Marlboro County, South Carolina Demographics

Marlboro County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Marlboro County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Marlboro County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Marlboro County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Two or More

Marlboro County is 18th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Marlboro County is 18th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	28,145	34th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	479.7	37th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	60.3	27th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	35th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.0%	38th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	33rd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	68.0%	44th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	8.8%	44th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	42.3%	39th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	51.0%	9th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.6%	1st	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	39th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	27th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	10th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	29th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	40.2%	38th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	47.0%	43rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	36th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	12,089	34th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.1%	18th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	9,830	34th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.5%	42nd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$58,800	46th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	18th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	9	43rd	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$14,275	43rd	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$28,511	41st	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	28.9%	5th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Marlboro County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	346	36th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,618	37th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	877	42nd	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$158,984	37th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,499	39th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$13,417	36th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732