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10-9. Selected Social and Economic Characteristics of
South Carolina Congressional Districts: 1990
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
CATEGORY THE STATE 1 2 3 4 5 6
TOTAL PERSONS 3,486,703 581,125 581,111 581,104 581,113 581,131 581,119
RACE
White 2,407,683 453,075 423,509 456,723 460,805 396,287 216,575
Percent of Total 69.1 78.0 72.9 78.6 79.3 68.2 37.3
Black 1,040,010 117,022 147,626 120,579 114,332 179,155 361,170
Percent of Total 29.8 20.1 25.4 20.7 19.7 30.8 62.2
Other 39,010 11,028 9,976 3,802 5,976 5,689 3,374
Percent of Total 1.1 1.9 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.6
SEX
Male 1,686,116 289,659 284,990 280,900 279,127 279,670 274,164
White 1,183,200 228,100 209,400 222,790 222,804 194,061 106,320
Black 483,622 56,274 70,570 56,141 53,256 82,943 166,161
Other 19,294 5,285 5,020 1,969 3,067 2,666 1,683
Female 1,800,587 291,466 296,121 300,204 301,986 301,461 306,955
White 1,224,483 224,975 214,106 233,933 238,001 202,226 110,255
Black 556,388 60,748 77,056 64,438 61,076 96,212 195,009
Other 19,716 5,743 4,956 1,833 2,909 3,023 1,691
AGE
Under 5 255,164 46,536 42,881 38,959 40,058 42,653 45,250
5 - 17 666,884 106,986 107,198 106,739 103,218 115,903 123,826
18 - 64 2,168,526 373,695 372,026 360,306 366,139 353,941 343,454
65 & over 396,129 53,908 59,006 75,100 71,698 68,634 68,589
VOTING AGE PERSONS
Total, 18 & Over 2,564,655 427,603 431,032 435,406 437,837 422,575 412,043
Male 1,215,315 211,364 208,536 206,412 206,062 198,762 188,358
Female 1,349,340 216,239 222,496 228,994 231,775 223,813 223,685
White, 18 & Over 1,847,152 344,347 325,706 350,850 356,043 301,094 169,438
Male 894,579 172,305 159,314 168,325 169,207 145,106 81,892
Female 952,573 172,042 166,392 182,525 186,836 155,988 87,546
Black, 18 & Over 689,463 75,536 98,040 81,796 77,739 117,734 240,195
Male 307,037 35,412 45,602 36,616 34,767 51,944 105,288
Female 382,426 40,124 52,438 45,180 42,972 65,790 134,907
Other, 18 & Over 28,040 7,720 7,286 2,760 4,055 3,747 2,410
Male 13,699 3,647 3,620 1,471 2,088 1,712 1,178
Female 14,341 4,073 3,666 1,289 1,967 2,035 1,232
HOUSEHOLDS
Number of Households 1,258,783 211,114 210,510 215,780 220,099 205,042 195,499
Persons Per Household 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9
HOUSING UNITS
Total 1,424,155 266,818 241,875 238,760 235,201 222,014 219,487
Occupied 1,258,044 211,114 210,510 215,780 220,099 205,042 195,499
Owner-Occupied Units 878,824 138,139 146,151 160,817 150,184 150,780 132,633
Mean Value $74,142 $95,980 $94,193 $64,774 $71,953 $63,721 $56,653
Mean Gross Rent $386 $365 $351 $240 $282 $233 $212
Vacant 166,111 55,704 31,365 22,980 15,102 16,972 23,988
LABOR FORCE
Persons 16+ in Labor Force 1,762,523 306,058 310,603 289,103 304,093 291,394 261,273
Civilian Workers 16+ 1,603,425 262,374 277,496 272,811 288,891 264,165 237,687
EDUCATION
% Less Than 9th Grade 13.6 8.1 8.6 16.0 14.0 17.0 18.1
% Graduated from High School 68.3 77.8 78.0 64.3 67.3 62.9 59.4
% College Graduates 23.0 26.7 31.5 20.4 24.0 18.2 16.9
INCOME IN 1979
Per Capita Income $11,897 $13,061 $13,799 $11,811 $13,012 $11,001 $8,699
Mean Household Income $32,214 $34,724 $37,131 $31,315 $33,953 $30,439 $25,160
Mean Family Income $36,562 $38,527 $41,992 $36,221 $39,033 $34,413 $28,710
% Famlies Below Poverty 11.9 9.7 9.4 9.8 8.4 16.0 26.8
% Persons Below Poverty 15.4 12.6 12.3 13.3 11.3 12.4 22.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census Summary Tape Files 1B and
3A. Data estimated for the Congressional Districts by the Office of
Research and Statistics.
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