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Clarendon County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Clarendon County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clarendon County is a small, rural South Carolina county with a population of 31,037 that has contracted 8.8% over five years, signaling ongoing out-migration. The labor market is constrained, with a 47.8% participation rate, 8.6% unemployment, and only 17.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $31,457. Housing costs are low — median home value of $147,300 and median gross rent of $728/month — against a median household income of $52,401 and a poverty rate of 18.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

31,037

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,401

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.8% since 2018

Clarendon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,667 (50.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone13,687 (44.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races580 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race337 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone334 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone260 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish695
  2. 2.Vietnamese87
  3. 3.Other Indo-European46
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)42
  5. 5.Korean37

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,780

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,269

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$28,289

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,437
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,614
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,561
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,111
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services991

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,417
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,924
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,027
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,823
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,552

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.70×)489
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.48×)795
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.29×)1,457
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.25×)981
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)606

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$728/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999984 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999915 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999823 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999817 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999686 (7.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999563 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,457

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,282 (81.2%)
  • Carpooled1,052 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home744 (6.5%)
  • Walked169 (1.5%)
  • Other146 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle33 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.