CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cayce

South Carolina · 11,163 residents · 16.9 sq mi

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With 11,163 people, Cayce is a city in South Carolina. The typical home is worth $56,100. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 13.2%. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 8% since 2000. The median household earns $27,065, about 10% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,163

−8%vs 2000

vs 12,150 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(754)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(672)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(707)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(688)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(841)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(2,046)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(1,680)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,098)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,113)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(975)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(450)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(139)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,065

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,850 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,928

−22%vs 2000

vs $17,745 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,100

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$430

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $524 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

32.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(8,990)

Black22.5%(2,728)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(155)

Asian1.1%(131)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(8,838)

Black19.4%(2,170)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(79)

Asian0.7%(77)

Other0.7%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(678)

Central American4.1%(561)

Honduran2.7%(375)

Guatemalan1.1%(150)

Puerto Rican0.4%(55)

Spaniard0.3%(42)

Salvadoran0.2%(24)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Dominican0.1%(16)

Costa Rican0.1%(12)

South American0.1%(11)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(137)

Chinese0.6%(76)

Nepalese0.2%(26)

Vietnamese0.2%(22)

Burmese0.1%(15)

Kazakh0.1%(10)

Filipino0.1%(9)

Ancestry

English12.2%(1,680)

German10%(1,370)

Irish9.8%(1,347)

American4.8%(661)

Scotch-Irish3%(406)

Italian2.4%(330)

Dutch2.1%(283)

Scottish1.4%(199)

Subsaharan African1.1%(152)

Swedish0.7%(102)

French0.7%(92)

Norwegian0.4%(56)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(55)

Swiss0.3%(48)

Austrian0.3%(46)

Polish0.3%(39)

Finnish0.3%(38)

Ukrainian0.3%(37)

British0.2%(30)

Greek0.2%(28)

Russian0.2%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(27)

Arab0.2%(22)

Danish0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Macedonian0.1%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(12)

Palestinian0.1%(10)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

Armenian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.3%(3,055)

Married38.7%(2,443)

Widowed3.6%(227)

Divorced9.4%(594)

Women 15+

Never married34.2%(1,899)

Married37.3%(2,069)

Widowed8.4%(466)

Divorced20.2%(1,120)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(316)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(214)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.7%(248)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,048 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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