Allendale County, South Carolina

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Allendale County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,661	5,296,225	334,922,499	2677th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$32,328	$69,324	$80,734	3139th of 3,221
Median Age	44.7	40.2	38.9	799th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.3%	32.1%	35.7%	2906th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$76,200	$259,000	$332,700	3183rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$662	$1,180	$1,413	2899th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.2%	14.1%	12.5%	162nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.5%	4.9%	5.2%	231st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.8	176.2	n/a	2362nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	5.8%	14.1%	2826th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.5	n/a	n/a	2963rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.7%	71.9%	65.2%	2933rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.7	25.6	26.4	95th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.5%	11.5%	15.1%	3004th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1149th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	31.9%	47.1%	46.9%	3149th of 3,222
Broadband Access	69.6%	n/a	n/a	2966th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.6%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.2	54.9	61.4

Age in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.4%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	3,238	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.5%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.6%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.0%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	40.9%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,038	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	36.5%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.1%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.2%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.9%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.7%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	4,050	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.0%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.3%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.2%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$669	$1,251	n/a

Education in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	20.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.8%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.4%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.6%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.1%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.9%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	24.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	18.0%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Allendale County, South Carolina

Statistic	Allendale County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.2%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	6.2%	16.7%

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