Compare Cherokee County, SC vs South Carolina (SC) vs United States

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Metric Cherokee County, SC
County
South Carolina (SC)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 56,647 5,296,225 334,922,499
Rent $869 $1,180 $1,413
Year built 1984 1992 1980
Household income $50,288 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income $27,406 $39,236 $44,673
Poverty rate 18.4% 14.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 5.4% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 38.6% 46.3% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 56,647 5,296,225 334,922,499
Adults over 25 38,809 3,677,078 230,807,303
Total households 22,063 2,117,989 129,227,496
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $50,288 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income $27,406 $39,236 $44,673
Poverty rate 18.4% 14.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 5.4% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 38.6% 46.3% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $869 $1,180 $1,413
Year built 1984 1992 1980
Households that rent 26.2% 28.1% 34.8%
Households that own 73.8% 71.9% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.4 5.7 5.5
Race
White 70.3% 63.3% 61%
Black 18.8% 24.8% 12.2%
Asian 0.6% 1.8% 6%
Two or more races 6.4% 6.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 5.5% 7.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 94.5% 92.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 95% 88.5% 84.9%
Commute time to work 25.0 min 26.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 5% 11.5% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 31.1% 27.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 37.9% 28.2% 26%
Some college or associate degree 12.6% 11.9% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 18.4% 32.1% 35.7%