CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chapin

South Carolina · 263 residents · 1.98 sq mi

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Chapin is home to 263 people in South Carolina. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. The median age is 44.4, about 11 years above the US median. The population has fallen 58% since 2000. Households here earn about 40% more than in South Carolina as a whole. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

263

−58%vs 2000

vs 628 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.4

+25%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.8%(10)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.8%(10)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.8%(10)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(10)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(37)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(45)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(29)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(30)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.7%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,875

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,102

−33%vs 2000

vs $24,124 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,300

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Owner-occupied

98.3%

+10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

1.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(577)

Black6.4%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(243)

Black7.6%(20)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(21)

South American0.7%(10)

Colombian0.7%(10)

Spaniard0.5%(7)

Puerto Rican0.4%(5)

Central American0.4%(5)

Nicaraguan0.2%(3)

Costa Rican0.1%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.6%(9)

Indonesian0.4%(6)

Chinese0.4%(5)

Filipino0.3%(4)

Cambodian0.2%(3)

Vietnamese0.2%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian2%(28)

Ancestry

German14.3%(200)

American10.1%(141)

English7.7%(108)

Irish6.5%(91)

Italian6.1%(85)

Polish3.7%(52)

French3.3%(46)

Scottish3.1%(43)

British2.2%(30)

Dutch1.4%(19)

Swedish1.2%(17)

Welsh0.9%(12)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.6%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(8)

Subsaharan African0.5%(7)

Norwegian0.4%(6)

Swiss0.4%(6)

Finnish0.4%(5)

Russian0.3%(4)

Nigerian0.3%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

Slovak0.2%(3)

French Canadian0.1%(2)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married37.5%(210)

Married49.6%(278)

Widowed4.5%(25)

Divorced8.4%(47)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(191)

Married45.8%(287)

Widowed7.5%(47)

Divorced16.3%(102)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.6%

−18.6 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−16.4 ptssince 2020

from 85.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

+17.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% 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)48.1%(50)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.2%(22)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 104 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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