Housing density: 113 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $781,312.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,722 (lower quartile is $1,376, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in Bear Swamp, SC in 2022: $1,992
Housing units in Bear Swamp with a mortgage: 2,977 (490 second mortgage, 391 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 586
In family households: 260,825 (52,732 male householders, 32,960 female householders)
58,381 spouses, 86,929 children (81,693 natural, 2,087 adopted, 3,149 stepchildren), 9,294 grandchildren, 4,579 brothers or sisters, 2,489 parents, foster children, 4,937 other relatives, 7,104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 79,053 (26,920 male householders (18,842 living alone)), 31,697 female householders (24,643 living alone)), 20,436 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,331 (3,018 institutionalized population)
39,884 married couples with children.
23,388 single-parent households (3,063 men, 20,325 women).
94.7% of residents of Bear Swamp speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 693 (4.3%)
(80.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bear Swamp, South Carolina
201995 to March 2000
491990 to 1994
121985 to 1989
861980 to 1984
351975 to 1979
181970 to 1974
281965 to 1969
76Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Bear Swamp:
16.7% (54)
South Carolina:
27.3% (31,719)
Germany
Bear Swamp:
15.1% (49)
South Carolina:
6.8% (7,873)
United Kingdom
Bear Swamp:
13.3% (43)
South Carolina:
5.9% (6,890)
Colombia
Bear Swamp:
11.7% (38)
South Carolina:
2.9% (3,394)
Taiwan
Bear Swamp:
7.1% (23)
South Carolina:
0.7% (795)
Panama
Bear Swamp:
6.2% (20)
South Carolina:
1.0% (1,124)
Canada
Bear Swamp:
5.9% (19)
South Carolina:
4.8% (5,512)
South Africa
Bear Swamp:
4.9% (16)
South Carolina:
0.4% (433)
Philippines
Bear Swamp:
4.0% (13)
South Carolina:
4.4% (5,108)
Netherlands
Bear Swamp:
3.4% (11)
South Carolina:
0.7% (806)
India
Bear Swamp:
3.1% (10)
South Carolina:
4.4% (5,130)
Other Northern America
Bear Swamp:
3.1% (10)
South Carolina:
0.2% (206)
Other Southern Europe
Bear Swamp:
2.2% (7)
South Carolina:
0.0% (36)
Other Caribbean
Bear Swamp:
2.2% (7)
South Carolina:
0.6% (679)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,695
Other state: 4,801
Northeast: 1,336
Midwest: 926
South: 2,271
West: 268
51% of Bear Swamp residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in South Carolina.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 107
12th grade, no diploma: 141
High school graduate (or equivalency): 586
Less than 1 year of college: 266
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 608
Associate degree: 356
Bachelor's degree: 951
Master's degree: 277
Professional school degree: 142
Doctorate degree: 71
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 135
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,008
Less than 1 year of college: 362
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 746
Associate degree: 460
Bachelor's degree: 934
Master's degree: 280
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 53
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,996
One, attached: 115
Two: 11
3 or 4: 31
5 to 9: 144
10 to 19: 95
20 to 49: 30
50 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 114
Median worth of mobile homes: $91,881
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%