Dillon County, South Carolina

Dillon County has a population of 27,862 and has shrunk 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $85,400, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $46,605.

Home price
$85,400
Income
$46,605
Population
27,862
Unemployment
9.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$85,400county
Median gross rent$679county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$762county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,235county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$46,605county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate27.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.0%county
Unemployment rate9.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government16.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$37,289county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24728county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.8%county
Traffic deaths175.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.8%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment5151county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year33.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year26.0%county
Frequent mental distress21.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population27,862county
Land area in square miles405county
People per square mile of land68.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.6%county
Population change since 2020-3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents276county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in521county
Households that moved away486county
Average income of arriving households$38,666county
Average income of departing households$35,765county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,229 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband70.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk61.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk46.9county
Landslide risk16.6county
Hail risk61.1county
Earthquake risk85.4county
Tornado risk80.2county
Tropical cyclone risk96.3county
Extreme heat risk61.6county
Winter weather risk52.1county
Strong wind risk89.0county
Wildfire risk81.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dillon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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