Santee is home to 1,076 people in South Carolina. At a median age of 47.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 28.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Growth has run 45% since 2000, or 336 more people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $161,800. Households here earn about 33% less than in South Carolina as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,667, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Santee
What changed most since 1990
Median age26.1 → 47.4(+21.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate40.4% → 28.3%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share79.9% → 69.6%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)37.1%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.6%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 97 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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Over time
Santee, decade by decade
Santee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
651
$36,675
$123,124
11.1%
40.3
2000
740
$40,608
$147,372
12.8%
52.9
2010
961
$31,964
$190,898
4.0%
62.2
2020
797
$31,368
$185,078
19.0%
62.0
2024
1,076
$46,667
$161,800
31.1%
58.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
