CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walterboro

South Carolina · 5,492 residents · 6.84 sq mi

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Walterboro is home to 5,492 people in South Carolina. 32.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 35%. The typical home is worth $51,800. The median household earns $17,167, about 43% below the national median. Median rent is $276 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

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,492

+7%vs 2000

vs 5,153 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(400)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(446)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(430)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(393)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(312)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(773)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(613)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(544)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(557)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(411)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(105)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,167

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,200 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,948

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,150 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.3%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,800

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.4% in 2000

37.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.6%(2,554)

Black48%(2,471)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(75)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic54.6%(2,997)

Black45.3%(2,488)

Hispanic / Latino1%(54)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(151)

Puerto Rican1.4%(79)

Asian origin

Filipino1.6%(88)

Asian Indian1%(54)

Japanese0.1%(3)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish12.7%(696)

English10.3%(563)

German9.9%(545)

American7.1%(387)

French2.8%(155)

Scottish1.7%(91)

Subsaharan African1%(54)

Dutch0.6%(32)

Polish0.5%(30)

Swiss0.4%(21)

Danish0.3%(18)

Slovene0.3%(17)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(6)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

Ukrainian0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

−13%vs 2000

vs 20.2 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 married36.3%(621)

Married49.2%(840)

Widowed1.6%(28)

Divorced12.9%(220)

Women 15+

Never married45.4%(1,261)

Married35.9%(996)

Widowed5.9%(164)

Divorced12.8%(354)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.5%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% 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)36.8%(77)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.8%(77)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.2%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 209 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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