Blenheim, SC

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.9

16.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.5%

85.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,167

26.2% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$142,500

Economy

The economy of Blenheim, SC employs 54 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blenheim, SC were Construction (11 people), Manufacturing (11 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($53,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 97

108%

1 Year growth

± 198%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blenheim, SC grew at a rate of 108%, from 26 employees to 54 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blenheim, SC, are Management Occupations (11 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (9 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blenheim, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 97

108%

1 Year growth

± 198%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blenheim, SC grew at a rate of 108%, from 26 employees to 54 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blenheim, SC, are Construction (11 people), Manufacturing (11 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blenheim, SC, though some of these residents may live in Blenheim, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,688

Median earning men ± $30,182

$12,386

Median earning women ± $124,368

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($53,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

Housing

Property

$142,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$80,937

$26

Median Property Taxes

±$43

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 Blenheim, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

65%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65% of the housing units in Blenheim, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$49,167

Median Household Income

± $21,654

Number of Households

± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 40 households in Blenheim, SC declined from $49,167 from the previous year's value of $66,667.

The following chart displays the households in Blenheim, 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 $45k - $50k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.462

2024 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.296% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Blenheim, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blenheim, SC (17 out of 79 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blenheim, SC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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