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Conway, SC Information
Population 17,513
About Conway
Conway is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 17,513 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Conway is the 25th largest community in South Carolina.
Conway is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Conway is a city of service providers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Conway who work in food service (15.45%), office and administrative support (14.73%) and sales jobs (13.19%).
Conway is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Conway enrolled in college, Conway has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Conway Information and Demographics
The population of Conway overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Conway, 22.66% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Conway in 2010 was $19,886, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,544 for a family of four. However, Conway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Conway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Conway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Conway include Irish, English, German and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Conway is English.
| CONWAY INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 17,513 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 6,221 |
| CONWAY HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 59.47% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 40.53% |
| % VACANT | 18.32% |
| TYPE OF CONWAY HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 67.62% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.60% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 11.24% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 17.84% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.70% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF CONWAY HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 13.52% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 4.81% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 16.57% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 51.72% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.69% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.69% |
| AGE OF CONWAY HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 21.84% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 48.61% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 26.16% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.40% |
| CONWAY REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $123,075 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $384 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $40,000 | 1.99% |
| $40,001 - $80,000 | 12.31% |
| $80,001 - $160,000 | 53.91% |
| $160,001 - $240,000 | 16.90% |
| $240,001 - $321,000 | 7.03% |
| $321,001 - $401,000 | 3.72% |
| $401,001 - $601,000 | 2.84% |
| $601,001 - $801,000 | 0.57% |
| > $801,000 | 0.74% |
| PEOPLE OF CONWAY | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.81% |
| 5 TO 17 | 14.15% |
| 18 TO 24 | 25.17% |
| 25 TO 34 | 10.81% |
| 35 TO 54 | 20.76% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.10% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.21% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 82.97% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 22.66% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $33,540 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,886 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 28.36% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Accommodation (19.42%) Education (15.80%) Retail (14.81%) Healthcare (12.25%) Public Service (5.53%) Other (4.32%) Administration (4.28%) Manufacturing (4.10%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.47%) Finance (3.36%) Real estate (2.46%) Wholesale (2.20%) Transportation (2.12%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 15.12% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 59.56% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 37.02% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.22% |
| ASIAN | 0.68% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.04% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.01% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.47% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.92% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Irish (8.09%) English (7.12%) German (5.28%) Italian (3.62%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.11% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (97.52%) Spanish (1.60%) |
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