Date of Statehood:
Flower:
Tree:
Bird:
May 23, 1788
Carolina Yellow Jessamine
Palmetto
Great Carolina Wren
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Capital: Date of Statehood: Flower: Tree: Bird: |
Columbia May 23, 1788 Carolina Yellow Jessamine Palmetto Great Carolina Wren |
| SUBJECT | 1990 | 2000 |
| Total Population | 3,486,703 | 4,012,012 |
| Male | 1,688,510 | 1,948,929 |
| Female | 1,798,193 | 2,063,083 |
| AGE | ||
| Under 5 years | 256,337 | 264,679 |
| 5 to 9 years | 256,076 | 285,243 |
| 10 to 14 years | 253,719 | 290,479 |
| 15 to 19 years | 277,634 | 295,377 |
| 20 to 24 years | 282,967 | 281,714 |
| 25 to 59 years | 1,619,015 | 1,943,038 |
| 60 to 84 years | 510,206 | 601,213 |
| 85 years and over | 30,749 | 50,269 |
| MEDIAN AGE | 32 | 35.4 |
| Under 18 years | 920,207 | 1,009,641 |
| Male | 469,016 | 516,516 |
| Female | 451,191 | 493,125 |
| URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE | ||
| Total population | 3,486,703 | 4,012,012 |
| Urban population | 1,905,740 | 2,427,021 |
| Rural population | 1,580,963 | 1,584,991 |
| Farm population | 48,565 | 37,293 |
| HOUSEHOLDS | ||
| Families (family households) | 928,206 | 1,072,822 |
| With own children under 18 years | 446,758 | 495,276 |
| Average family size | 3.16 | 3.02 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Persons 5 years and over | 3,231,539 | 3,748,669 |
| Speak a language other than English | 113,163 | 196,429 |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
| Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school | 913,010 | 1,053,152 |
| Preprimary school | 55,140 | 131,594 |
| Elementary or high school | 642,937 | 704,719 |
| College or graduate school | 214,933 | 216,839 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| For Persons 25 years and over | ||
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 68 | 76 |
| Percent Bachelor's degree or higher | 17 | 20 |
| HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Total housing units | 1,424,155 | 1,753,670 |
| With no telephone service | 114,695 | 63,775 |
Data from Census 2000