CITY · 1990 CENSUS

St. George

South Carolina · 2,077 residents · 2.85 sq mi

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St. George is a city of 2,077 people in South Carolina. 28.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 37%. Households take in $16,510 at the median, 45% less than the US figure. At a median age of 36.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $236 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

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

2,077

−1%vs 2000

vs 2,092 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(178)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(161)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(134)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(126)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(280)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(291)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(171)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(177)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(208)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(177)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(55)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,510

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,651 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,275

−31%vs 2000

vs $13,389 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.8%

+10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,300

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$236

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51%(1,067)

Black47%(983)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(19)

Asian0.7%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.5%(1,152)

Black43.4%(902)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(52)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German11.4%(246)

American11.3%(243)

English6.4%(138)

Irish2%(44)

Scottish0.8%(18)

Italian0.8%(17)

Polish0.6%(14)

Dutch0.6%(12)

French0.5%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(10)

British0.3%(7)

Subsaharan African0.3%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Hungarian0.2%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.7%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married24.7%(186)

Married59.9%(452)

Widowed9.2%(69)

Divorced6.2%(47)

Women 15+

Never married44.7%(407)

Married40.5%(369)

Widowed10.9%(99)

Divorced3.8%(35)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.4%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% 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)21.5%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era64.4%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 149 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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