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Barnwell, SC

4,613 Population
7.8 square miles 588.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Barnwell County: 40.4 ±0.8
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,351 ±$5,000 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Barnwell County: $28,139 ±$1,655
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,006 ±$9,911 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Barnwell County: $46,626 ±$4,377
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.9% ±7.8% (1,054  ±343) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Barnwell County: 25% † 5,020 (±3.5% / ±694)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.4 minutes ±7 (43,350  ±13,742) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Barnwell County: 27.2 221,660 (±1.9 / ±20,355)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,789 ±204 Number of households
  • Barnwell County: 8,116 ±235
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (4,390  ±22) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Barnwell County: 2.5 20,124 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±3.7% (50  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Barnwell County: 4.6% † 213 (±2% / ±94)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,289 ±235 Number of housing units
  • Barnwell County: 9,927 ±20
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$145,300 ±$36,399 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Barnwell County: $106,000 ±$9,511
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.2% ±4% (422  ±184.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Barnwell County: 7.5% † 1,516 (±1.7% / ±351.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.4% ±9.6% (2,378  ±352) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Barnwell County: 83.9% 11,793 (±5.1% / ±718.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.3% ±6.1% (542  ±186.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Barnwell County: 13.9% † 1,952 (±2.2% / ±305.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.5% ±2.7% (300  ±125) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Barnwell County: 2.4% 493
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.4% ±1.9% (119  ±68) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Barnwell County: 7.1% † 1,118 (±1.4% / ±213)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
119 Total veterans ±68 119 Male ±68 N/A Female ±14

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