Barnwell County, South Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,521	5,296,225	334,922,499	1851st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,626	$69,324	$80,734	2915th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	40.2	38.9	2004th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.9%	32.1%	35.7%	2949th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$106,000	$259,000	$332,700	2901st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$740	$1,180	$1,413	2530th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.0%	14.1%	12.5%	233rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	4.9%	5.2%	439th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.4	176.2	n/a	1807th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	5.8%	14.1%	1815th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.8	n/a	n/a	2880th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	71.9%	65.2%	2183rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.2	25.6	26.4	952nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	11.5%	15.1%	2881st of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	948th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.3%	47.1%	46.9%	2998th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.5%	n/a	n/a	2818th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	42.8%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	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)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.0	54.9	61.4

Age in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	40.4	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	8,116	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.6%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.8%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,139	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.0%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.4%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.1%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.0%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.9%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.5%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	9,927	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.4%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.2%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$775	$1,251	n/a

Education in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.7%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.5%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.5%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.6%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Statistic	Barnwell County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.9%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	6.2%	16.7%

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