Conway, SC Demographic Data
Conway, SC Summary
Conway is located in Horry County in South Carolina
- Population: 17,466
- Area: 22.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 21.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 766.62 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Conway, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,615
52%
50.8
Male
10,016
49%
49.2
Total Population
20,631
323,128,000
Conway, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,437
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,170
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
956
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,274
11.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,872
13.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,296
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,847
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,019
9.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,305
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,212
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,980
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
904
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
359
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,493
79.9%
77.2
Female
8,649
52.4%
51.3
Male
7,844
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,778
66.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,914
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,243
15.7%
15.2
Female
1,903
58.7%
55.8
Male
1,340
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Conway, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,456
99.2%
96.8
White
11,730
56.9%
72.6
Black or African American
8,494
41.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
13
0.1%
0.8
Asian
141
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
99
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
26
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
78
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
175
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
430
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
186
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
177
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
24
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
43
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,201
97.9%
82.2
Conway, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
337
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
933
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,404
28.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,264
27.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,166
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,670
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,148
9.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,270
10.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,652
89.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,818
23.6%
31.2
Conway, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,087
47.4%
33.7%
Now Married
5,628
33.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,691
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
514
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,148
6.7
5.8%
Conway, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,653
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
541
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
283
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
106
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
97
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
55
0.3%
1.1%
Conway, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
812
11.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
720
10.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
945
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
922
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
850
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,281
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
706
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
567
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
180
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
99
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
37,432
57,617
Per capita income
19,211
31,128
Conway, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
34
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,737
19.6%
9.8
Construction
576
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,216
24.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
500
5.6%
6.6
Information
203
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
351
4.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
405
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
540
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
395
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,561
17.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
177
2.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
187
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
682
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,428
27.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
887
10.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,726
30.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,159
24.3%
18.1%
Conway, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,714
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,067
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
706
8.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
122
1.4%
5.1
Walked
327
3.8%
2.7
Other means
183
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
309
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Conway, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
770
10.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,718
38.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,397
33.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,197
16.9%
21.0
Conway, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,082
89.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,195
59.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,887
40.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
875
11.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Conway, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,957
1 room
270
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
59
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
367
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,122
14.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,437
30.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,772
22.3%
17.8
7 rooms
834
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
455
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
641
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Conway, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,957
1-unit, detached
5,459
68.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
253
3.2%
5.9
2-units
301
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
535
6.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
915
11.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
268
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
205
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
21
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Conway, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
372
4.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
372
4.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
561
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
740
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,193
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,135
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,020
12.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,175
27.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
211
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
178
2.2%
1.4%
Conway, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
648
9.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
84
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
6,293
88.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
41
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Conway, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,541
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
17
0.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
71
2.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
81
3.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
150
5.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
205
8.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
942
37.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,075
42.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,100
43.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
342
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
345
13.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
582
22.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Conway, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,732
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
192
7.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
416
15.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
573
21.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,543
56.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
155
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
723
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
146
5.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
410
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
202
7.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
159
5.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
219
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,552
57.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
199
0.0%
0.0%
Conway, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,195
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
267
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
770
18.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,180
28.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
907
21.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
766
18.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
257
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
48
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
145,900
205,000
