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Buying South Carolina Real Estate

if considering a move to South Carolina, review the information before buying South Carolina real estate.

South Carolina Population

South Carolina has witnessed a 6.1 per cent increase in population over the last few years. This is positive news for anyone considering buying South Carolina real estate because the population is well distributed over the state. The largest city in South Carolina is Columbia which also serves as the state capital. Some other large cities include Charleston, North Charleston, Greenville, Rock Hill, Mount Pleasant, Spartanburg, Sumter, Hilton Head Island and Florence.

South Carolina Economy

South Carolina’s economy is primarily agriculture based with products that include seafood, tobacco, cattle, hogs, soybeans, poultry and dairy products. On the industrial front, South Carolina is large production center for textiles, paper products, chemical products and machinery. Tourism, especially of the Outer Banks area, accounts for a significant amount of South Carolina’s annual economy. Fortune 500 companies headquartered in South Carolina include SCANA, Sonoco Products, Bowater and ScanSource.

South Carolina Tourism and Recreation

South Carolina’s primary form of sports is its affiliation with NASCAR where thousands flock each year to the Darlington Raceway. Beach life and playing golf are favorite activities for this fair weather state in famous places such as Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach and Kiawah Island. South Carolina has its fair share of amusement parks and entertainment venues as well as state parks and lake areas perfect for fishing, camping, canoeing and riding horses. And although there is no legalized betting in the state, South Carolina is proud of its thoroughbred horses and conducts races at several locations around the state. The northern part of the state is more mountainous and even offers a waterfall or two to make the scenery even more spectacular.

As it says in South Carolina’s state slogan, "Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places," that’s surely what you will find as you explore buying South Carolina real estate.

Population
Population Change Since 2000
122,817
6 %
103,756
7 %
85,337
7 %
58,048
4 %
57,456
15 %
52,257
10 %
39,407
-1 %
38,852
-2 %
37,013
9 %
32,285
16 %
30,125
3 %
29,944
-1 %
26,247
3 %
26,158
3 %
23,967
5 %
23,463
8 %
22,173
0 %
21,521
5 %
20,845
4 %
18,361
3 %
17,970
2 %
17,937
6 %
17,647
12 %
17,448
15 %
15,956
11 %
14,957
5 %
14,787
6 %
14,675
4 %
14,641
13 %
13,605
4 %
13,504
2 %
13,347
5 %
13,023
24 %
13,004
1 %
12,811
17 %
12,754
5 %
12,663
-2 %
12,421
-4 %
11,800
0 %
11,764
-1 %
11,208
2 %
10,947
2 %
10,757
2 %
10,663
9 %
10,523
-1 %
9,970
7 %
9,716
10 %
9,398
17 %
9,395
2 %
9,273
-6 %
9,230
13 %
8,936
-5 %
8,835
26 %
8,830
-1 %
8,579
13 %
8,165
0 %
7,998
2 %
7,933
-10 %
7,849
12 %
7,698
-5 %
7,677
0 %
7,361
3 %
7,023
27 %
6,910
10 %
6,902
-9 %
6,878
14 %
6,826
3 %
6,766
1 %
6,766
6 %
6,749
7 %
6,507
0 %
6,403
-9 %
6,315
14 %
6,079
-10 %
5,985
1 %
5,957
-6 %
5,887
5 %
5,843
-10 %
5,804
8 %
5,700
-2 %
5,536
-2 %
5,327
16 %
5,250
12 %
5,066
-2 %
5,048
13 %
5,025
-2 %
4,971
-10 %
4,929
8 %
4,843
18 %
4,819
9 %
4,750
-6 %
4,708
19 %
4,690
16 %
4,685
-7 %
4,601
15 %
4,526
-4 %
4,515
7 %
4,499
11 %
4,448
0 %
4,370
-10 %
4,225
1 %
4,221
2 %
4,153
5 %
4,149
22 %
4,002
0 %
3,946
8 %
3,893
3 %
3,868
2 %
3,867
4 %
3,860
-5 %
3,751
1 %
3,707
21 %
3,569
2 %
3,557
1 %
3,550
5 %
3,525
-12 %
3,451
22 %
3,435
-2 %
3,405
19 %
3,381
-6 %
3,376
1 %
3,364
-10 %
3,196
-3 %
3,160
-3 %
3,157
3 %
3,100
5 %
3,042
-1 %
3,025
1 %
3,008
-10 %
2,997
-4 %
2,961
6 %
2,937
-1 %
2,932
-20 %
2,923
2 %
2,922
-3 %
2,880
27 %
2,792
3 %
2,788
13 %
2,785
2 %
2,749
17 %
2,749
-3 %
2,746
2 %
2,728
3 %
2,699
22 %
2,673
6 %
2,628
1 %
2,584
5 %
2,530
-4 %
2,501
2 %


Data on community demographics, schools and recent sales provided by OnBoard LLC.
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