COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Abbeville County

South Carolina · 23,862 residents · 491 sq mi

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Abbeville County is a county of 23,862 people in South Carolina. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $43,000. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $242 a month. Households take in $23,170 at the median, 23% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,862

−9%vs 2000

vs 26,167 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

491 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,663)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,710)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,725)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,982)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,721)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(3,411)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(3,498)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(2,394)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(2,264)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,992)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,249)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(253)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,170

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,635 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,214

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,370 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

19.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68%(17,797)

Black30.1%(7,879)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(217)

Asian0.2%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.3%(16,295)

Black31.5%(7,507)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(115)

Asian0.1%(17)

Other0.2%(43)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(217)

South American0.3%(85)

Spaniard0.3%(85)

Cuban0.3%(74)

Colombian0.2%(55)

Chilean0.1%(21)

Puerto Rican0.1%(17)

Central American0.1%(17)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Argentine0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(44)

Thai0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(10)

Ancestry

American9.9%(2,415)

Irish6.8%(1,657)

English6.7%(1,644)

German4.9%(1,200)

Scottish1.7%(404)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(385)

French1.3%(321)

Italian1%(242)

British0.8%(186)

Dutch0.5%(126)

Polish0.5%(124)

Subsaharan African0.4%(109)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.3%(63)

Swiss0.2%(51)

West Indian0.2%(43)

Swedish0.2%(41)

French Canadian0.1%(30)

Welsh0.1%(26)

Canadian0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Russian0.1%(16)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(13)

Austrian0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(11)

Lebanese0%(10)

Norwegian0%(10)

Finnish0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Brazilian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Slovene0%(5)

Czech0%(1)

Slovak0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.9%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married33.3%(3,314)

Married53.4%(5,315)

Widowed3.4%(339)

Divorced9.8%(978)

Women 15+

Never married30.8%(3,288)

Married51.9%(5,540)

Widowed9.5%(1,015)

Divorced7.9%(840)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% 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)25.9%(379)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(281)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(556)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.9%(115)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,461 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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