Pendleton, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,594
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
2.88% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.8%
7.02% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$61,901
2.29% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$250,500
5.74% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,997
7.83% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pendleton, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.7% of the residents in Pendleton, SC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pendleton, SC are Tri-County Technical College (2,687 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Pendleton, SC was $250,500, and the homeownership rate was 52.7%.

Most people in Pendleton, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Pendleton, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaAnderson County, SCGreenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SCPickens (Southwest Corner) & Oconee (West, Central) Counties--Seneca & Clemson Cities PUMA, SCAnderson (Central & Northeast) County--Anderson City PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Pendleton, SC is home to a population of 3.59k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.4% of Pendleton, SC residents were born outside of the country (194 people).

In 2024, there were 3.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.66k people) in Pendleton, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 685 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 118 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%
2024 Citizenship
97.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Pendleton, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pendleton, SC was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pendleton, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.66k ± 227
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    685 ± 202
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    118 ± 76

In 2024, there were 3.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.66k people) in Pendleton, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 685 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 118 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pendleton, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
194 people
4.43%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
157 people

As of 2024, 5.4% of Pendleton, SC residents (194 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pendleton, SC was 4.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    99 ± 139
  2. Korea
    15 ± 27
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 29

Pendleton, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pendleton, SC employs 2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pendleton, SC were Educational Services (437 people), Manufacturing (424 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (210 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,929), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,512), and Public Administration ($53,000).

Employment

Occupations

2k
2024 Value
± 378
7.83%
1 Year growth
± 25.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pendleton, SC grew at a rate of 7.83%, from 1.85k employees to 2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pendleton, SC, are Production Occupations (274 people), Management Occupations (247 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (168 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pendleton, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2k
2024 Value
± 378
7.83%
1 Year growth
± 25.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pendleton, SC grew at a rate of 7.83%, from 1.85k employees to 2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pendleton, SC, are Educational Services (437 people), Manufacturing (424 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (210 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pendleton, SC, though some of these residents may live in Pendleton, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,482
Median earning men ± $15,501
$33,723
Median earning women ± $7,630

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,230), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,664), and Manufacturing ($46,321).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,821), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,313), and Manufacturing ($35,086).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Pendleton, SC awarded 2,687 degrees. The student population of Pendleton, SC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,662 male students and 3,118 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pendleton, SC are White (2,139 and 79.6%), Black or African American (219 and 8.15%), Hispanic or Latino (156 and 5.81%), and Two or More Races (113 and 4.21%).

The largest universities in Pendleton, SC by number of degrees awarded are Tri-County Technical College (2,687 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pendleton, SC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,295 and 48.2%), Industrial Electronics Technology (322 and 12%), and Welding Technology (182 and 6.77%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,780 students enrolled in Pendleton, SC, 46.1% men and 53.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,346 records, of which 52.8% were women and 47.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    920 degrees awarded
  2. Industrial Electronics Technology
    295 degrees awarded
  3. Welding Technology
    128 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Pendleton, SC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 920 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Pendleton, SC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Tri-County Technical College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,687 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tri-County Technical College with 2,687 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,435 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pendleton, SC, which is 1.15 times more than the 1,252 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,139 degrees mean that there were 9.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 219 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,816) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pendleton, SC was $250,500 in 2024, which is 0.753 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,900 to $250,500, a 5.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Pendleton, SC is 52.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pendleton, SC have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pendleton, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$250,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$33,801
$996
Median Property Taxes
±$254

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pendleton, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pendleton, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.7%
Homeownership
2024
62%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.7% of the housing units in Pendleton, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,901
Median Household Income
± $14,102
1.89k
Number of Households
± 383

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.89k households in Pendleton, SC grew to $61,901 from the previous year's value of $60,517.

The following chart displays the households in Pendleton, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pendleton, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. Carpooled (6.18%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Pendleton, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (6.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pendleton, SC have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.08% of the workforce in Pendleton, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pendleton, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pendleton, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pendleton, SC (784 out of 3.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pendleton, SC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.8% of the population of Pendleton, SC has health coverage, with 47% on employee plans, 16.2% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.529% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.9% were men and 58.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.4% under 18 years, 29.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.9% were men and 58.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.21%
Uninsured
47%
Employer Coverage
16.2%
Medicaid
16.2%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
0.529%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pendleton, SC grew by 4.61% from 6.89% to 7.21%.

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