CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Vance

South Carolina · 156 residents · 0.51 sq mi

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Part of the Orangeburg micropolitan area

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With 156 people, Vance is a city in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 39.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 63%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 27.5. The median household earns $9,739, about 68% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% 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

156

−25%vs 2000

vs 208 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.5

−17%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.51 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024166

Age distribution, 1990

Under 513.5%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(13)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(12)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.3%(16)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.3%(16)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(20)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(10)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(10)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(7)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$9,739

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $16,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$5,996

−32%vs 2000

vs $8,787 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

39.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,900

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2023

Median gross rent

$325

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic14.4%(30)

Black84.6%(176)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic17.9%(28)

Black82.1%(128)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German1.2%(2)

French Canadian0.6%(1)

Irish0.6%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.2%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married74.7%(71)

Married22.1%(21)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced3.2%(3)

Women 15+

Never married46.2%(24)

Married36.5%(19)

Widowed5.8%(3)

Divorced11.5%(6)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.5%

−14.7 ptssince 2013

from 32.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.6%

+18.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

1.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.4%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.8%

+19.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)30.4%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 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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