Aiken County, South Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	174,160	5,296,225	334,922,499	395th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,609	$69,324	$80,734	1156th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	40.2	38.9	1505th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.9%	32.1%	35.7%	634th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$218,000	$259,000	$332,700	1214th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,062	$1,180	$1,413	809th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.3%	14.1%	12.5%	1412th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	4.9%	5.2%	679th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	162.7	176.2	n/a	718th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	5.8%	14.1%	1451st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2079th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.5%	71.9%	65.2%	1263rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.0	25.6	26.4	1445th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	11.5%	15.1%	1055th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1236th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	47.1%	46.9%	1616th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.8%	n/a	n/a	714th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.5%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.7%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.3	54.9	61.4

Age in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	69,916	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.0%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,470	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.4%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.7%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.3%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.7%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.8%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	80,008	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.6%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.5%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$897	$1,251	n/a

Education in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.0%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Aiken County, South Carolina

Statistic	Aiken County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.0%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.5%	6.2%	16.7%

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