Union County, South Carolina

Union County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 29,881. Its is. It is included in the Union, South Carolina.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,336 (516 ). 1,332 km² (514 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.35%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,881 people, 12,087 households, and 8,497 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (58/sq mi). There were 13,351 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 67.81%, 31.05% or , 0.15% , 0.18% , 0.04% , 0.16% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,087 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.80% were living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,441, and the median income for a family was $37,661. Males had a median income of $29,371 versus $20,701 for females. The for the county was $15,877. About 11.10% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the, including 18.70% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over.