Pickens County, South Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	134,629	5,296,225	334,922,499	490th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,064	$69,324	$80,734	1985th of 3,221
Median Age	36.2	40.2	38.9	2855th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.5%	32.1%	35.7%	879th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$231,900	$259,000	$332,700	1060th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$972	$1,180	$1,413	1092nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.2%	14.1%	12.5%	895th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.9%	5.2%	2197th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	270.9	176.2	n/a	534th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	5.8%	14.1%	1377th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1859th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	71.9%	65.2%	2185th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.4	25.6	26.4	1109th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	11.5%	15.1%	1175th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1041st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.8%	47.1%	46.9%	1707th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1705th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	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)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.8	54.9	61.4

Age in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	36.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	17.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	52,414	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.6%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	36.0%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,724	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.0%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.2%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.6%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.3%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	58,677	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.1%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.2%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.7%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.5%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$866	$1,251	n/a

Education in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	12.2%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.1%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.6%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.3%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Pickens County, South Carolina

Statistic	Pickens County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.3%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	6.2%	16.7%

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