COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Aiken County

South Carolina · 120,940 residents · 1,071 sq mi

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Aiken County is a county of 120,940 people in South Carolina. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $61,000. The population has fallen 15% since 2000. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $29,994 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% 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

120,940

−15%vs 2000

vs 142,552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,071 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024174K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(8,967)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(9,621)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(9,169)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(8,929)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(7,994)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(20,508)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(18,472)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(12,523)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(10,990)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(8,724)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(4,269)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(774)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,994

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,889 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,127

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,772 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,000

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

25.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.4%(100,329)

Black25.4%(36,254)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(3,025)

Asian0.6%(896)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75%(90,743)

Black24.1%(29,100)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(794)

Asian0.4%(517)

Other0.5%(580)

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%(4,876)

Central American1.3%(2,349)

Puerto Rican1.2%(2,077)

Guatemalan0.5%(801)

South American0.5%(787)

Spaniard0.4%(752)

Cuban0.4%(701)

Salvadoran0.3%(568)

Costa Rican0.2%(433)

Colombian0.2%(419)

Honduran0.2%(335)

Nicaraguan0.1%(133)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(131)

Dominican0%(87)

Chilean0%(86)

Panamanian0%(79)

Argentine0%(69)

Ecuadorian0%(41)

Venezuelan0%(41)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(443)

Asian Indian0.2%(420)

Japanese0.2%(279)

Filipino0.1%(243)

Chinese0.1%(133)

Korean0%(61)

Thai0%(33)

Taiwanese0%(26)

Pakistani0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(97)

Chamorro0%(13)

Samoan0%(8)

Ancestry

American15.2%(26,536)

English12.2%(21,318)

German10.6%(18,427)

Irish8.7%(15,081)

Italian3.6%(6,258)

Scottish2.4%(4,217)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(3,376)

Subsaharan African1.9%(3,338)

French1.6%(2,821)

Polish1.2%(2,017)

West Indian0.7%(1,217)

Dutch0.6%(1,114)

+ 42 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(1,033)

Welsh0.5%(934)

Swedish0.4%(715)

Greek0.4%(664)

British0.3%(605)

French Canadian0.3%(516)

Portuguese0.2%(434)

Czech0.2%(433)

Swiss0.2%(424)

Arab0.2%(420)

Jamaican0.2%(405)

Russian0.2%(396)

Hungarian0.2%(383)

Haitian0.2%(345)

Kenyan0.1%(250)

Finnish0.1%(202)

Croatian0.1%(196)

Austrian0.1%(175)

Ukrainian0.1%(155)

Lebanese0.1%(152)

Lithuanian0.1%(150)

Moroccan0.1%(125)

Danish0.1%(109)

Canadian0.1%(89)

Palestinian0%(87)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(86)

Slovak0%(84)

Turkish0%(72)

Iranian0%(70)

Belgian0%(54)

Nigerian0%(50)

Slovene0%(46)

Guyanese0%(45)

Brazilian0%(38)

Armenian0%(36)

Syrian0%(31)

Romanian0%(27)

Latvian0%(21)

Bulgarian0%(19)

Egyptian0%(17)

Israeli0%(17)

Australian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married30.6%(21,026)

Married55.3%(38,079)

Widowed3.2%(2,198)

Divorced10.9%(7,520)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(19,688)

Married51.2%(38,281)

Widowed10.4%(7,755)

Divorced12%(8,993)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% 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)28.3%(3,792)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(3,599)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.8%(4,923)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(447)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(96)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,389 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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