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Bethune, SC

421 Population
1.1 square miles 382 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±14.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$26,647 ±$10,492 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $37,159 ±$542
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
$42,656 ±$30,063 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $66,146 ±$1,090
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504

35.2% ±30.6% (148  ±147) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 14.7% 118,721 (±0.6% / ±4,513)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)

32.1 minutes ±28.4 (4,205  ±2,625) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 25.1 9,046,385 (±0.3 / ±153,176)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)

Families

189 ±79 Number of households
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 334,378 ±1,705
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
2.2 ±0.5 (421  ±202) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 2.4 807,572 (±0 / ±297)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803

12.5% ±8.5% (13  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 4.9% 10,230 (±0.4% / ±840)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)

Housing

244 ±90 Number of housing units
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 373,131 ±195
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448

$96,400 ±$22,719 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $213,400 ±$2,579
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344

2.9% ±4.4% (12  ±19.2) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 15.9% 132,446 (±0.6% / ±4,848.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)

Social

77.3% ±44.3% (211  ±81.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 91.1% 510,120 (±1% / ±5,798.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
21.6% ±12.5% (59  ±42.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 35% 196,207 (±0.7% / ±3,712.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)

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

5.5% ±9.6% (23  ±42) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.6% 46,628
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556

11.3% ±7.9% (36  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 9.4% 60,242 (±0.3% / ±1,966)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
36 Total veterans ±30 36 Male ±30 N/A Female ±14

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