736.6k153.377428%53.377428%53%3,793252.768207%52.768207%53%48,70448.7k351.281407%51.281407%51%2,041451.127252%51.127252%51%27,10027.1k550.882188%50.882188%51%38,06738.1k650.771828%50.771828%51%35,78535.8k750.606824%50.606824%51%54,41654.4k850.448699%50.448699%50%15,57215.6k950.023566%50.023566%50%91,27691.3k1049.993847%49.993847%50%12,18812.2k1149.890404%49.890404%50%22,76122.8k1249.858956%49.858956%50%12,01912.0k1349.812858%49.812858%50%4,5251449.167493%49.167493%49%14,88314.9k1549.083857%49.083857%49%31,63731.6k1648.326714%48.326714%48%59,01959.0k1748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.618919%47.618919%48%53,07753.1k1847.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.292538%47.292538%47%8,5941946.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k46.676705%46.676705%47%4,3402046.552675%46.552675%47%6,7522146.169252%46.169252%46%11,75711.8k2245.794294%45.794294%46%4,3502345.341939%45.341939%45%23,46423.5k2445.339753%45.339753%45%9,2282544.936087%44.936087%45%2,7422643.430111%43.430111%43%17,72617.7k2743.261557%43.261557%43%5,7462842.802433%42.802433%43%3,8002942.649817%42.649817%43%5,2313042.352130%42.352130%42%4,9123141.906327%41.906327%42%4,0803241.608524%41.608524%42%62,79662.8k3341.554960%41.554960%42%3,4103441.543160%41.543160%42%4,6253541.535477%41.535477%42%11,13411.1k3641.495199%41.495199%41%3,0253741.398114%41.398114%41%10,93210.9k3840.908174%40.908174%41%6,0813940.847528%40.847528%41%4,9164039.421875%39.421875%39%2,5234139.235869%39.235869%39%2,2494239.020831%39.020831%39%57,48957.5k4337.822607%37.822607%38%12,61812.6k4437.708850%37.708850%38%4,5594531.039619%31.039619%31%1,04246

Household Types by County Subdivision in South Carolina

There are 299 county subdivisions in South Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,013.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina, selected county subdivisions in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#Powdersville-PiedmontPowdersville-Pied…SimpsonvilleFort MillVan WyckCloverWaccamaw NeckBlufftonLexingtonSt. Helena IsTaylorsHilton Head IsBlythewoodBoiling SpgsElginMt PleasantIrmoSummervilleYorkConway EastMoncks CornerPelionGoose Crk-HanahanEasleyNorth AugustaPontiacUnited StatesAikenSouthLittle RiverSouth AtlanticS CarolinaGreerBeaufort-Port RoyalConwayMyrtle BeachRock HillGreenvilleAndersonJames IslandSenecaDutch ForkFlorenceLancasterGaffneyWest AshleySumterGreenwoodSpartanburgDarlingtonW Columbia-CayceOrangeburgN CharlestonColumbiaCharleston Cntrl64.397135%64.397135%64%6,564163.349066%63.349066%63%12,34812.3k262.693749%62.693749%63%13,55013.6k359.928148%59.928148%60%6,172459.506061%59.506061%60%7,903558.596395%58.596395%59%6,404658.017987%58.017987%58%13,67613.7k757.640571%57.640571%58%19,75419.8k857.226016%57.226016%57%5,112957.080095%57.080095%57%8,4451056.804255%56.804255%57%9,8261155.476146%55.476146%55%5,9771254.825417%54.825417%55%5,0561354.022266%54.022266%54%6,0171453.929730%53.929730%54%19,11019.1k1553.340278%53.340278%53%7,6811652.218415%52.218415%52%24,08024.1k1752.082643%52.082643%52%4,7141851.636246%51.636246%52%14,34314.3k1951.227747%51.227747%51%5,0072050.914467%50.914467%51%4,6492150.721989%50.721989%51%22,76222.8k2249.846596%49.846596%50%7,6362348.762835%48.762835%49%10,78010.8k2448.506708%48.506708%49%13,91913.9k2548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.957007%47.957007%48%11,69011.7k2647.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.582093%47.582093%48%8,2162747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k46.857923%46.857923%47%4,4592846.820955%46.820955%47%7,4452946.779927%46.779927%47%7,7653046.696877%46.696877%47%21,74321.7k3145.847029%45.847029%46%20,64420.6k3244.899326%44.899326%45%48,94748.9k3344.530762%44.530762%45%14,96115.0k3444.214290%44.214290%44%7,7913543.239502%43.239502%43%4,6853642.628205%42.628205%43%12,23612.2k3741.788308%41.788308%42%11,62311.6k3841.446196%41.446196%41%5,8123941.040056%41.040056%41%5,2564040.558390%40.558390%41%12,95813.0k4139.524585%39.524585%40%7,7654238.696421%38.696421%39%7,4394337.929410%37.929410%38%17,71017.7k4437.711088%37.711088%38%3,9084536.390779%36.390779%36%9,6294633.403303%33.403303%33%4,7744729.799233%29.799233%30%10,56810.6k4829.153376%29.153376%29%19,55919.6k4925.054517%25.054517%25%3,21750

