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Darlington County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Darlington County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Darlington County is a small South Carolina county of 66,618 residents with a manufacturing-oriented economic base, a GDP per capita of $39,860, and median household income of $48,581. The labor force is relatively modest in size, with a 56.3% participation rate, 6.9% unemployment, and only 19.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $141,400 and median rent of $876/month—though the county has seen a 6.7% population decline over five years and carries a 20.3% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

62,754

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,581

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.7% since 2018

Darlington County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,788 (54.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone25,447 (40.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,593 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone688 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race490 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone364 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,270
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)169
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)76
  4. 4.Other Indo-European70
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic45

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,557

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,860

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,600
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,853
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,470
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,161
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,951

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,200
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,702
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,484
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,662
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,368

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)5,207
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)3,817
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)2,045
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)6,417
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.92×)557

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$876/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,242 (12.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,899 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,593 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,298 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,197 (6.6%)
  • $60,000 to $69,9991,006 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,426

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,105 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled2,295 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,240 (4.8%)
  • Other718 (2.8%)
  • Walked384 (1.5%)
  • Motorcycle114 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.