CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Edisto

South Carolina · 2,815 residents · 5.27 sq mi

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Edisto is home to 2,815 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 34.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 34%. Median home value sits at $42,600. The median household earns $17,250, about 43% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

2,815

+7%vs 2000

vs 2,632 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(211)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(246)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(207)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(231)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(209)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(470)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(434)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(251)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(227)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(116)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,250

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,962 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,400

−58%vs 2000

vs $17,500 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.9%

+14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,600

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $359 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.0%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

33.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic28.3%(745)

Black69.3%(1,825)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(20)

Asian0.5%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic38.5%(1,085)

Black61.5%(1,730)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

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

Central American0.9%(17)

Panamanian0.9%(17)

Ancestry

American12.6%(227)

English10.5%(189)

Subsaharan African2.8%(50)

Irish2%(36)

German0.5%(9)

Arab0.3%(6)

Lebanese0.3%(6)

Serbian0.3%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.3%

−20.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married52.1%(467)

Married26.1%(234)

Widowed5%(45)

Divorced16.8%(151)

Women 15+

Never married52.3%(343)

Married33.7%(221)

Widowed9.3%(61)

Divorced4.7%(31)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−14.1 ptssince 2013

from 24.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)70.6%(72)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.8%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era7.8%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.8%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 102 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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