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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National South Carolina  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 4,407,709[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 497,769[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 1,267,654[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.06[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 29.52%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 6.40%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 64.08%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $52,913[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $67,871[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $672[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $26,874[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.87%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 17.78%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 25.50%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 18.70%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 17.94%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 82.06%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 23.45%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 3.30%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 13.20%[40] Birth rate ranking 45[41]