CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pamplico

South Carolina · 1,314 residents · 1.62 sq mi

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With 1,314 people, Pamplico is a city in South Carolina. 29.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 39%. The typical home is worth $44,500. Households take in $16,111 at the median, 47% less than the US figure. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

1,314

+15%vs 2000

vs 1,139 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.7%(141)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(128)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(74)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(190)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(197)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(128)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(104)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(61)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,111

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,304 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,467

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,233 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $341 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

32.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45%(513)

Black52.2%(594)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(17)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic47.9%(629)

Black50.9%(669)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian1%(13)

Other0.2%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(11)

Ancestry

American19%(216)

English9.4%(107)

Scotch-Irish2.6%(29)

Subsaharan African2.6%(29)

Irish1.1%(13)

German0.6%(7)

Russian0.4%(4)

Italian0.3%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.2%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married47.4%(180)

Married44.2%(168)

Widowed2.9%(11)

Divorced5.5%(21)

Women 15+

Never married33.8%(137)

Married44.7%(181)

Widowed14.1%(57)

Divorced7.4%(30)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.7%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.4%

−11.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% 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)8.3%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(21)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 60 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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