COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Saluda County

South Carolina · 16,357 residents · 453 sq mi

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Saluda County is a county of 16,357 people in South Carolina. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $47,400. Renters pay $229 a month at the median. Households here earn about 16% less than in South Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,357

−15%vs 2000

vs 19,181 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

453 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,029)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,261)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,295)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,214)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,071)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,468)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(2,448)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,678)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,548)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(1,369)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(716)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(260)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,176

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,774 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,814

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,328 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,400

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$229

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

18.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.2%(11,936)

Black29.8%(5,707)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(1,401)

Asian0%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.5%(10,883)

Black33.1%(5,421)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(43)

Asian0%(4)

Other0.3%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.9%(1,705)

Central American6.2%(1,191)

Guatemalan6.1%(1,168)

Puerto Rican1.3%(255)

South American0.3%(53)

Peruvian0.3%(53)

Salvadoran0.1%(23)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(41)

Chinese0.2%(30)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(7)

Ancestry

American11%(2,110)

English10.3%(1,974)

German6.8%(1,293)

Irish6.1%(1,174)

Italian1.9%(368)

Scottish1.5%(286)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(159)

Swedish0.6%(109)

Subsaharan African0.6%(106)

Dutch0.5%(95)

French0.4%(78)

French Canadian0.3%(61)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(53)

Swiss0.2%(44)

Greek0.2%(41)

Israeli0.2%(31)

Nigerian0.2%(31)

Norwegian0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

West Indian0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(18)

Canadian0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(14)

Brazilian0.1%(14)

Finnish0.1%(11)

British0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Welsh0%(7)

Russian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 25.1 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 married30.8%(2,416)

Married58.3%(4,574)

Widowed3.2%(249)

Divorced7.7%(605)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,892)

Married54.4%(4,263)

Widowed13.3%(1,045)

Divorced8.2%(640)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.6%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% 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)20.4%(211)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(169)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.3%(334)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,033 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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