Dillon County, South Carolina

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,031
Median household income: $44,038
Median home value: $84,400

Dillon County, South Carolina counts 28,031 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $44,038, its median household income sits below South Carolina's $66,818.

From 2019 to 2023, Dillon County's population declined 8.7% from 30,689 to 28,031, while its median household income rose 42.9% from $30,812 to $44,038.

54.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,031
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,038
Median home value: $84,400
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 12,879
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,68928,031

Median household income

$30,812$44,038

Median home value

$79,300$84,400

Median gross rent

$590$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,689	$30,812	$79,300	$590
2020	30,473	$36,429	$84,500	$598
2021	28,527	$39,780	$83,400	$637
2022	28,255	$42,454	$89,500	$716
2023	28,031	$44,038	$84,400	$692

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,982	7.1%
5 to 17	5,142	18.3%
18 to 24	2,367	8.4%
25 to 34	3,472	12.4%
35 to 44	3,266	11.7%
45 to 54	3,300	11.8%
55 to 64	3,650	13.0%
65 to 74	2,970	10.6%
75 and over	1,882	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,536	44.7%
Black or African American	12,806	45.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	572	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.0%
Two or more races	1,175	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	931	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,406	18.4%
High school graduate	8,140	43.9%
Some college or associate's	4,827	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,287	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	880	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,942	79.3%
Carpooled	1,700	15.1%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	30	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	500	4.4%
Other means	97	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,304	30.7%
15 to 29 min	3,468	32.2%
30 to 44 min	2,028	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,321	12.3%
60+ min	649	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 29.2% (8,057 of 27,571)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,925	65.4%
Nonfamily households	3,662	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,587	82.2%
Vacant	2,292	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,385	60.3%
Renter-occupied	4,202	39.7%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,056	54.8%
1-unit, attached	74	0.6%
2 to 4 units	446	3.5%
5 to 19 units	527	4.1%
20 or more units	3	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4,773	37.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 45033
State: South Carolina
Land area: 405 sq mi
Water area: 1.74 sq mi
Center point: 34.3902, -79.3752