Dillon County, South Carolina

Dillon County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 30,722; in 2005, the estimated that its population had reached 30,974. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,053 (407 ). 1,049 km² (405 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 30,722 people, 11,199 households, and 8,063 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (76/sq mi). There were 12,679 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 50.39%, 45.35% or , 2.21% , 0.34% , 0.03% , 0.99% from , and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,199 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.80% were living together, 22.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.10% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,630, and the median income for a family was $32,690. Males had a median income of $26,908 versus $18,007 for females. The for the county was $13,272. About 19.40% of families and 24.20% of the population were below the, including 33.30% of those under age 18 and 26.60% of those age 65 or over.