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Saluda County, SC

19,131 Population
453.2 square miles 42.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,409 ±$1,808 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,009 ±$5,886 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.7% ±2.9% (3,540  ±546) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.5 minutes ±1.8 (217,080  ±18,639) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,670 ±217 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (18,796  ±12) Persons per household
  • 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

7.3% ±3.6% (271  ±135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,543 ±25 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$146,500 ±$18,473 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • 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

11.6% ±2.8% (2,189  ±527.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.1% ±4.9% (11,295  ±667.7) 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)
20.4% ±2.5% (2,743  ±337.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about three-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

7.3% (1,393  ±323) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±1.6% (1,033  ±233) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,033 Total veterans ±233 954 Male ±229 79 Female ±54

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