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Edgefield County

South Carolina · 29,808 residents (2025 est.) · 501 sq mi
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Part of the Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government metro area
The short version

Edgefield County is a county of 27,476 people in South Carolina. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $202,700. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
27,476
+12%since 2000
from 24,595 in 2000
29,808 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
55 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 51 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.6
+17%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
501 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
17K20K23K26K28K19902000201020202024Edgefield County
202427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(1,223)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.6%(1,276)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.3%(1,185)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(1,748)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(1,959)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(3,572)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(3,751)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(3,420)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.3%(3,921)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412%(3,288)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(1,655)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(478)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,029
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,146 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,147
+115%since 2000
from $15,415 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.6%
+23.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
−1%since 2010
from 0.455 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Construction3.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services2.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Other services2.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration1.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food0.3%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$202,700
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$720
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $361 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 80.5% in 2000
19.9% rent
Vacancy rate
15.2%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.5%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 23.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+27%since 2009
from 2.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic55.5%(13,645)
Black41.3%(10,165)
Hispanic / Latino2%(503)
Asian0.2%(58)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.5%(15,532)
Black30.1%(8,276)
Hispanic / Latino7.2%(1,976)
Asian0.3%(85)
Other5.8%(1,607)
Diversity Score
73
+11%since 2009
from 65 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−9%since 2020
from 29 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.6%(1,255)
Dominican0.9%(242)
Argentine0.3%(76)
Puerto Rican0.2%(53)
Spaniard0.1%(32)
Costa Rican0.1%(18)
Venezuelan0.1%(18)
Ecuadorian0.1%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.1%(35)
Japanese0.1%(16)
Chinese0%(1)
Ancestry
American15.6%(4,280)
English10.7%(2,928)
Irish6.9%(1,905)
German5.9%(1,608)
Italian1.5%(415)
Scottish1.5%(409)
French1.3%(345)
Norwegian1%(274)
Polish1%(270)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(258)
West Indian0.4%(105)
+ 22 more ancestry groups with data
Haitian0.4%(105)
Welsh0.3%(95)
Danish0.2%(63)
Swiss0.2%(57)
Dutch0.2%(50)
Hungarian0.2%(47)
Slovak0.1%(40)
British0.1%(32)
Portuguese0.1%(30)
Austrian0.1%(25)
Finnish0.1%(23)
Canadian0.1%(21)
Russian0.1%(15)
Swedish0%(12)
Arab0%(10)
Moroccan0%(10)
Greek0%(10)
Belgian0%(2)
Iranian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.3%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.6%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 71.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 3.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.6 min
+35%since 2000
from 19.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 80.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.8%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
6.2%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2011
from 52.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
54.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.8% in 2009
Female
45.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.2% in 2009
Foreign born
4.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.0%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
80.3%
+17.7 ptssince 2017
from 62.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.3%
+6.5 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 91.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 93.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 5.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.3%(5,406)
Married48.3%(6,328)
Widowed2%(260)
Divorced8.4%(1,095)
Women 15+
Never married26.7%(2,860)
Married53.1%(5,683)
Widowed12%(1,289)
Divorced8.1%(871)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.0%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 54.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
23.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 22.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 4.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 66.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 38.5% 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)28.5%(541)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(517)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(633)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(33)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,897 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Edgefield County, South Carolina?

Edgefield County, South Carolina has about 27,476 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Edgefield County, South Carolina?

The typical household in Edgefield County, South Carolina earns about $73,029 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Edgefield County, South Carolina expensive?

In Edgefield County, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $202,700, and the typical rent is about $720 a month.

How educated are people in Edgefield County, South Carolina?

About 23.3% of adults age 25 and over in Edgefield County, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Edgefield County, South Carolina?

About 17.8% of people in Edgefield County, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Edgefield County, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Edgefield County, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 9,101 residents, a change of about 50 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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