CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Piedmont

South Carolina · 4,057 residents · 8.60 sq mi

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Piedmont is home to 4,057 people in South Carolina. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.7% of people here. Median rent is $317 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,057

−13%vs 2000

vs 4,684 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(279)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(249)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(262)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(300)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(189)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(760)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(669)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(437)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(390)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(333)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(167)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,601

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,310 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,237

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,982 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $478 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.1%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

14.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(4,272)

Black5.8%(274)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(56)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(3,848)

Black4.8%(194)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1.5%(83)

Colombian1.5%(83)

Dominican0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(34)

Ancestry

American24.4%(1,333)

English14.2%(775)

Irish8%(439)

German7.3%(396)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(115)

Scottish2%(111)

Greek2%(109)

French1.2%(66)

Polish1%(55)

Welsh0.8%(45)

Italian0.8%(42)

French Canadian0.6%(34)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.2%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married23.2%(460)

Married54.1%(1,072)

Widowed10.7%(211)

Divorced12%(237)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(517)

Married53.3%(1,183)

Widowed11.1%(246)

Divorced12.4%(275)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.2%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.0%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% 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)7.8%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era58.3%(165)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.8%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 283 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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