COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Williamsburg County

South Carolina · 36,815 residents · 934 sq mi

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Williamsburg County is home to 36,815 people in South Carolina. 28.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $42,200. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 30% less than in South Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

36,815

−1%vs 2000

vs 37,217 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−13%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

934 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,844)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(3,370)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(3,608)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(3,429)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(2,365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(5,166)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,349)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(3,305)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(2,941)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(2,777)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,372)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(289)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,409

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,214 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,632

−40%vs 2000

vs $12,794 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.7%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,200

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$236

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $291 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic32.5%(12,101)

Black66%(24,546)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(273)

Asian0.2%(73)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic35.6%(13,103)

Black64.3%(23,681)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(109)

Asian0%(4)

Other0.1%(27)

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%(266)

Puerto Rican0.3%(99)

Central American0.1%(24)

Honduran0.1%(24)

Spaniard0.1%(18)

South American0%(12)

Colombian0%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(169)

Asian Indian0.2%(50)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

American6.4%(1,923)

English5.1%(1,537)

Irish3.2%(981)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(406)

Italian1%(315)

German1%(291)

Subsaharan African0.9%(265)

French0.7%(198)

Scottish0.5%(156)

Polish0.4%(114)

Swedish0.3%(90)

British0.2%(70)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.2%(68)

Welsh0.2%(52)

French Canadian0.2%(50)

Jamaican0.2%(46)

Arab0.1%(18)

Iraqi0.1%(18)

Romanian0.1%(17)

Serbian0%(15)

Slovak0%(10)

Swiss0%(9)

Hungarian0%(7)

Greek0%(6)

Norwegian0%(5)

Barbadian0%(2)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 22.2 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 married42.7%(5,315)

Married44.9%(5,587)

Widowed4.1%(516)

Divorced8.3%(1,029)

Women 15+

Never married34.8%(4,553)

Married40.5%(5,308)

Widowed14.3%(1,879)

Divorced10.4%(1,359)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−13.8 ptssince 2013

from 24.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% 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)13.7%(157)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(304)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.2%(517)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,144 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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