Compare South Carolina (SC) vs Georgia (GA) vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
South Carolina (SC) State |
Georgia (GA) State |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 5,296,225 | 10,940,407 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,180 | $1,393 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1992 | 1992 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $69,324 | $77,353 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,236 | $40,924 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 14.1% | 13.4% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.3% | 48.4% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 5,296,225 | 10,940,407 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 3,677,078 | 7,359,821 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 2,117,989 | 4,074,366 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $69,324 | $77,353 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,236 | $40,924 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 14.1% | 13.4% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.3% | 48.4% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,180 | $1,393 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1992 | 1992 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 28.1% | 34.3% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 71.9% | 65.7% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 63.3% | 50.9% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 24.8% | 31.1% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.4% | 11% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.6% | 89% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 88.5% | 84.1% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 26.0 min | 28.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 11.5% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 27.8% | 27.9% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 28.2% | 26.6% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.9% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.1% | 34.9% | 35.7% | 35.7% |