Household Composition in South Carolina
In South Carolina in 2000, there were a total of 1,533,854 households, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Of these households, 69.9 percent (1,072,822 households) were family households and 30.1 percent (461,032 households) were nonfamily households.
Family Households: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Total Family Households | 1,072,822 | 100.0 | 71,787,347 | 100.0 |
| Married couple households: | 783,142 | 73.0 | 5,4493,232 | 75.9 |
| With own children under 18 years | 333,951 | 31.1 | 24,835,505 | 34.6 |
| No own children under 18 years | 449,191 | 41.9 | 29,657,727 | 41.3 |
| Male householder, no wife present: | 62,722 | 5.8 | 4,394,012 | 6.1 |
| With own children under 18 years | 30,315 | 2.8 | 2,190,989 | 3.1 |
| No own children under 18 years | 32,407 | 3.0 | 2,203,023 | 3.1 |
| Female householder, no husband present: | 226,958 | 21.2 | 12,900,103 | 18.0 |
| With own children under 18 years: | 131,010 | 12.2 | 7,561,874 | 10.5 |
| No own children under 18 years: | 95,948 | 8.9 | 5,338,229 | 7.4 |
Nonfamily Households: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Total Nonfamily Households | 461,032 | 100.0 | 33,692,754 | 100.0 |
| Male Householder | 212,442 | 46.1 | 15,556,103 | 46.2 |
| Living Alone | 166,689 | 36.2 | 11,779,106 | 35.0 |
| Not Living Alone | 45,753 | 9.9 | 3,776,997 | 11.2 |
| Female Householder | 248,590 | 53.9 | 18,136,651 | 53.8 |
| Living Alone | 216,453 | 46.9 | 15,450,969 | 45.9 |
| Not Living Alone | 32,137 | 7.0 | 2,685,682 | 8.0 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P18.
Group Quarters
The Census Bureau classifies all people not living in households as living in group quarters. There are two types of group quarters: institutional (for example, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and mental hospitals) and non-institutional (for example, college dormitories, military barracks, group homes, missions, and shelters).
Population in Group Quarters: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Total Group Quarters Population | 135,037 | 100.0 | 7,778,633 | 100.0 |
| Institutionalized Population | 60,533 | 44.8 | 4,059,039 | 52.2 |
| Correctional Institutions | 34,909 | 25.9 | 1,976,019 | 25.4 |
| Nursing Homes | 20,867 | 15.5 | 1,720,500 | 22.1 |
| Hospitals/Wards, Hospices, and Schools for the Handicapped | 2,910 | 2.2 | 234,241 | 3.0 |
| Juvenile Institutions | 1,847 | 1.4 | 128,279 | 1.6 |
| Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,504 | 55.2 | 3,719,594 | 47.8 |
| College Dormitories (Includes College Quarters Off Campus) | 39,360 | 29.1 | 2,064,128 | 26.5 |
| Military Quarters | 17,102 | 12.7 | 355,155 | 4.6 |
| Group Homes | 6,485 | 4.8 | 454,055 | 5.8 |
| Other Nonhousehold Living Situations | 574 | 0.4 | 95,565 | 1.2 |
| Other Noninstitutional Group Quarters | 10,983 | 8.1 | 750,691 | 9.7 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table PCT16.