Fairfield County, SC Demographic Data
Fairfield County, SC Summary
Fairfield County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 23,602
- Area: 709.88 sq. miles
- Land Area: 686.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 33.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 419.29 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfield County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,021
52%
50.8
Male
11,004
48%
49.2
Total Population
23,025
323,128,000
Fairfield County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,151
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,210
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,429
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,372
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,399
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,358
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,642
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,519
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,842
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,992
8.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,523
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,101
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
487
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,324
79.6%
77.2
Female
9,691
52.9%
51.3
Male
8,633
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,434
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,181
22.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,111
17.9%
15.2
Female
2,249
54.7%
55.8
Male
1,862
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Fairfield County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,201
96.4%
96.8
White
8,994
39.1%
72.6
Black or African American
13,042
56.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.1%
0.8
Asian
45
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
45
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
90
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
824
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
447
1.9%
17.8
Mexican
346
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
97
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,578
98.1%
82.2
Fairfield County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
929
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,013
12.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,373
38.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,988
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,303
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,904
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
954
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,942
17.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,522
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,858
17.4%
31.2
Fairfield County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,104
36.9%
33.7%
Now Married
8,340
43.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,632
8.5%
11.0%
Separated
670
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,489
7.7
5.8%
Fairfield County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,134
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
740
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
537
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
203
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Fairfield County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,304
14.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
772
8.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,294
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,193
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,185
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,354
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
717
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
661
7.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
239
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
159
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
33,798
57,617
Per capita income
20,762
31,128
Fairfield County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
182
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
729
8.3%
9.8
Construction
490
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,473
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
327
3.7%
6.6
Information
126
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,615
18.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
326
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
679
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
859
9.8%
4.6
Retail trade
841
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,033
11.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
126
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
807
9.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,099
23.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,985
22.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,065
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,850
21.0%
18.1%
Fairfield County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,603
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,230
84.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
989
11.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
19
0.2%
5.1
Walked
119
1.4%
2.7
Other means
5
0.1%
1.8
Worked at home
241
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.7
26.6
Fairfield County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
866
9.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,774
31.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,035
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
2,203
24.8%
21.0
Fairfield County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,878
76.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,562
73.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,316
26.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,784
23.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Fairfield County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,662
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
23
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
455
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,715
14.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,917
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
3,086
26.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,735
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
873
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
858
7.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fairfield County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,662
1-unit, detached
8,181
70.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
48
0.4%
5.9
2-units
143
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
71
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
344
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
170
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
40
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,665
22.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairfield County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
763
6.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
478
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,126
9.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,122
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,316
19.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,190
18.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,487
21.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,129
9.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
51
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fairfield County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,617
18.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,285
14.5%
4.7
Electricity
5,257
59.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
250
2.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
13
0.1%
0.1
Wood
415
4.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
18
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
23
0.3%
1.1
Fairfield County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,675
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
71
2.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
78
2.9%
7.0%
Less than $500
157
5.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
179
6.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
268
10.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
826
30.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,096
41.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,372
51.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
232
8.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
300
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
161
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
610
22.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,872
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
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
223
11.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
352
18.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,297
69.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
444
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
698
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
116
7.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
206
12.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
65
3.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
154
9.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
137
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
986
59.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
652
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,562
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,597
24.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,801
27.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
887
13.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
813
12.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
744
11.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
565
8.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
123
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
32
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,300
205,000