CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Williamston

South Carolina · 3,876 residents · 3.69 sq mi

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Williamston is a city of 3,876 people in South Carolina. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $40,500. The median age is 37.4, about 4 years above the US median. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 18% less than in South Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,876

+2%vs 2000

vs 3,791 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(252)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(207)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(284)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(292)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(265)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(489)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(560)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(319)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.5%(522)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(220)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(37)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,532

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,451

−26%vs 2000

vs $14,085 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$318

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.2%(3,040)

Black17.3%(654)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(66)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.5%(3,119)

Black19.5%(757)

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.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.6%(152)

Guatemalan3.6%(152)

Puerto Rican0.7%(28)

South American0.2%(9)

Colombian0.2%(9)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Ancestry

American20.1%(837)

Irish17.3%(722)

English15.1%(629)

German5.5%(228)

French3.3%(138)

Italian3.3%(138)

Scottish2%(84)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(75)

Polish1.6%(66)

Dutch0.4%(15)

Welsh0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.0%

−15.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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 married27.1%(411)

Married56.7%(859)

Widowed4%(61)

Divorced12.1%(184)

Women 15+

Never married35.3%(711)

Married41.1%(828)

Widowed14.4%(291)

Divorced9.2%(185)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

−14.9 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% 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)50%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(22)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 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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