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Barnwell County, SC

20,521 Population
548.4 square miles 37.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,139 ±$1,655 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,626 ±$4,377 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25% ±3.5% (5,020  ±694) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.2 minutes ±1.9 (221,660  ±20,355) Mean travel time to work
  • a little 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

8,116 ±235 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (20,124  ±11) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±2% (213  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • 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

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

$106,000 ±$9,511 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±1.7% (1,516  ±351.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.9% ±5.1% (11,793  ±718.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.9% ±2.2% (1,952  ±305.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about two-fifths 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

2.4% (493  ±192) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±1.4% (1,118  ±213) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,118 Total veterans ±213 963 Male ±189 155 Female ±100

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