Housing density: 327 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $201,780.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,140 (lower quartile is $782, upper quartile is $1,625)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $961
Median gross rent in Pontiac, SC in 2022: $1,399
Housing units in Pontiac with a mortgage: 10,526 (1,300 second mortgage, 1,254 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,091
In family households: 279,972 (52,417 male householders, 36,940 female householders)
57,541 spouses, 101,939 children (94,993 natural, 2,417 adopted, 4,529 stepchildren), 9,926 grandchildren, 4,371 brothers or sisters, 2,760 parents, foster children, 5,245 other relatives, 7,479 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 72,530 (25,060 male householders (18,816 living alone)), 30,777 female householders (25,012 living alone)), 16,693 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 32,002 (9,551 institutionalized population)
43,283 married couples with children.
23,238 single-parent households (3,019 men, 20,219 women).
90.9% of residents of Pontiac speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 4,691 (8.1%)
(60.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Pontiac, South Carolina
5871995 to March 2000
3841990 to 1994
3551985 to 1989
2201980 to 1984
3051975 to 1979
2981970 to 1974
1601965 to 1969
329Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Pontiac:
16.4% (432)
South Carolina:
6.8% (7,873)
Korea
Pontiac:
11.0% (291)
South Carolina:
2.6% (3,030)
Mexico
Pontiac:
10.6% (280)
South Carolina:
27.3% (31,719)
India
Pontiac:
9.6% (252)
South Carolina:
4.4% (5,130)
Canada
Pontiac:
5.3% (141)
South Carolina:
4.8% (5,512)
United Kingdom
Pontiac:
5.1% (135)
South Carolina:
5.9% (6,890)
Vietnam
Pontiac:
5.0% (133)
South Carolina:
2.7% (3,098)
Panama
Pontiac:
3.3% (86)
South Carolina:
1.0% (1,124)
Philippines
Pontiac:
3.1% (81)
South Carolina:
4.4% (5,108)
Jamaica
Pontiac:
2.9% (77)
South Carolina:
0.8% (947)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Pontiac:
2.5% (67)
South Carolina:
2.9% (3,314)
Cuba
Pontiac:
2.3% (61)
South Carolina:
0.6% (713)
Venezuela
Pontiac:
1.6% (41)
South Carolina:
0.4% (519)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 21,372
Other state: 18,808
Northeast: 4,578
Midwest: 3,407
South: 9,436
West: 1,387
51% of Pontiac residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in South Carolina.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 143
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 60
7th and 8th grade: 202
9th grade: 118
10th grade: 110
11th grade: 162
12th grade, no diploma: 244
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,293
Less than 1 year of college: 712
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,969
Associate degree: 1,208
Bachelor's degree: 3,598
Master's degree: 1,331
Professional school degree: 686
Doctorate degree: 348
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 156
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 80
7th and 8th grade: 104
9th grade: 115
10th grade: 231
11th grade: 150
12th grade, no diploma: 260
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,162
Less than 1 year of college: 1,045
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,427
Associate degree: 1,437
Bachelor's degree: 3,615
Master's degree: 1,665
Professional school degree: 231
Doctorate degree: 147
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 12,977
One, attached: 470
Two: 92
3 or 4: 187
5 to 9: 638
10 to 19: 294
20 to 49: 75
50 or more: 165
Mobile homes: 1,681
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,625
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%