Clemson's Living Circumstances

Pickens County School District Overview

Clemson University located in Pickens County School District area. A total of 47,934 households are located in Pickens County School District area. Among them, 13,129 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.95 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 28,569 and 38,071 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.33% (2,744) of residents are non-citizens and 4.46% (5,247) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pickens County School District, South Carolina
Household	47,934
Population	117,666
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	13,129 (27.39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	28,569
Total Students	38,071
Pre-Kindergarten	1,026
Kindergarten	1,630
Grade 1-8	10,336
Grade 9-12	5,630
College/Graduate School	19,449
Veterans	100,383
Non-citizen	2,744
Non-English Home Language	5,247
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

103,403 residents are over the age of 16 and 59,236 people are in labor force. Among them, 59,201 people are in civilian labor force and 35 are in armed labor force. 56,013 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.40%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,802	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	45,238	82.55%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,858	8.86%
Public transportation	614	1.12%
Walked	1,147	2.09%
Other method	448	0.82%
Worked from home	2,497	4.56%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,013	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	20,286	36.22%
Service	9,424	16.82%
Sales and office	11,029	19.69%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,116	10.92%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,158	16.35%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,013	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	324	0.58%
Construction	4,429	7.91%
Manufacturing	8,867	15.83%
Wholesale trade	1,141	2.04%
Retail trade	6,113	10.91%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,739	4.89%
Information	627	1.12%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,743	4.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,382	7.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,891	26.58%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,174	9.24%
Other services, except public administration	3,066	5.47%
Public administration	1,517	2.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,013	-
Private wage and salary workers	43,579	77.80%
Government workers	9,330	16.66%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,026	5.40%
Unpaid family workers	78	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,834 for the 47,934 households in Pickens County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $25,654. 111,390 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.33%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	47,934	-
Less than $10,000	3,566	7.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,857	5.96%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,724	11.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,325	11.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,691	13.96%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,017	18.81%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,506	11.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,838	12.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,934	4.03%
More than $200,000	1,476	3.08%
Median Household Income	$49,573	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,834	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	30,276	-
Less than $10,000	1,005	3.32%
$10,000 - $14,999	810	2.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,900	6.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,765	9.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,480	14.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,534	21.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,509	14.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,265	17.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,729	5.71%
More than $200,000	1,279	4.22%

Median Family Income	$65,076	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,745	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,654	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,384	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,384	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	123,320	-
With health insurance coverage	111,390	90.33%
Public coverage	40,580	32.91%
Private health insurance	85,966	69.71%
Without health insurance coverage	11,930	9.67%

Housing

There are 54,264 housing units in Pickens County School District area, South Carolina with 47,934 units (88.33%) occupied. 32,153 houses (67.08%) are occupied by owner and 15,781 houses (32.92%) are rented. The average housing value is $147,700 and the average rental cost is $768. 1,776 houses (3.27%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,007 houses (9.23%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,264	-
Occupied	47,934	88.33%
Owner Occupied	32,153	67.08%
Renter Occupied	15,781	32.92%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	34,633	63.82%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	656	1.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,202	16.96%
Mobile Homes	9,735	17.94%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	38	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,264	-
Built 2014 or later	1,776	3.27%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,976	3.64%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,130	16.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	11,046	20.36%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,788	16.19%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,092	14.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,485	8.27%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,964	7.31%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,007	9.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,264	-
1 room	1,099	2.03%
2 rooms	920	1.70%
3 rooms	3,290	6.06%
4 rooms	9,177	16.91%
5 rooms	12,189	22.46%
6 rooms	10,388	19.14%
7 rooms	6,576	12.12%
8 rooms	4,259	7.85%
9 rooms or more	6,366	11.73%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,264	-
no bedroom	1,206	2.22%
1 bedroom	2,812	5.18%
2 bedrooms	14,718	27.12%
3 bedrooms	25,470	46.94%
4 bedrooms	7,976	14.70%
5 bedrooms or more	2,082	3.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	32,153	-
Less than $50,000	3,498	10.88%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,430	16.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,516	23.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,709	17.76%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,436	16.91%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,100	9.64%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,139	3.54%
$1,000,000 or more	325	1.01%
Median House Value	$147,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	14,474	-
Less than $500	1,685	11.64%
$500 - $999	8,802	60.81%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,702	18.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	837	5.78%
$2,000 - $2,499	323	2.23%
$2,500 - $2,999	66	0.46%
$3,000 or more	59	0.41%
Median Rental Costs	$768	-

Demographic

A total of 124,029 people lives in Pickens County School District area, South Carolina with 61,734 male and 62,295 female. The males to female ratio is 49.77 to 50.23. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	124,029	-
Male	61,734	49.77%
Female	62,295	50.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	124,029	-
Under 5 years	6,240	5.03%
5 - 9 years	6,498	5.24%
10 - 14 years	6,706	5.41%
15 - 19 years	11,383	9.18%
20 - 24 years	15,077	12.16%
25 - 34 years	14,621	11.79%
35 - 44 years	13,261	10.69%
45 - 54 years	14,989	12.09%
55 - 59 years	8,507	6.86%
60 - 64 years	6,749	5.44%
65 - 74 years	11,611	9.36%
75 - 84 years	6,522	5.26%
85 years and older	1,865	1.50%
Median Age	36.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	124,029	-
One Race	121,983	98.35%
White	109,519	88.30%
Black or African American	8,440	6.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	306	0.25%
Asian	2,483	2.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.02%
Other	1,209	0.97%

Two or more races	2,046	1.65%
White and Black or African American	898	0.72%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	395	0.32%
White and Asian	275	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	24	0.02%