Household Types by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares South Carolina to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

Married by State#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#UtahIdahoNew HampshireHawaiiWyomingNew JerseyMinnesotaKansasIowaNebraskaVirginiaTexasSouth DakotaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoMontanaCaliforniaWisconsinIndianaArkansasMaineConnecticutOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyVermontTennesseeOregonDelawareUnited StatesNorth DakotaMissouriN CarolinaPennsylvaniaSouthIllinoisGeorgiaMarylandMichiganAlabamaSouth AtlanticArizonaS CarolinaMassachusettsOhioFloridaNew MexicoNevadaMississippiNew YorkRhode IslandLouisiana61.419345%61.419345%61%564,055564k154.674412%54.674412%55%325,918326k252.531681%52.531681%53%273,886274k351.987700%51.987700%52%235,000235k451.803864%51.803864%52%117,587118k551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M650.946420%50.946420%51%1,087,8641.09M750.837920%50.837920%51%567,279567k850.823448%50.823448%51%631,553632k950.431039%50.431039%50%373,987374k1050.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M1150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M1250.137616%50.137616%50%167,227167k1349.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M1449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k1549.669285%49.669285%50%1,019,0231.02M1649.393801%49.393801%49%203,825204k1749.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M1849.212248%49.212248%49%1,136,9241.14M1948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M2048.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k2148.801780%48.801780%49%268,951269k2248.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k2348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k2448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k2548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k2648.482927%48.482927%48%124,653125k2748.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M2848.397504%48.397504%48%748,102748k2948.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k3048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171961%48.171961%48%147,003147k3148.103072%48.103072%48%1,141,1791.14M3248.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M3348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M3447.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.886081%47.886081%48%2,299,5492.30M3547.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M3647.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M3747.492458%47.492458%47%1,833,3961.83M3847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k3947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.393605%47.393605%47%1,160,6311.16M4046.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k4146.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M4246.487639%46.487639%46%2,139,1052.14M4346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M4444.784414%44.784414%45%341,504342k4544.771277%44.771277%45%461,458461k4644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k4743.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M4843.957440%43.957440%44%180,331180k4943.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k50

Household Types by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares South Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

Married by State#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in South Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#VirginiaTexasArkansasOklahomaWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeDelawareUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGeorgiaMarylandAlabamaSouth AtlanticS CarolinaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M150.139834%50.139834%50%4,657,7674.66M248.823107%48.823107%49%557,306557k348.761546%48.761546%49%712,650713k448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k548.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k648.468562%48.468562%48%1,222,4761.22M748.262755%48.262755%48%167,979168k848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M947.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.693555%47.693555%48%1,722,5511.72M1047.664974%47.664974%48%1,037,9011.04M1147.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k1247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.958224%46.958224%47%863,581864k1346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M1444.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k1543.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k1624.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k17

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in South Carolina. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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