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Edgefield County, SC

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

AI Overview

Edgefield County is a small rural county of 26,508 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $26,099 and median worker earnings of $38,002, both below state and national norms. The labor pool is limited—labor force participation sits at just 54.2%, unemployment is 5.8%, and only 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher—though the county's 80.1% homeownership rate and median home value of $194,300 point to relatively affordable, stable housing. Population has edged down 1.0% over five years, and a poverty rate of 16.4% signals persistent economic stress in the community.

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

Population

26,508

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,029

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,993 (58.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,432 (30.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,679 (6.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone622 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race604 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone111 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,267
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island47
  3. 3.Vietnamese33
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic29
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,897

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,099

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,802

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,753
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,695
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,393
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,256
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,721
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,317
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,234
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,032
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,553

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.17×)395
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.76×)1,998
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.22×)962
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)1,407
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$194,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$854/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,164 (14.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,087 (13.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999671 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999639 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999559 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999539 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,002

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,302 (79.4%)
  • Carpooled1,271 (10.8%)
  • Worked At Home732 (6.2%)
  • Walked220 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit180 (1.5%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)

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.