Kershaw County, South Carolina Demographics

Kershaw County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Kershaw County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Kershaw County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Kershaw County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Kershaw County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Kershaw County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Kershaw County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Kershaw County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Kershaw County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Kershaw County is 18th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Size Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	62,343	22nd	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	726.6	14th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	84.9	22nd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	19th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.9%	12th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.3%	25th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.3%	12th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.2%	19th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	72.4%	12th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	25.1%	34th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	23rd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	24th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	19th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	20th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.0%	11th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.4%	23rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.2%	19th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	27,908	23rd	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.0%	44th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	23,992	22nd	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	78.6%	3rd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$112,000	17th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	33rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	225	17th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$21,865	18th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$43,509	12th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.8%	39th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Kershaw County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,122	22nd	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	15,236	23rd	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,840	21st	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$577,695	22nd	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,883	21st	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$52,193	25th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732