Cottageville, SC

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2023 Population

1,154

0.874% 1-year growth

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2023 Employed Population

514

6.72% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Cottageville, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Cottageville, SC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Cottageville, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 41.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Cottageville, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cottageville, SC is home to a population of 1.15k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Cottageville, 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 Cottageville, 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

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
58,419 ± 5,900 people
India
18,341 ± 3,319 people
Honduras
13,844 ± 2,885 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 58,419 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 18,341 and Honduras with 13,844.

Economy

The economy of Cottageville, SC employs 514 people. The largest industries in Cottageville, SC are Transportation & Warehousing (87 people), Construction (86 people), and Manufacturing (63 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,750), Construction ($69,286), and Utilities ($60,179).

Employment

Occupations

514

2023 Value

± 148

−6.72%

1 Year decline

± 42.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cottageville, SC, are Sales & Related Occupations (118 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (54 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cottageville, 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

514

2023 Value

± 148

−6.72%

1 Year decline

± 42.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cottageville, SC, are Transportation & Warehousing (87 people), Construction (86 people), and Manufacturing (63 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cottageville, SC, though some of these residents may live in Cottageville, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,848

Median earning men ± $12,279

$33,909

Median earning women ± $2,804

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($70,179), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,179), and Manufacturing ($55,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,875), Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,357), and Manufacturing ($43,750).

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 N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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 Cottageville, SC have an average commute time of 41.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cottageville, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Cottageville, SC colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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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The following chart displays the households in Cottageville, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cottageville, 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 (83.8%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (3.84%)

In 2023, 83.8% of workers in Cottageville, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (3.84%).

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

41.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cottageville, SC have a longer commute time (41.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.62% of the workforce in Cottageville, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cottageville, 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cottageville, SC is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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.

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

Uninsured People

9.45%

Uninsured

47.8%

Employer Coverage

13.6%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

16.7%

Non-Group

0.433%

Military or VA

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

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