CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Conway

South Carolina · 9,819 residents · 24.7 sq mi

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Conway is home to 9,819 people in South Carolina. 23.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $58,700. Households here earn about 19% less than in South Carolina as a whole. Households take in $21,241 at the median, 30% less than the US figure. Renters pay $307 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,819

−17%vs 2000

vs 11,788 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

+1%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

24.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(750)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(814)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(746)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(709)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(618)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,506)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,424)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(907)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(922)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(792)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(517)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,241

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,155 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,797

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,611 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.6%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.5%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.8% in 2000

36.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.9%(6,468)

Black41.7%(4,917)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(221)

Asian0.7%(87)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.6%(5,652)

Black42%(4,122)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(20)

Asian0.2%(16)

Other0.3%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(469)

Puerto Rican1.1%(306)

South American0.6%(171)

Spaniard0.6%(165)

Colombian0.4%(117)

Central American0.3%(87)

Panamanian0.3%(72)

Venezuelan0.1%(34)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Dominican0.1%(25)

Costa Rican0.1%(15)

Peruvian0.1%(14)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(224)

Vietnamese0.5%(124)

Chinese0.2%(49)

Japanese0.1%(35)

Thai0.1%(21)

Korean0.1%(15)

Cambodian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German9.5%(2,585)

Irish8.5%(2,316)

English8.1%(2,214)

Italian7.1%(1,932)

American5.7%(1,557)

Scottish2%(552)

French1.9%(509)

Polish1.8%(501)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(241)

West Indian0.8%(222)

Subsaharan African0.7%(178)

French Canadian0.6%(174)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.6%(153)

Hungarian0.5%(145)

Dutch0.4%(111)

Swedish0.4%(109)

Welsh0.3%(85)

Greek0.3%(80)

Russian0.3%(77)

Portuguese0.2%(63)

British0.2%(51)

Brazilian0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(39)

Belgian0.1%(38)

Jamaican0.1%(38)

Norwegian0.1%(34)

Serbian0.1%(24)

Croatian0.1%(22)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Turkish0.1%(18)

Czech0.1%(17)

Romanian0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(14)

Armenian0%(12)

Cape Verdean0%(12)

Canadian0%(11)

Barbadian0%(11)

Swiss0%(9)

Finnish0%(6)

Nigerian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49%(5,335)

Married39.5%(4,306)

Widowed1.2%(130)

Divorced10.3%(1,126)

Women 15+

Never married50.1%(6,485)

Married32.9%(4,254)

Widowed7.9%(1,023)

Divorced9.2%(1,187)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(278)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(377)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(547)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,450 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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