Pickens County, SC Demographic Data
Pickens County, SC Summary
Pickens County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 119,670
- Area: 512.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 496.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.62 sq. miles
- Population Density: 233.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 954.72 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pickens County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
62,128
51%
50.8
Male
60,735
49%
49.2
Total Population
122,863
323,128,000
Pickens County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,465
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,527
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,923
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
11,153
9.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
14,031
11.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
14,620
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
13,566
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
15,215
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,175
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,552
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,615
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,894
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,127
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
98,588
80.2%
77.2
Female
50,312
51.0%
51.3
Male
48,276
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
87,565
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
23,743
19.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
19,636
16.0%
15.2
Female
10,987
56.0%
55.8
Male
8,649
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Pickens County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
121,060
98.5%
96.8
White
108,555
88.4%
72.6
Black or African American
8,542
7.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
3,013
2.5%
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
109
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
841
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,803
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,418
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
118,445
96.4%
82.2
Pickens County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,236
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,432
10.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
20,668
26.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
15,038
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,112
10.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
13,288
17.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
7,990
10.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,668
16.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
65,096
83.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21,278
27.4%
31.2
Pickens County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
36,849
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
47,782
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
8,536
8.3%
11.0%
Separated
2,352
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
7,429
7.2
5.8%
Pickens County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
111,291
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,107
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Pickens County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,472
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,000
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,849
12.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,254
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,909
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
8,025
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,996
10.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,370
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,005
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,423
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
45,779
57,617
Per capita income
25,953
31,128
Pickens County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
649
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,801
8.7%
9.8
Construction
4,152
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
14,697
26.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,929
5.3%
6.6
Information
458
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,276
15.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,891
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,720
8.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,104
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
6,614
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,573
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,031
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,894
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
19,234
35.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,296
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,467
22.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
9,004
16.4%
18.1%
Pickens County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
53,656
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
44,874
83.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,019
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
311
0.6%
5.1
Walked
557
1.0%
2.7
Other means
557
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2,338
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
Pickens County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,044
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
13,663
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
17,768
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
12,828
27.1%
21.0
Pickens County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
47,303
89.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
31,255
66.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
16,048
33.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,563
10.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Pickens County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
52,866
1 room
948
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
947
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
4,402
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
8,693
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
12,305
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
10,116
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
6,007
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
3,657
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,791
11.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Pickens County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
52,866
1-unit, detached
32,062
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
469
0.9%
5.9
2-units
1,016
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,846
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,870
3.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,429
6.5%
4.4
20 or more units
1,277
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
10,897
20.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pickens County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,844
5.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,980
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,742
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,182
6.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,256
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
10,444
19.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,151
19.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,902
16.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,552
4.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
813
1.5%
1.4%
Pickens County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,542
26.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,339
4.9%
4.7
Electricity
30,810
65.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
779
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
723
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
110
0.2%
1.1
Pickens County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
18,326
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
414
2.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
556
3.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
810
4.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
832
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,965
10.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,539
35.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
7,210
39.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,738
53.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,655
14.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,861
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
881
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,181
17.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Pickens County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
15,090
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
56
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
505
3.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,570
17.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,629
17.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
9,330
61.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
958
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
692
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,068
14.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,542
17.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,650
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,535
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,085
7.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,305
37.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,863
0.0%
0.0%
Pickens County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
31,255
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,903
9.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,869
22.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,693
21.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,236
16.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,547
17.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,533
8.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,183
3.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
291
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
143,100
205,000
