CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Neeses

South Carolina · 440 residents · 1.71 sq mi

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Neeses is a city of 440 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 30.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 48%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $31,300. The median household earns $13,750, about 54% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

440

+7%vs 2000

vs 413 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.9

−20%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024524

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.2%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(29)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.6%(95)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.3%(32)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.5%(64)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.8%(21)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(8)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,750

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,521 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,061

−38%vs 2000

vs $11,377 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,300

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $350 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.9%(301)

Black20.8%(86)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(7)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.8%(351)

Black20.2%(89)

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.

Asian origin

Indonesian2.7%(14)

Ancestry

American7.3%(38)

English3.6%(19)

German2.3%(12)

Irish1.3%(7)

Subsaharan African0.8%(4)

Dutch0.4%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.9%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married20.2%(34)

Married71.4%(120)

Widowed4.8%(8)

Divorced3.6%(6)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(42)

Married49.5%(102)

Widowed18.9%(39)

Divorced11.2%(23)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−20.5 ptssince 2013

from 27.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

−18.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

62.2%

+26.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

32.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.8%

+10.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% 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)55%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 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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