CITY · 1990 CENSUS

St. Andrews

South Carolina · 25,692 residents · 6.14 sq mi

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St. Andrews is home to 25,692 people in South Carolina. 36% of homes are owner-occupied. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. 3,878 more people live here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of residents.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

31% 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

25,692

+18%vs 2000

vs 21,814 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 30.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(1,408)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(1,332)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(1,035)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(1,478)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.7%(3,765)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3430.4%(7,811)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(4,196)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547%(1,805)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(1,425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.8%(964)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(390)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(83)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,975

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,551 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,369

−29%vs 2000

vs $20,201 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,200

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $584 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

36.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.8% in 2000

63.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.2%(9,213)

Black52.4%(11,427)

Hispanic / Latino2%(431)

Asian1.8%(399)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.1%(15,962)

Black36%(9,246)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(369)

Asian1%(254)

Other0.9%(230)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(403)

Puerto Rican0.9%(181)

South American0.3%(66)

Venezuelan0.2%(42)

Central American0.2%(38)

Uruguayan0.1%(24)

Panamanian0.1%(17)

Costa Rican0.1%(11)

Honduran0%(6)

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(159)

Bangladeshi0.3%(61)

Chinese0.2%(47)

Korean0.2%(35)

Asian Indian0.2%(30)

Nepalese0.1%(26)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(16)

Ancestry

American4.6%(908)

German4.4%(880)

English4.2%(828)

Subsaharan African3%(595)

Irish2.8%(564)

West Indian2.6%(514)

Jamaican1.8%(360)

French1.3%(260)

Scottish1.1%(213)

French Canadian1.1%(210)

Italian1%(190)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(159)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Ghanaian0.7%(147)

Arab0.7%(145)

Iraqi0.7%(137)

Haitian0.6%(126)

Russian0.5%(97)

Polish0.4%(81)

Ethiopian0.3%(53)

Ukrainian0.2%(47)

British0.2%(42)

Nigerian0.2%(37)

Dutch0.2%(31)

Canadian0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(15)

Guyanese0.1%(15)

Welsh0.1%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Syrian0%(8)

Norwegian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married51.8%(3,685)

Married32.1%(2,280)

Widowed4.5%(318)

Divorced11.7%(830)

Women 15+

Never married49.9%(4,532)

Married27.2%(2,466)

Widowed3.7%(337)

Divorced19.2%(1,745)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.9%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% 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)46.4%(783)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(268)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.4%(361)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,687 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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