CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dentsville

South Carolina · 11,839 residents · 6.69 sq mi

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Dentsville is home to 11,839 people in South Carolina. Households here earn about 22% more than in South Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $68,500. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.0% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

11,839

−9%vs 2000

vs 13,009 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(578)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(756)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(724)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(869)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(943)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(2,344)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(1,760)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(1,610)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,208)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(730)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(243)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(74)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,095

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,721 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,848

−30%vs 2000

vs $19,916 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,500

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$493

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $629 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.7%

+11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.3% in 2000

41.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.1%(4,564)

Black57.8%(7,516)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(377)

Asian2.5%(328)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.1%(6,174)

Black46.6%(5,512)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(126)

Asian0.8%(96)

Other0.5%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.3%(505)

Mexican2.8%(421)

Dominican0.7%(107)

Central American0.7%(105)

Salvadoran0.3%(52)

Cuban0.3%(41)

Honduran0.2%(29)

Guatemalan0.2%(24)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(155)

Pakistani0.5%(71)

Bangladeshi0.3%(52)

Filipino0.2%(34)

Chinese0.1%(16)

Korean0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(20)

Ancestry

American3.2%(487)

Subsaharan African1.6%(246)

Irish1.6%(238)

English1.5%(226)

Italian0.9%(138)

German0.9%(133)

Scottish0.4%(67)

Romanian0.4%(56)

Arab0.3%(48)

Moroccan0.2%(36)

Dutch0.2%(31)

West Indian0.2%(31)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.2%(31)

French0.2%(25)

Polish0.1%(17)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(16)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Syrian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Czech0.1%(9)

Iranian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.8%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married42%(2,163)

Married45.6%(2,346)

Widowed1.8%(92)

Divorced10.7%(549)

Women 15+

Never married42.6%(3,039)

Married37.1%(2,646)

Widowed11.7%(831)

Divorced8.6%(617)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.0%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.9%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)26.3%(315)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(97)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.8%(297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,199 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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