Edgefield, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,010
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40
0.99% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31.4%
4.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$39,688
5.83% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$122,500
12.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,020
15.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Edgefield, 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.

93.7% of the residents in Edgefield, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Edgefield, SC was $122,500, and the homeownership rate was 50.5%.

Most people in Edgefield, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Edgefield, SC was 3 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaEdgefield County, SCAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SCEdgefield, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda Counties PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Edgefield, SC is home to a population of 4.01k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.73% of Edgefield, SC residents were born outside of the country (310 people).

In 2024, there were 1.43 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.05k people) in Edgefield, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.44k White (Non-Hispanic) and 229 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.7%
2024 Citizenship
94.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.7% of Edgefield, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Edgefield, SC was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Edgefield, SC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.05k ± 235
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.44k ± 227
  3. White (Hispanic)
    229 ± 37
10.4%
Hispanic Population
418 people

In 2024, there were 1.43 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.05k people) in Edgefield, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.44k White (Non-Hispanic) and 229 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.4% of the people in Edgefield, SC are hispanic (418 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Edgefield, 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

7.73%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
310 people
6.74%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
268 people

As of 2024, 7.73% of Edgefield, SC residents (310 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 Edgefield, SC was 6.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    75 ± 59
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    33 ± 38
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    33 ± 38

Edgefield, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Edgefield, SC employs 1.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Edgefield, SC were Health Care & Social Assistance (241 people), Retail Trade (194 people), and Construction (109 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,000), Manufacturing ($61,731), and Construction ($46,734).

Employment

Occupations

1.02k
2024 Value
± 242
15.6%
1 Year growth
± 29.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgefield, SC grew at a rate of 15.6%, from 882 employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Edgefield, SC, are Sales & Related Occupations (141 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (116 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Edgefield, 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

1.02k
2024 Value
± 242
15.6%
1 Year growth
± 29.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgefield, SC grew at a rate of 15.6%, from 882 employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Edgefield, SC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (241 people), Retail Trade (194 people), and Construction (109 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Edgefield, SC, though some of these residents may live in Edgefield, 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

$34,375
Median earning men ± $29,755
$30,357
Median earning women ± $8,223

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($62,566), Construction ($47,419), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,602).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($27,738), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,000), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($12,667).

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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%.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Edgefield, SC was $122,500 in 2024, which is 0.368 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,900 to $122,500, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Edgefield, SC is 50.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Edgefield, SC have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Edgefield, SC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$122,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$33,801
$504
Median Property Taxes
±$143

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 Edgefield, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

50.5%
Homeownership
2024
62%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 50.5% of the housing units in Edgefield, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.7%.

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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.
$39,688
Median Household Income
± $18,075
998
Number of Households
± 211

In 2024, the median household income of the 998 households in Edgefield, SC grew to $39,688 from the previous year's value of $37,500.

The following chart displays the households in Edgefield, 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 Edgefield, 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 (78.6%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Walked (6.27%)

In 2024, 78.6% of workers in Edgefield, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who walked to work (6.27%).

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

30 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Edgefield, SC have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% of the workforce in Edgefield, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Edgefield, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Edgefield, SC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Edgefield, SC (765 out of 2.44k 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

93% of the population of Edgefield, SC has health coverage, with 35.1% on employee plans, 31.2% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 1.44% 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, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 24.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.98%
Uninsured
35.1%
Employer Coverage
31.2%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
14.7%
Non-Group
1.44%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Edgefield, SC grew by 70.6% from 4.09% to 6.98%.

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