Seneca, SC Demographic Data
Seneca, SC Summary
Seneca is located in Oconee County in South Carolina
- Population: 8,092
- Area: 7.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,063.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 931.43 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Seneca, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,499
55%
50.8
Male
3,729
45%
49.2
Total Population
8,228
323,128,000
Seneca, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
543
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
391
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
437
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
375
4.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
378
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,032
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,167
14.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,110
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
510
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
586
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
880
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
549
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
270
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,590
80.1%
77.2
Female
3,690
56.0%
51.3
Male
2,900
44.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,330
76.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,093
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,699
20.6%
15.2
Female
1,016
59.8%
55.8
Male
683
40.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Seneca, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,952
96.6%
96.8
White
5,384
65.4%
72.6
Black or African American
2,198
26.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.3%
0.8
Asian
15
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.2%
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
333
4.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
276
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
506
6.1%
17.8
Mexican
291
3.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
15
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
200
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,722
93.9%
82.2
Seneca, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
360
5.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
628
10.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,829
30.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,254
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
518
8.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
945
15.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
570
9.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
988
16.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,116
83.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,515
24.8%
31.2
Seneca, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,898
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,819
41.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,262
18.4%
11.0%
Separated
184
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
694
10.1
5.8%
Seneca, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,131
92.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
554
7.2%
21.6%
Spanish
401
5.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
128
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.1%
1.1%
Seneca, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
352
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
471
12.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
591
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
494
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
421
11.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
742
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
298
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
341
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
42
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
74
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
35,236
57,617
Per capita income
23,692
31,128
Seneca, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
662
19.4%
9.8
Construction
224
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
745
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
253
7.4%
6.6
Information
36
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
711
20.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
96
2.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
248
7.3%
11.4
Public administration
99
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
183
5.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
78
2.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
70
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
251
7.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
998
29.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
665
19.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
773
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
733
21.4%
18.1%
Seneca, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,337
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,888
86.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
226
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
62
1.9%
5.1
Walked
20
0.6%
2.7
Other means
86
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
55
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.8
26.6
Seneca, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
608
15.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,512
39.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,103
28.8%
37.1
3 or more
603
15.8%
21.0
Seneca, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,826
90.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,182
57.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,644
43.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
404
9.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Seneca, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,230
1 room
14
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
15
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
507
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
940
22.2%
16.5
5 rooms
985
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
656
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
441
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
293
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
379
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Seneca, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,230
1-unit, detached
2,496
59.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
196
4.6%
5.9
2-units
277
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
349
8.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
310
7.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
246
5.8%
4.4
20 or more units
102
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
254
6.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Seneca, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
111
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
195
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
428
10.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
686
16.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
915
21.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
438
10.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
697
16.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
592
14.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
168
4.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Seneca, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,394
36.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
59
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
2,297
60.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
76
2.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Seneca, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,286
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
23
1.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
52
4.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
73
5.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
166
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
413
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
559
43.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
630
49.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
72
5.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
163
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
75
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
346
26.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Seneca, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,564
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
2.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
239
15.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
632
40.4%
41.0%
Less than $500
639
40.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
80
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
544
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
96
6.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
261
17.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
191
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
205
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
100
6.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
683
44.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
108
0.0%
0.0%
Seneca, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,182
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
199
9.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
561
25.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
399
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
268
12.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
268
12.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
353
16.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
98
4.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
139,500
205,000