South Carolina State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-005
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
56.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.51 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pickens County52.92 sq mi93.4%10.7%
Greenville County3.73 sq mi6.6%0.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Easley city11.77 sq mi20.8%89.5%
Parker CDP2.00 sq mi3.5%29.4%
Berea CDP1.72 sq mi3.0%22.4%
Arial CDP0.62 sq mi1.1%13.6%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
SC District 336,79087.3%5.0%93.4%
SC District 45,35212.7%0.7%6.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
26,710
Active Voters
26,710 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,701 (77.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,938 (18.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,790 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,475 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,211 (12.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014127 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012635 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/11/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
44,314 (± 1,811)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$63,056 (± $3,088)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,57021.6%
18 to 6426,39659.6%
65 and over8,34818.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,58012.6%
White, not Hispanic32,57373.5%
Black, not Hispanic3,9268.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3110.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1100.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1400.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic2030.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4713.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
42,446
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,912

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,47290.6%
Hispanic3,9739.4%
White32,84077.4%
Black4,0859.6%
Asian2400.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1100.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander980.2%
Two or More Races1340.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,23194.9%
Hispanic1,6755.1%
White26,78981.4%
Black3,72811.3%
Asian2960.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3020.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1390.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).