Population

Conway's current population is 34,682 people with 12,443 households within this smaller 4 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 32.0% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 10.7% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 32.7 which is below the state average of 39.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.52 persons. This area is somewhat family centric with 61.9% of the households being family households and with 31.3% having children in the home and 16.2% of the population being under 15 and an additional 24.9% being under 24. Another 21.9% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 21.1% between 45-64 years old leaving 15.9% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Conway has a daytime employee population of 16,182 versus a permanent population of 34,682 meaning the daytime employee population is 46.7% of the permanent population living in the area and 43.0% of the total daytime population. This is not a significant daytime employee population. A practice in this 4 mile radius could greatly benefit with early or late hours and weekend times.

In this area, 22.2% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Conway is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Conway area are White 56.1%, Black 37.4%, 3.0% other races and 6.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Conway, South Carolina		South Carolina	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Conway
		South Carolina
Latitude / Longitude:		33.836003, -79.047814
Radius		4 miles	6 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		34,682	57,827	5,321,206	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		25,848	43,692	4,636,256	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		34,113	56,809	5,251,940	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		38,385	64,403	5,665,411	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		32.0%	30.0%	13.3%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		2.1%	2.2%	1.3%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		32.7	36.3	39.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		5.3%	5.2%	5.8%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.5%	5.4%	6.0%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.5%	5.5%	6.1%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		24.9%	19.9%	12.4%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		21.9%	23.7%	25.9%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		7,579	13,679	1,380,084	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		21.1%	22.4%	25.3%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		7,313	12,975	1,347,740	83,512,738
65 years and over		15.9%	18.0%	18.4%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,515	10,419	979,853	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		16.2%	16.0%	17.9%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,629	9,254	952,643	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages