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Aiken, SC

32,014 Population
21.6 square miles 1,478.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.4 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40 ±0.2

Economics

$40,926 ±$2,801 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $33,509 ±$616
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $36,072 ±$266
$65,712 ±$7,263 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $62,941 ±$1,507
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $63,623 ±$486

16% ±3.1% (4,873  ±947) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 14.9% 88,535 (±0.7% / ±3,985)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.4% 717,849 (±0.2% / ±11,836)

23.3 minutes ±2 (299,230  ±30,916) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 24.1 6,124,150 (±0.4 / ±127,650)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 54,759,448 (±0.1 / ±395,881)

Families

12,953 ±599 Number of households
  • the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 221,531 ±2,154
  • South Carolina: 2,023,085 ±5,487
2.3 ±0.1 (30,366  ±170) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 2.7 596,141 (±0 / ±323)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,004,353

4.8% ±2.7% (314  ±181) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 5% † 7,161 (±0.6% / ±858)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 62,830 (±0.2% / ±2,492)

Housing

14,694 ±522 Number of housing units
  • the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 264,985 ±151
  • South Carolina: 2,362,253 ±501

$235,500 ±$17,304 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $186,700 ±$3,114
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $216,200 ±$1,122

14.7% ±2.5% (4,656  ±,803.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 12.3% 74,668 (±0.6% / ±3,793.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 686,178 (±0.2% / ±10,988)

Social

92% ±4.4% (21,174  ±1,212.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 89.2% 370,626 (±1.2% / ±5,010.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.3% 3,174,118 (±0.4% / ±15,315.5)
43.1% ±3.3% (9,923  ±,813.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 28% 116,437 (±0.7% / ±2,864.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 30.6% 1,088,770 (±0.3% / ±9,317.5)

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

4.2% ±1.3% (1,353  ±429) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 4.4% 26,899
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 270,170

11.1% ±2% (2,926  ±521) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 11.5% 53,132 (±0.4% / ±1,864)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 349,900 (±0.1% / ±4,262)
2,926 Total veterans ±521 2,549 Male ±407 377 Female ±200

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