Abbeville County, SC Demographic Data
Abbeville County, SC Summary
Abbeville County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 25,207
- Area: 510.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 490.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 20.51 sq. miles
- Population Density: 49.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 576.12 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Abbeville County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,739
51%
50.8
Male
12,212
49%
49.2
Total Population
24,951
323,128,000
Abbeville County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,358
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,302
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,722
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,636
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,856
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,296
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,908
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,330
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,646
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,015
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,912
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,388
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
582
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,603
78.6%
77.2
Female
10,245
52.3%
51.3
Male
9,358
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,519
74.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,236
25.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,882
19.6%
15.2
Female
2,699
55.3%
55.8
Male
2,183
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Abbeville County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,406
97.8%
96.8
White
17,440
69.9%
72.6
Black or African American
6,777
27.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.2%
0.8
Asian
77
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
63
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
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
74
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
545
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
326
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
90
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
133
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
52
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
51
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,625
98.7%
82.2
Abbeville County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,251
7.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,462
14.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,003
35.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,427
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,587
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,581
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
766
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,713
21.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,364
78.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,347
13.8%
31.2
Abbeville County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,421
31.2%
33.7%
Now Married
9,361
45.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,979
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
745
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
2,063
10.0
5.8%
Abbeville County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
23,011
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
582
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
202
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
363
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
Abbeville County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,050
11.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
744
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,790
18.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,201
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,531
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,473
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
857
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
635
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
145
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
34,652
57,617
Per capita income
18,460
31,128
Abbeville County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
144
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
896
9.3%
9.8
Construction
606
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,323
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
314
3.3%
6.6
Information
104
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,310
24.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
420
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
757
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
256
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
889
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
440
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
165
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
973
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,559
26.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,326
24.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,866
19.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,900
19.7%
18.1%
Abbeville County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,339
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,612
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
916
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
35
0.4%
5.1
Walked
116
1.2%
2.7
Other means
146
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
514
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.8
26.6
Abbeville County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
819
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,015
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,101
32.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,564
27.0%
21.0
Abbeville County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,499
79.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,372
77.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,127
22.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,515
20.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Abbeville County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,014
1 room
81
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
63
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
697
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,305
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,983
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,490
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,691
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
974
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
730
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Abbeville County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,014
1-unit, detached
7,979
66.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
123
1.0%
5.9
2-units
79
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
287
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
210
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
22
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
85
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
3,229
26.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Abbeville County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,181
9.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
777
6.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,299
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,533
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,513
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,870
15.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,146
17.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,408
11.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
224
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
63
0.5%
1.4%
Abbeville County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,286
24.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
845
8.9%
4.7
Electricity
5,725
60.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
91
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
480
5.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
66
0.7%
1.1
Abbeville County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,333
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
18
0.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
50
1.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
114
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
206
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
265
8.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,316
39.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,364
40.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,370
41.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
462
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
307
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
434
13.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
760
22.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Abbeville County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,774
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
35
2.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
185
10.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
636
35.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
918
51.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
353
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
611
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
153
8.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
154
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
258
14.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
165
9.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
107
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
911
52.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
379
0.0%
0.0%
Abbeville County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,372
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,018
27.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,058
27.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,116
15.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
985
13.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
708
9.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
441
6.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
23
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,100
205,000
