CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hanahan

South Carolina · 13,176 residents · 10.6 sq mi

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Hanahan is a city of 13,176 people in South Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.5% of residents. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,176

+2%vs 2000

vs 12,937 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−16%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(960)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(670)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(935)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(941)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413%(1,707)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(2,561)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(1,675)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(1,475)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,219)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(746)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(270)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,435

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,327 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,937

−38%vs 2000

vs $22,629 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,900

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $558 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

43.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(10,362)

Black12.6%(1,634)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(410)

Asian2%(264)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(11,574)

Black9.2%(1,208)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(362)

Asian1.3%(174)

Other1.7%(220)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(790)

South American3%(635)

Venezuelan2.4%(519)

Puerto Rican1.7%(356)

Cuban1%(212)

Dominican0.4%(83)

Central American0.3%(74)

Spaniard0.3%(68)

Chilean0.3%(55)

Colombian0.2%(50)

Panamanian0.1%(24)

Nicaraguan0.1%(17)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(14)

Peruvian0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0%(10)

Costa Rican0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.3%(271)

Filipino1.2%(255)

Korean0.9%(184)

Vietnamese0.8%(177)

Thai0.3%(62)

Chinese0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(38)

Samoan0%(10)

Chamorro0%(10)

Ancestry

German14.2%(3,048)

English11.6%(2,481)

Irish9.3%(1,995)

American8%(1,714)

Scotch-Irish5%(1,070)

Italian3.7%(798)

Scottish2.1%(444)

Polish2%(427)

Norwegian1.7%(363)

French1.5%(315)

Subsaharan African1.3%(289)

Dutch1.1%(242)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.9%(187)

Arab0.7%(160)

Welsh0.5%(105)

Brazilian0.4%(92)

Moroccan0.3%(75)

British0.3%(72)

West Indian0.3%(65)

Ukrainian0.3%(61)

Egyptian0.3%(60)

Turkish0.3%(58)

Greek0.3%(54)

Jamaican0.2%(52)

Portuguese0.2%(48)

Lithuanian0.2%(40)

Kenyan0.2%(33)

Swedish0.1%(32)

Russian0.1%(31)

Finnish0.1%(26)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Austrian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(18)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Haitian0.1%(12)

Armenian0%(9)

Syrian0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.7%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married33.2%(2,874)

Married54.8%(4,749)

Widowed3.7%(317)

Divorced8.4%(725)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(2,575)

Married51.4%(4,355)

Widowed8%(675)

Divorced10.2%(864)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 23.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% 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)41.9%(720)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(632)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.6%(440)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,720 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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