Demographics of Dillon city, South Carolina

Dillon city, South Carolina had 6,227 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −292 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dillon city, in four figures

6,227
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,354 ±23.; −4.5%
Change since July 2020: −292 people.; 40.4 ±5.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $35,891 ±$3,001
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.

Dillon city, South Carolina's population shrank 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dillon 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

Dillon city, South Carolina's population shrank 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dillon 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	6,519	100.0	100.0
2021	6,431	98.7	100.2
2022	6,357	97.5	100.7
2023	6,331	97.1	101.6
2024	6,280	96.3	102.5
2025	6,227	95.5	103.1

Population of Dillon city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,519	—
2021	6,431	−88
2022	6,357	−74
2023	6,331	−26
2024	6,280	−51
2025	6,227	−53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±5.8: for men 33.7 ±7.3 and for women 43.2 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dillon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	589 ±201	9.3% ±3.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	979 ±256	15.4% ±4.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	453 ±168	7.1% ±2.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,693 ±299	26.6% ±4.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,369 ±291	21.5% ±4.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,271 ±251	20.0% ±3.9	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $35,891 ±$3,001, and income per person $24,955 ±$4,097, 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 Dillon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	725 ±219	28.9% ±8.4	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	770 ±233	30.7% ±9.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	415 ±173	16.5% ±6.8	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	59 to 253	2.4% to 10.0%	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	215 ±102	8.6% ±4.0	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	36 to 234	1.5% to 9.3%	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 196	0% to 7.8%	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Dillon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	2,032 ±488	32.8% ±7.9	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	822 ±236	52.4% ±10.1	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	964 ±322	31.4% ±9.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	246 ±110	15.8% ±6.3	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dillon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dillon city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,163 ±220	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.4% ±1.9	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.6% ±5.4	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.9% ±9.0	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.1% ±8.4	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,500 ±$26,597	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$630 ±$22	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±4	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 Dillon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	341 ±142	5.4% ±2.2	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,313 ±399	36.4% ±6.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,457 ±442	54.4% ±7.0	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 92	< 0.1% to 1.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	20 to 372	0.3% to 5.9%	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 Dillon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,121 ±268	80.6% ±4.2	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,153 ±266	18.1% ±4.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5 to 145	0.1% to 2.3%	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 56	0% to 0.9%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 99	0% to 1.6%	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Dillon city among the places of South Carolina

91st 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 Dillon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Clemson University CDP	7,015 ±161
Burton CDP	6,912 ±1,381
Homeland Park CDP	6,632 ±1,139
Lyman town	6,547 ±23
Welcome CDP	6,527 ±1,437
Dillon city	6,354 ±23
Marion city	6,206 ±20
Darlington city	6,120 ±38
Lake City city	5,988 ±20
Laurel Bay CDP	5,882 ±1,156
Blythewood town	5,731 ±71

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in South Carolina by poverty rate
No. 8 Places by poverty rate
No. 9 Places in South Carolina by median age
No. 25 Places in South Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 50 Places in South Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 63 Places in South Carolina by per capita income

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