COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bamberg County

South Carolina · 16,902 residents · 393 sq mi

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Bamberg County is home to 16,902 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 28.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 33%. The typical home is worth $43,700. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $225 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

16,902

+1%vs 2000

vs 16,658 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.7

−16%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

393 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,225)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,303)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,381)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.1%(1,872)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(1,599)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(2,241)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(2,168)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,541)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,407)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,334)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(704)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(127)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,496

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,007 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,438

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,584 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,700

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$225

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $299 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic36.3%(6,040)

Black62.1%(10,352)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(118)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic38.3%(6,478)

Black61.6%(10,405)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(81)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(138)

Central American0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

South American0%(6)

Chilean0%(6)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(57)

Korean0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

American18.9%(2,470)

English4.6%(601)

German3.4%(437)

Irish2.1%(272)

Italian1.4%(183)

Subsaharan African0.8%(106)

Scottish0.6%(78)

West Indian0.3%(39)

French0.3%(37)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(25)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

Dutch0.1%(15)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.1%(13)

British0.1%(12)

Polish0.1%(12)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Greek0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Norwegian0%(4)

Danish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married46.4%(2,475)

Married38%(2,026)

Widowed4%(214)

Divorced11.6%(617)

Women 15+

Never married41%(2,370)

Married34.4%(1,987)

Widowed12.6%(728)

Divorced12%(695)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% 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)8.6%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.4%(278)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.1%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 672 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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