Demographics of Conway city, South Carolina

Conway city, South Carolina had 30,627 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,417 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Conway city, in four figures

30,627
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,263 ±38.; +21.5%
Change since July 2020: +5,417 people.; 32.5 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,650 ±$6,653
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Conway city, South Carolina's population grew 21.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Conway city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Conway city, South Carolina's population grew 21.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Conway city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,210	100.0	100.0
2021	25,715	102.0	100.2
2022	27,521	109.2	100.7
2023	28,358	112.5	101.6
2024	29,780	118.1	102.5
2025	30,627	121.5	103.1

Population of Conway city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,210	—
2021	25,715	+505
2022	27,521	+1,806
2023	28,358	+837
2024	29,780	+1,422
2025	30,627	+847

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.5 ±2.8: for men 30.6 ±4.8 and for women 33.7 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Conway city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,043 ±303	3.8% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,578 ±572	13.1% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,966 ±643	25.6% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,200 ±616	19.1% ±2.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,888 ±607	21.6% ±2.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,588 ±538	16.8% ±2.0	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,650 ±$6,653, and income per person $26,388 ±$2,526, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Conway city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,020 ±474	23.1% ±5.3	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,990 ±402	22.7% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,584 ±309	18.1% ±3.4	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,247 ±272	14.2% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	914 ±217	10.4% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	582 ±179	6.6% ±2.0	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	425 ±147	4.9% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Conway city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	4,616 ±934	21.0% ±4.3	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,103 ±373	25.4% ±7.5	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,901 ±659	25.0% ±5.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	612 ±193	10.2% ±3.0	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Conway city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Conway city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	9,573 ±480	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±1.9	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.5% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.4% ±3.5	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.6% ±6.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$260,900 ±$10,203	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$866 ±$158	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Conway city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,468 ±552	5.4% ±2.0	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,911 ±983	62.0% ±3.6	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,742 ±831	24.7% ±3.0	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	193 to 795	0.7% to 2.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	269 to 1,209	1.0% to 4.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	886 ±269	3.2% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Conway city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	10,837 ±919	39.7% ±3.4	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,989 ±943	55.0% ±3.5	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	255 ±106	0.9% ±0.4	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,182 ±389	4.3% ±1.4	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	519 ±203	1.9% ±0.7	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	663 ±284	2.4% ±1.0	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Conway city among the places of South Carolina

19th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Conway city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hilton Head Island town	37,911 ±43
Bluffton town	33,157 ±35
Aiken city	32,521 ±32
Fort Mill town	30,775 ±44
Anderson city	30,051 ±58
Conway city	27,263 ±38
Mauldin city	27,055 ±47
Carolina Forest CDP	26,263 ±2,009
Simpsonville city	26,144 ±70
North Augusta city	25,653 ±359
Easley city	24,841 ±33

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Reported crime in Conway city, South Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026