Barnwell, SC

Census Place

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2023 Population

4,616

0.582% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.5

3.08% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

1,707

1.61% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Barnwell, SC had a population of 4.62k people with a median age of 33.5 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Barnwell, SC declined from 4,643 to 4,616, a −0.582% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Barnwell, 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.

95.8% of the residents in Barnwell, SC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Barnwell, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Barnwell, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Barnwell, SC is home to a population of 4.62k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Barnwell, SC residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Barnwell, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2023 Citizenship

94%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.8% of Barnwell, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Barnwell, SC was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Barnwell, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Barnwell, SC employs 1.71k people. The largest industries in Barnwell, SC are Accommodation & Food Services (349 people), Manufacturing (272 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (196 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($88,333), Transportation & Warehousing ($64,240), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,020).

Employment

Occupations

1.71k

2023 Value

± 326

1.61%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Barnwell, SC grew at a rate of 1.61%, from 1.68k employees to 1.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barnwell, SC, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barnwell, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

1.71k

2023 Value

± 326

1.61%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Barnwell, SC grew at a rate of 1.61%, from 1.68k employees to 1.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barnwell, SC, are Accommodation & Food Services (349 people), Manufacturing (272 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (196 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barnwell, SC, though some of these residents may live in Barnwell, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,594

Median earning men ± $10,544

$17,410

Median earning women ± $2,947

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($88,333), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,240), and Manufacturing ($63,889).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($35,446), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,219), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,975).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.83% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.688% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Some college (892k), and Bachelors Degree (705k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Barnwell, SC have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barnwell, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

64.2%

Homeownership

2023

72%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.2% of the housing units in Barnwell, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Barnwell, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Barnwell, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Barnwell, SC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Barnwell, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barnwell, SC is from South Carolina.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.334% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (17.5%)
Public Transit (1.89%)

In 2023, 78.4% of workers in Barnwell, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.89%).

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.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barnwell, SC have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.2% of the workforce in Barnwell, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Barnwell, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barnwell, SC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barnwell, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Barnwell, SC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barnwell, SC N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Barnwell, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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