Colleton County, South Carolina Demographics

Colleton County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Colleton County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Colleton County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Colleton County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Colleton County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Colleton County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Colleton County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Colleton County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Colleton County is 20th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Colleton County is 20th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	38,153	26th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,056.5	5th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	36.8	43rd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	16th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.5%	16th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.2%	12th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	76.0%	35th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.4%	30th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	58.4%	27th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	38.9%	20th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	5th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	30th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	36th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	22nd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	31st	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	56.1%	26th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	52.1%	12th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.3%	30th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	19,970	26th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.4%	29th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	15,281	26th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.9%	20th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$92,600	28th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	32nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	37	30th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$17,702	35th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$31,700	40th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.8%	11th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Colleton County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	760	25th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	7,284	28th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,261	25th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$419,700	24th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,721	16th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$55,994	22nd	$8,383,463	$613,795,732