Aiken County, SC Demographic Data
Aiken County, SC Summary
Aiken County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 162,812
- Area: 1,080.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,071.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.56 sq. miles
- Population Density: 150.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 473.10 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Aiken County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
85,775
51%
50.8
Male
81,683
49%
49.2
Total Population
167,458
323,128,000
Aiken County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,439
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,021
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,243
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,599
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
9,652
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
21,235
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
19,877
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
21,845
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,653
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,365
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
18,352
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,974
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,203
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
131,369
78.4%
77.2
Female
69,262
52.7%
51.3
Male
62,107
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
125,681
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
37,972
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
30,529
18.2%
15.2
Female
16,709
54.7%
55.8
Male
13,820
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Aiken County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
164,194
98.1%
96.8
White
119,571
71.4%
72.6
Black or African American
41,026
24.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
477
0.3%
0.8
Asian
1,938
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
125
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,057
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,264
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,464
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
157,994
94.3%
82.2
Aiken County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,792
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11,573
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
38,262
32.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
25,045
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9,234
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17,042
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,556
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17,365
14.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
100,139
85.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27,598
23.5%
31.2
Aiken County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
36,851
26.8%
33.7%
Now Married
71,819
52.1%
47.5
Divorced
15,916
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
4,144
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
9,025
6.6
5.8%
Aiken County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
147,867
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,152
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Aiken County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,447
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,267
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,153
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9,331
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,311
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
12,407
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,280
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,972
13.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,820
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,763
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
45,945
57,617
Per capita income
25,402
31,128
Aiken County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
899
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
5,333
7.7%
9.8
Construction
6,557
9.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
14,491
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,175
6.0%
6.6
Information
541
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,388
12.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,086
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,413
10.6%
11.4
Public administration
4,111
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
7,832
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,750
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,055
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,928
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
22,148
31.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,239
16.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,011
23.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,305
17.7%
18.1%
Aiken County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
67,330
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
57,809
85.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,046
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
166
0.2%
5.1
Walked
630
0.9%
2.7
Other means
242
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
1,437
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.6
26.6
Aiken County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,121
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,335
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,116
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
16,179
24.2%
21.0
Aiken County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
66,751
89.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
46,645
69.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
20,106
30.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,265
11.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Aiken County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
75,016
1 room
1,152
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
1,127
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
3,816
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
11,106
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
14,221
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
15,438
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
10,839
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
8,441
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,876
11.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Aiken County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
75,016
1-unit, detached
50,780
67.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,104
2.8%
5.9
2-units
1,370
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,570
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,999
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,137
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
1,323
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
14,733
19.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Aiken County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,638
3.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,061
2.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,414
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,269
11.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12,116
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,217
15.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14,677
19.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
13,473
18.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,893
5.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,258
1.7%
1.4%
Aiken County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
22,395
33.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,801
4.2%
4.7
Electricity
40,690
61.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
75
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
561
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
229
0.3%
1.1
Aiken County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,768
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
325
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
722
2.7%
7.0%
Less than $500
783
2.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,463
5.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,666
10.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
9,915
37.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,894
40.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,685
47.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,345
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,470
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,002
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,181
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
85
0.0%
0.0%
Aiken County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
17,529
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
282
1.6%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
492
2.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,924
11.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,190
18.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
11,641
66.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,577
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
789
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,346
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,725
16.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,222
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,827
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,609
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,243
36.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,134
0.0%
0.0%
Aiken County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
46,645
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,706
10.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
9,633
20.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,419
20.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9,841
21.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6,545
14.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,819
10.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,259
2.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
423
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
148,100
205,000
