Edgefield County, South Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,476	5,296,225	334,922,499	1567th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,029	$69,324	$80,734	971st of 3,221
Median Age	41.6	40.2	38.9	1633rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	32.1%	35.7%	1470th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$202,700	$259,000	$332,700	1374th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$720	$1,180	$1,413	2640th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.8%	14.1%	12.5%	804th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.9%	5.2%	1397th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	54.9	176.2	n/a	1454th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	5.8%	14.1%	1239th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1357th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	71.9%	65.2%	625th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.6	25.6	26.4	1287th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	11.5%	15.1%	2340th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.8%	n/a	n/a	898th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.2%	47.1%	46.9%	826th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.6%	n/a	n/a	2816th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	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)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.2	54.9	61.4

Age in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.6	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	16.6%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	9,768	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.7%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.4%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.5%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	34.7%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,147	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.4%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.9%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.8%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.6%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.8%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.0%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.3%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	11,513	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.2%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$875	$1,251	n/a

Education in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.8%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.5%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.3%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.4%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.3%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.8%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Statistic	Edgefield County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.3%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	6.2%	16.7%

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