2006 • Population: 4,321,249 • People 65 and over: 12.8% • Females: 51.3% • White: 68.5% • Black: 29% • American Indian and Alaska Native: .4% • Asian: 1.1% • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders: .4% • Hispanic or Latino: 3.5% • Foreign born (2000): 2.9% • High school graduates: 76.3% • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4% • People with disabilities: 810,857 • Median household income: $39,454 (2004) • People below poverty 15% (2004) • Women owned firms: 26.2% (2002) • Mean travel time to work, workers 16 and over (2000): 24.3 minutes Geography facts Land area (2000): 30,109,47 Persons per square mile (2000): 133.2 Largest cities (2006)

Columbia is the nation's 203rd most populous city. Charleston is the 60th fastest growing large city in the U.S. growing 10.7% from 2000- 2006.

Between 1990- 2000, S.C. gained 64,525 people of Hispanic origin. From 2000- 2006, S.C. gained 53,556 people of Hispanic origin.

The S.C. median household income in 2006 was $41,100. In the U.S. the median household income in 2006 was $48,200.

S.C. poverty rate in 2006 was 15.7%. In the U.S., it was 12.3%.