Abbeville County, South Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,420	5,296,225	334,922,499	1684th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,935	$69,324	$80,734	2606th of 3,221
Median Age	44.0	40.2	38.9	945th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.4%	32.1%	35.7%	1939th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$178,800	$259,000	$332,700	1657th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$799	$1,180	$1,413	2106th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.7%	14.1%	12.5%	1152nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1925th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	49.7	176.2	n/a	1546th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	5.8%	14.1%	1874th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.3	n/a	n/a	2363rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.1%	71.9%	65.2%	942nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.7	25.6	26.4	1508th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	11.5%	15.1%	2880th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	989th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.1%	47.1%	46.9%	1459th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2615th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.4%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.5	54.9	61.4

Age in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.9%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	9,762	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.8%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.7%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,559	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.8%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.7%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.3%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.5%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	11,806	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.6%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.3%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.9%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.8%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$782	$1,251	n/a

Education in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	12.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.4%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.7%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.9%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.8%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Statistic	Abbeville County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.3%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	6.2%	16.7%

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