Living in Saluda County School District, South Carolina

Overview

A total of 5,505 households are located in Saluda County School District area. Among them, 1,561 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.28 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,075 and 3,278 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (1,295) of residents are non-citizens and 17% (2,640) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Saluda County School District, South Carolina
Household	5,505
Population	15,535
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,561 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,075
Total Students	3,278
Pre-Kindergarten	69
Kindergarten	334
Grade 1-8	1,483
Grade 9-12	883
College/Graduate School	509
Veterans	11,974
Non-citizen	1,295
Non-English Home Language	2,640
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

12,441 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,908 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,830 people are in civilian labor force and 78 are in armed labor force. 6,428 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Saluda County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,454	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,175	80.18%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,039	16.10%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	62	0.96%
Other method	62	0.96%
Worked from home	116	1.80%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,428	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,728	26.88%
Service	1,118	17.39%
Sales and office	1,139	17.72%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,022	15.90%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,421	22.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,428	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	458	7.13%
Construction	437	6.80%
Manufacturing	1,150	17.89%
Wholesale trade	179	2.78%
Retail trade	495	7.70%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	408	6.35%
Information	74	1.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	292	4.54%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	726	11.29%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,280	19.91%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	246	3.83%
Other services, except public administration	329	5.12%
Public administration	354	5.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,428	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,060	78.72%
Government workers	962	14.97%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	396	6.16%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,793 for the 5,505 households in Saluda County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,599. 13,411 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.72%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,505	-
Less than $10,000	414	7.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	392	7.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	645	11.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	723	13.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	719	13.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,066	19.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	740	13.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	556	10.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	175	3.18%
More than $200,000	75	1.36%
Median Household Income	$46,663	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,793	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,955	-
Less than $10,000	191	4.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	161	4.07%
$15,000 - $24,999	412	10.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	393	9.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	627	15.85%
$50,000 - $74,999	814	20.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	632	15.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	484	12.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	166	4.20%
More than $200,000	75	1.90%

Median Family Income	$56,651	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,084	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,599	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$33,921	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$33,921	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,464	-
With health insurance coverage	13,411	86.72%
Public coverage	7,128	46.09%
Private health insurance	8,567	55.40%
Without health insurance coverage	2,053	13.28%

Housing

There are 7,413 housing units in Saluda County School District area, South Carolina with 5,505 units (74.26%) occupied. 4,076 houses (74.04%) are occupied by owner and 1,429 houses (25.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $106,700 and the average rental cost is $593. 345 houses (4.65%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 754 houses (10.17%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,413	-
Occupied	5,505	74.26%
Owner Occupied	4,076	74.04%
Renter Occupied	1,429	25.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,370	58.95%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	32	0.43%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	255	3.44%
Mobile Homes	2,715	36.62%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	41	0.55%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,413	-
Built 2014 or later	345	4.65%
Built 2010 - 2013	132	1.78%
Built 2000 - 2009	919	12.40%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,614	21.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,053	14.20%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,364	18.40%
Built 1960 - 1969	802	10.82%
Built 1950 - 1959	430	5.80%
Built 1949 or earlier	754	10.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,413	-
1 room	46	0.62%
2 rooms	103	1.39%
3 rooms	367	4.95%
4 rooms	1,102	14.87%
5 rooms	2,181	29.42%
6 rooms	1,608	21.69%
7 rooms	890	12.01%
8 rooms	640	8.63%
9 rooms or more	476	6.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,413	-
no bedroom	95	1.28%
1 bedroom	300	4.05%
2 bedrooms	2,127	28.69%
3 bedrooms	3,882	52.37%
4 bedrooms	838	11.30%
5 bedrooms or more	171	2.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,076	-
Less than $50,000	904	22.18%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,037	25.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	492	12.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	616	15.11%
$200,000 - $299,999	496	12.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	352	8.64%
$500,000 - $999,999	160	3.93%
$1,000,000 or more	19	0.47%
Median House Value	$106,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,112	-
Less than $500	263	23.65%
$500 - $999	732	65.83%
$1,000 - $1,499	98	8.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	19	1.71%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$593	-

Demographic

A total of 15,721 people lives in Saluda County School District area, South Carolina with 7,707 male and 8,014 female. The males to female ratio is 49.02 to 50.98. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	15,721	-
Male	7,707	49.02%
Female	8,014	50.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,721	-
Under 5 years	1,002	6.37%
5 - 9 years	1,038	6.60%
10 - 14 years	974	6.20%
15 - 19 years	1,128	7.18%
20 - 24 years	685	4.36%
25 - 34 years	1,565	9.95%
35 - 44 years	2,246	14.29%
45 - 54 years	1,974	12.56%
55 - 59 years	1,005	6.39%
60 - 64 years	1,054	6.70%
65 - 74 years	1,759	11.19%
75 - 84 years	1,016	6.46%
85 years and older	275	1.75%
Median Age	40.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,721	-
One Race	15,567	99.02%
White	10,616	67.53%
Black or African American	3,376	21.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	52	0.33%
Asian	0	0.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,523	9.69%

Two or more races	154	0.98%
White and Black or African American	140	0.89%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	14	0.09%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Saluda County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic