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McCormick County, SC

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

AI Overview

McCormick County is a small, rural South Carolina county with a population of 9,701 and a median age of 59.5 years, which helps explain its unusually low labor force participation rate of 36.5%—well below typical county norms. The available workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with 23.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $39,061, supported by a low cost structure that includes a median home value of $159,000 and median gross rent of $666 per month. The county carries an 18.0% poverty rate and a GDP per capita of $23,003, with a 5-year population growth of just 1.0% and a high homeownership rate of 87.9% reflecting a largely settled, older residential base.

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

Population

9,701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

59.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

McCormick County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,477 (56.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,913 (40.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races167 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race109 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone64 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone16 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish43
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)42
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island10
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic4
  5. 5.Other Indo-European3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

37.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

780

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,003

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance711
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)492
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)316
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services280
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)243

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,048
  2. 2.Service Occupations614
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations585
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations455
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations260

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.96×)593
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.66×)239
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.28×)184
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)729
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.99×)208

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$159,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$666/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999421 (11.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999386 (10.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999345 (9.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999275 (7.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999254 (6.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999206 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

36.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,061

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,539 (86.2%)
  • Worked At Home336 (11.4%)
  • Walked33 (1.1%)
  • Carpooled25 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi2 (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.