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South Carolina Historical Age Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 4,727,273

Median Age (see rank)

South Carolina	38.30 years old
U.S.	37.40 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

South Carolina	36.70 years old
U.S.	36.10 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

South Carolina	39.80 years old
U.S.	38.80 years old

	South Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	295,468	6.25%, see rank	6.36%
5 to 9 years	302,448	6.40%, see rank	6.51%
10 to 14 years	301,785	6.38%, see rank	6.59%
15 to 19 years	317,103	6.71%, see rank	6.85%
20 to 24 years	347,374	7.35%, see rank	7.13%
25 to 34 years	606,755	12.84%, see rank	13.47%
35 to 44 years	596,261	12.61%, see rank	12.96%
45 to 54 years	653,274	13.82%, see rank	14.09%
55 to 64 years	611,354	12.93%, see rank	12.29%
65 to 74 years	416,941	8.82%, see rank	7.64%
75 to 84	203,419	4.30%, see rank	4.25%
85 years and over	75,091	1.59%, see rank	1.85%

US Census 2010 data

Total population: 4,625,364

Median Age (see rank)

South Carolina	37.90 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

South Carolina	36.40 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

South Carolina	39.20 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	South Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	302,297	6.54%, see rank	6.54%
5 to 9 years	295,853	6.40%, see rank	6.59%
10 to 14 years	297,286	6.43%, see rank	6.70%
15 to 19 years	328,989	7.11%, see rank	7.14%
20 to 24 years	332,494	7.19%, see rank	6.99%
25 to 34 years	592,056	12.80%, see rank	13.30%
35 to 44 years	601,292	13.00%, see rank	13.30%
45 to 54 years	659,428	14.26%, see rank	14.58%
55 to 64 years	583,795	12.62%, see rank	11.82%
65 to 74 years	369,043	7.98%, see rank	7.03%
75 to 84	192,114	4.15%, see rank	4.23%
85 years and over	70,717	1.53%, see rank	1.78%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 4,630,351

Median Age (see rank)

South Carolina	37.90 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

South Carolina	36.30 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

South Carolina	39.30 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	South Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	299,819	6.48%, see rank	6.51%
5 to 9 years	296,618	6.41%, see rank	6.57%
10 to 14 years	297,930	6.43%, see rank	6.68%
15 to 19 years	325,253	7.02%, see rank	7.09%
20 to 24 years	335,076	7.24%, see rank	7.04%
25 to 34 years	592,778	12.80%, see rank	13.32%
35 to 44 years	603,672	13.04%, see rank	13.34%
45 to 54 years	653,523	14.11%, see rank	14.44%
55 to 64 years	585,584	12.65%, see rank	11.84%
65 to 74 years	375,219	8.10%, see rank	7.12%
75 to 84	195,287	4.22%, see rank	4.25%
85 years and over	69,592	1.50%, see rank	1.78%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 4,511,428

Median Age (see rank)

South Carolina	37.40 years old
U.S.	36.90 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

South Carolina	35.90 years old
U.S.	35.60 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

South Carolina	38.80 years old
U.S.	38.10 years old

	South Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	295,906	6.56%, see rank	6.62%
5 to 9 years	289,115	6.41%, see rank	6.62%
10 to 14 years	295,992	6.56%, see rank	6.79%
15 to 19 years	328,669	7.29%, see rank	7.28%
20 to 24 years	320,364	7.10%, see rank	6.98%
25 to 34 years	579,396	12.84%, see rank	13.22%
35 to 44 years	612,407	13.57%, see rank	13.89%
45 to 54 years	645,248	14.30%, see rank	14.57%
55 to 64 years	548,895	12.17%, see rank	11.28%
65 to 74 years	342,658	7.60%, see rank	6.74%
75 to 84	187,779	4.16%, see rank	4.30%
85 years and over	64,999	1.44%, see rank	1.70%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 4,416,867

Median Age (see rank)

South Carolina	37.20 years old
U.S.	36.50 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

South Carolina	35.50 years old
U.S.	35.20 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

South Carolina	38.80 years old
U.S.	37.90 years old

	South Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	297,806	6.74%, see rank	6.92%
5 to 9 years	283,181	6.41%, see rank	6.59%
10 to 14 years	293,587	6.65%, see rank	6.83%
15 to 19 years	321,107	7.27%, see rank	7.15%
20 to 24 years	305,221	6.91%, see rank	7.02%
25 to 34 years	579,940	13.13%, see rank	13.42%
35 to 44 years	610,614	13.82%, see rank	14.18%
45 to 54 years	627,305	14.20%, see rank	14.48%
55 to 64 years	518,605	11.74%, see rank	10.81%
65 to 74 years	316,619	7.17%, see rank	6.50%
75 to 84	196,133	4.44%, see rank	4.40%
85 years and over	66,749	1.51%, see rank	1.71%

US Census 2000 data

Total population: 4,012,012

Median Age (see rank)

South Carolina	35.40 years old
U.S.	35.30 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

South Carolina	34.00 years old
U.S.	34.00 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

South Carolina	36.70 years old
U.S.	36.50 years old

	South Carolina	% of the Total Population	U.S.
Under 5 years	264,679	6.60%, see rank	6.81%
5 to 9 years	285,243	7.11%, see rank	7.30%
10 to 14 years	290,479	7.24%, see rank	7.29%
15 to 19 years	295,377	7.36%, see rank	7.18%
20 to 24 years	281,714	7.02%, see rank	6.74%
25 to 34 years	560,831	13.98%, see rank	14.18%
35 to 44 years	625,124	15.58%, see rank	16.04%
45 to 54 years	550,321	13.72%, see rank	13.39%
55 to 64 years	372,911	9.29%, see rank	8.63%
65 to 74 years	270,048	6.73%, see rank	6.54%
75 to 84	165,016	4.11%, see rank	4.39%
85 years and over	50,269	1.25%, see rank	1.51%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.