Cheraw, South Carolina demographics

Cheraw, SC demographics: median age 44.6; 20.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cheraw town, South Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 4513600. The survey estimates a population of 4,960 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cheraw is 44.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.2 years. There are 2,245 households (±206). 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	44.6 ±5.2	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,044 ±240	21.0% ±4.8 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	820 ±238	16.5% ±4.8 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	2,152 ±372	43.4% ±7.5 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	944 ±215	19.0% ±4.3 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	2,338 ±241	47.1% ±4.9 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	2,622 ±245	52.9% ±4.9 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: 4,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	1,996 ±335	40.2% ±6.8 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,705 ±337	54.5% ±6.8 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	16 ±19 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	52 ±61 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	191 ±103 · low precision	3.9% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,851 ±133	97.8% ±2.7 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	109 ±131 · low precision	2.2% ±2.6 pp · low precision	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: 2,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	574 ±167	25.6% ±7.1 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	7 ±12 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	464 ±164	20.7% ±7.1 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,141 ±259	50.8% ±10.6 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	59 ±47 · low precision	2.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	569 ±127	25.3% ±5.2 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,676 ±248	74.7% ±8.7 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,141 ±259	50.8% ±10.6 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	538 ±165	24.0% ±7.0 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	325 ±133	14.5% ±5.8 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	130 ±73 · low precision	5.8% ±3.2 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	36 ±37 · low precision	1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	16 ±24 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	59 ±66 · low precision	2.6% ±2.9 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: 4,960
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	4,712 ±144	95.0% ±2.9 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	248 ±140 · low precision	5.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	4,377 ±190	92.7% ±3.4 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	186 ±139 · low precision	3.9% ±2.9 pp · low precision	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	51 ±60 · low precision	1.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±22 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	45 ±55 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	13 ±23 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	39 ±61 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 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: 3,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	477 ±189	13.2% ±5.2 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,259 ±279	34.7% ±7.4 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	720 ±241	19.9% ±6.5 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	436 ±167	12.0% ±4.5 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	445 ±136	12.3% ±3.7 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	290 ±137	8.0% ±3.7 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: 4,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	4,317 ±276	87.7% ±5.6 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	399 ±253 · low precision	8.1% ±5.1 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	67 ±70 · low precision	1.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	41 ±33 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	96 ±81 · low precision	2.0% ±1.6 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

11.8% of Cheraw residents (±4.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in South Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 78.5% 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	Cheraw	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.8% ±4.4 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	78.5% ±7.0 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.6% ±2.4 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 Cheraw . 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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