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Aiken County School District Overview

University of South Carolina Aiken located in Aiken County School District area. A total of 68,476 households are located in Aiken County School District area. Among them, 20,263 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 47,375 and 37,321 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.03% (5,080) of residents are non-citizens and 6.08% (10,201) 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 Aiken County School District, South Carolina
Household	68,476
Population	167,759
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	20,263 (29.59%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	47,375
Total Students	37,321
Pre-Kindergarten	1,708
Kindergarten	2,096
Grade 1-8	16,699
Grade 9-12	8,712
College/Graduate School	8,106
Veterans	133,324
Non-citizen	5,080
Non-English Home Language	10,201
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

138,118 residents are over the age of 16 and 78,496 people are in labor force. Among them, 78,147 people are in civilian labor force and 349 are in armed labor force. 72,215 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	70,950	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	60,395	85.12%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,815	9.61%
Public transportation	178	0.25%
Walked	662	0.93%
Other method	516	0.73%
Worked from home	2,384	3.36%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,215	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	24,982	34.59%
Service	12,791	17.71%
Sales and office	15,251	21.12%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,707	10.67%
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,484	15.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,215	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,152	1.60%
Construction	5,403	7.48%
Manufacturing	10,187	14.11%
Wholesale trade	948	1.31%
Retail trade	8,872	12.29%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,611	6.39%
Information	763	1.06%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,229	4.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,467	11.72%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	15,113	20.93%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,859	8.11%
Other services, except public administration	3,896	5.40%
Public administration	3,715	5.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,215	-
Private wage and salary workers	56,466	78.19%
Government workers	11,792	16.33%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,710	5.14%
Unpaid family workers	247	0.34%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,555 for the 68,476 households in Aiken County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $31,530. 151,475 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.72%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	68,476	-
Less than $10,000	4,954	7.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,810	5.56%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,329	10.70%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,369	10.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,053	14.68%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,583	18.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,458	12.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,447	12.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,067	4.48%
More than $200,000	2,406	3.51%
Median Household Income	$51,293	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,555	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	46,215	-
Less than $10,000	2,384	5.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,361	2.94%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,696	8.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,252	9.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,747	14.60%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,822	19.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,605	14.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,411	16.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,753	5.96%
More than $200,000	2,184	4.73%

Median Family Income	$62,876	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,417	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,530	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,528	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,528	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	168,838	-
With health insurance coverage	151,475	89.72%
Public coverage	67,182	39.79%
Private health insurance	110,494	65.44%
Without health insurance coverage	17,363	10.28%

Housing

There are 77,909 housing units in Aiken County School District area, South Carolina with 68,476 units (87.89%) occupied. 49,733 houses (72.63%) are occupied by owner and 18,743 houses (27.37%) are rented. The average housing value is $146,900 and the average rental cost is $818. 1,974 houses (2.53%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,516 houses (7.08%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	77,909	-
Occupied	68,476	87.89%
Owner Occupied	49,733	72.63%
Renter Occupied	18,743	27.37%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	52,552	67.45%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,395	3.07%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,579	9.73%
Mobile Homes	15,355	19.71%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	28	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	77,909	-
Built 2014 or later	1,974	2.53%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,634	4.66%
Built 2000 - 2009	12,907	16.57%
Built 1990 - 1999	15,062	19.33%
Built 1980 - 1989	11,299	14.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,124	15.56%
Built 1960 - 1969	8,243	10.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,150	9.18%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,516	7.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	77,909	-
1 room	786	1.01%
2 rooms	1,186	1.52%
3 rooms	3,939	5.06%
4 rooms	10,876	13.96%
5 rooms	16,279	20.89%
6 rooms	15,976	20.51%
7 rooms	11,787	15.13%
8 rooms	8,696	11.16%
9 rooms or more	8,384	10.76%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	77,909	-
no bedroom	865	1.11%
1 bedroom	3,134	4.02%
2 bedrooms	18,493	23.74%
3 bedrooms	39,826	51.12%
4 bedrooms	13,013	16.70%
5 bedrooms or more	2,578	3.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	49,733	-
Less than $50,000	6,135	12.34%
$50,000 - $99,999	10,085	20.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,227	18.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,605	19.31%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,833	15.75%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,917	9.89%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,526	3.07%
$1,000,000 or more	405	0.81%
Median House Value	$146,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,703	-
Less than $500	1,830	10.96%
$500 - $999	10,011	59.94%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,969	23.76%
$1,500 - $1,999	667	3.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	83	0.50%
$2,500 - $2,999	15	0.09%
$3,000 or more	128	0.77%
Median Rental Costs	$818	-

Demographic

A total of 170,652 people lives in Aiken County School District area, South Carolina with 82,546 male and 88,106 female. The males to female ratio is 48.37 to 51.63. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	170,652	-
Male	82,546	48.37%
Female	88,106	51.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	170,652	-
Under 5 years	9,833	5.76%
5 - 9 years	10,179	5.96%
10 - 14 years	10,351	6.07%
15 - 19 years	10,748	6.30%
20 - 24 years	9,700	5.68%
25 - 34 years	21,649	12.69%
35 - 44 years	19,867	11.64%
45 - 54 years	21,709	12.72%
55 - 59 years	12,462	7.30%
60 - 64 years	12,176	7.13%
65 - 74 years	19,144	11.22%
75 - 84 years	8,948	5.24%
85 years and older	3,886	2.28%
Median Age	41.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	170,652	-
One Race	166,536	97.59%
White	120,430	70.57%
Black or African American	42,850	25.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native	549	0.32%
Asian	1,570	0.92%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	80	0.05%
Other	1,057	0.62%

Two or more races	4,116	2.41%
White and Black or African American	1,638	0.96%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,058	0.62%
White and Asian	587	0.34%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	157	0.09%