Population, 2006 estimate

67,551

4,321,249

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

0.2%

7.7%

Population, 2000

67,394

4,012,012

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005

6.4%

6.6%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005

25.3%

24.1%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005

12.6%

12.6%

Female persons, percent, 2005

52.9%

51.3%

White persons, percent, 2005 (a)

57.2%

68.4%

Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)

42.0%

29.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)

0.2%

0.4%

Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)

0.2%

1.1%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)

0.0%

0.1%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005

0.3%

0.8%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)

1.1%

3.3%

White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005

56.4%

65.5%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over

64.2%

55.9%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

0.9%

2.9%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000

3.0%

5.2%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000

69.3%

76.3%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

13.5%

20.4%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

16,184

810,857

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

22.7

24.3

Housing units, 2005

29,831

1,927,864

Homeownership rate, 2000

77.0%

72.2%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

7.2%

15.8%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$74,100

$94,900

Households, 2000

25,793

1,533,854

Persons per household, 2000

2.57

2.53

Median household income, 2004

$31,982

$39,454

Per capita money income, 1999

$16,283

$18,795

Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

19.9%

15.0%

Private nonfarm establishments, 2005

1,244

103,4161

Private nonfarm employment, 2005

18,138

1,584,9141

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005

-15.9%

-1.0%1

Nonemployer establishments, 2004

3,385

246,641

Total number of firms, 2002

4,112

292,984

Black-owned firms, percent, 2002

19.7%

9.8%

American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002

F

0.5%

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002

F

1.5%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002

F

0.0%

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002

F

1.0%

Women-owned firms, percent, 2002

41.4%

26.2%

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

1,757,133

81,132,781

Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)

1,062,489

32,988,974

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

413,323

40,629,089

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$6,089

$9,895

Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)

41,766

6,104,316

Building permits, 2006

172

50,776

Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)

367,536

30,051,1711

Geography QuickFacts

Darlington County

South Carolina

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

561.14

30,109.47

Persons per square mile, 2000

120.1

133.2

FIPS Code

031

45

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Florence, SC Metro Area