Central, South Carolina demographics

Central, SC demographics: median age 24.0; 56.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Central town, South Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 4513015. The survey estimates a population of 5,320 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Central is 24.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 1,942 households (±156). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	24.0 ±2.8	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,168 ±248	22.0% ±4.7 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,645 ±424	49.7% ±8.0 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	1,121 ±246	21.1% ±4.6 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	386 ±134	7.3% ±2.5 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	2,630 ±268	49.4% ±5.0 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	2,690 ±270	50.6% ±5.1 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	3,359 ±470	63.1% ±8.8 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	570 ±282	10.7% ±5.3 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	474 ±263 · low precision	8.9% ±4.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	76 ±80 · low precision	1.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	841 ±334	15.8% ±6.3 pp	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,992 ±133	93.8% ±2.5 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	328 ±137	6.2% ±2.6 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,942
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	672 ±123	34.6% ±5.7 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	55 ±44 · low precision	2.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	157 ±100 · low precision	8.1% ±5.1 pp · low precision	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	394 ±149	20.3% ±7.5 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	664 ±183	34.2% ±9.0 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,942
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	695 ±132	35.8% ±6.2 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,247 ±204	64.2% ±9.2 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,942
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	394 ±149	20.3% ±7.5 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	556 ±178	28.6% ±8.9 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	297 ±132	15.3% ±6.7 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	646 ±152	33.3% ±7.3 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	8 ±23 · low precision	0.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	32 ±40 · low precision	1.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±24 · low precision	0.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	4,836 ±256	90.9% ±4.8 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	484 ±257 · low precision	9.1% ±4.8 pp · low precision	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,745
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	4,094 ±348	86.3% ±6.4 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	179 ±118 · low precision	3.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	157 ±120 · low precision	3.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	136 ±155 · low precision	2.9% ±3.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	63 ±76 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	114 ±131 · low precision	2.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	175 ±112 · low precision	6.7% ±4.2 pp · low precision	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	467 ±188	17.9% ±7.0 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	273 ±124	10.5% ±4.6 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	231 ±103	8.9% ±3.8 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	978 ±248	37.5% ±8.7 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	485 ±151	18.6% ±5.5 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,068
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	3,623 ±332	71.5% ±6.3 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	536 ±241	10.6% ±4.7 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	509 ±209	10.0% ±4.1 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	360 ±198 · low precision	7.1% ±3.9 pp · low precision	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	40 ±60 · low precision	0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.7% of Central residents (±3.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in South Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 82.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Central	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.7% ±3.6 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.5% ±4.0 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	8.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Central . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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