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Wagener, SC

1,193 Population
1.4 square miles 878.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±14.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • 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

$21,938 ±$5,056 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $36,794 ±$582
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,621 ±$5,166 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $69,344 ±$1,537
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.1% ±8.8% (167  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 14.9% 90,596 (±0.7% / ±4,115)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.6 minutes ±3.2 (13,755  ±7,134) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 23.9 6,041,445 (±0.3 / ±122,570)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

480 ±173 Number of households
  • the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 231,857 ±2,041
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±1.2 (1,180  ±414) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 2.6 608,389 (±0 / ±230)
  • 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% ±6% (13  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 7,557 (±0.5% / ±748)
  • 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

537 ±177 Number of housing units
  • the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 271,673 ±216
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$156,300 ±$141,445 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $226,100 ±$2,868
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.6% ±3.7% (43  ±46) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 78,460 (±0.6% / ±3,777.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±41.4% (731  ±208.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 89.4% 380,744 (±1.2% / ±5,068.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.1% ±15.4% (182  ±136.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 29.5% 125,713 (±0.7% / ±2,851.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about two-thirds of 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

1.4% ±1.5% (17  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 4.4% 27,579
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

16.7% ±8.6% (155  ±95) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 11.2% 52,516 (±0.5% / ±2,333)
  • about double the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
155 Total veterans ±95 126 Male ±83 29 Female ±42

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