Colleton County, South Carolina

Colleton County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 38,264 (estimated 2005 pop.: 39,605). Its is. The county's population is nearly 75% rural.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,935 (1,133 ). 2,736 km² (1,056 sq mi) of it is land and 199 km² (77 sq mi) of it (6.78%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,264 people, 14,470 households, and 10,490 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 18,129 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 55.52%, 42.18% or , 0.63% , 0.25% , 0.04% , 0.56% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,470 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.10% were living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,733, and the median income for a family was $34,169. Males had a median income of $28,518 versus $19,228 for females. The for the county was $14,831. About 17.30% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the, including 28.70% of those under age 18 and 19.10% of those age 65 or over.

According to the 2000 Census, the Colleton County population is nearly 75% rural, with the exception of the Walterboro Urban Cluster (2000 pop.: 10,064). The total county population is also designated as the Walterboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.