Bamberg County, South Carolina

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Bamberg County, South Carolina is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (32nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,042	5,296,225	334,922,499	2282nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,370	$69,324	$80,734	2983rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	40.2	38.9	1418th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.9%	32.1%	35.7%	2371st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,800	$259,000	$332,700	3017th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$815	$1,180	$1,413	2000th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.3%	14.1%	12.5%	265th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	15.0%	4.9%	5.2%	32nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.2	176.2	n/a	1915th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	5.8%	14.1%	2525th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2714th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.4%	71.9%	65.2%	2252nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.0	25.6	26.4	838th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.2%	11.5%	15.1%	2058th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.2%	n/a	n/a	837th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.5%	47.1%	46.9%	2991st of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.6%	n/a	n/a	2660th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.0%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.4%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.0	54.9	61.4

Age in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.3%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.9%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	4,644	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.7%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.7%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.6%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	43.6%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,721	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.8%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.3%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.9%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.1%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	6,581	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.1%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.4%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.6%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.7%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$811	$1,251	n/a

Education in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	22.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.0%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.9%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.6%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.6%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.0%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.9%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Bamberg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Bamberg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.6%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	6.2%	16.7%

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