| | People QuickFacts | Marion County | South Carolina |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 32,457 | 4,723,723 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 33,062 | 4,625,364 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.8% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 33,062 | 4,625,364 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.1% | 23.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.1% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 54.2% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 41.9% | 68.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 55.8% | 28.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.7% | 5.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 40.0% | 64.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.1% | 84.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.6% | 4.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.3% | 6.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 80.2% | 83.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 12.7% | 24.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,417 | 399,403 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 14,861 | 2,157,033 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 67.1% | 69.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.9% | 17.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $83,000 | $137,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 12,086 | 1,758,732 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.73 | 2.52 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,072 | $23,854 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $31,762 | $44,587 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 24.2% | 17.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Marion County | South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 523 | 102,0451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 6,533 | 1,502,8531 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -37.8 | -6.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,540 | 295,574 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,155 | 360,397 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.4% | 12.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.8% | 27.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 367,664 | 93,977,455 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 104,394 | 40,498,047 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 269,937 | 54,298,410 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,925 | $12,273 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 31,211 | 8,383,463 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 18 | 15,542 |