Great Falls, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,690
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.3
4.56% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
31.1%
7.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$30,458
0.0558% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$60,400
1.68% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
595
7.89% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Great Falls, 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.

97.2% of the residents in Great Falls, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Great Falls, SC was $60,400, and the homeownership rate was 82.1%.

Most people in Great Falls, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Great Falls, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaChester County, SCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCChester, Fairfield & Lancaster Counties PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Great Falls, SC is home to a population of 1.69k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.84% of Great Falls, SC residents were born outside of the country (48 people).

In 2024, there were 2.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.02k people) in Great Falls, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 430 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

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
97.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Great Falls, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Great Falls, SC was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Great Falls, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.02k ± 201
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    430 ± 240
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    118 ± 124
5.03%
Hispanic Population
85 people

In 2024, there were 2.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.02k people) in Great Falls, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 430 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.

5.03% of the people in Great Falls, SC are hispanic (85 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Great Falls, 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

2.84%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
48 people
2.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
47 people

As of 2024, 2.84% of Great Falls, SC residents (48 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 Great Falls, SC was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    35 ± 43
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    23 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 24

Great Falls, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Great Falls, SC employs 595 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Great Falls, SC were Manufacturing (148 people), Retail Trade (80 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (67 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($60,104), Manufacturing ($48,846), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($47,857).

Employment

Occupations

595
2024 Value
± 161
−7.89%
1 Year decline
± 40.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Falls, SC declined at a rate of −7.89%, from 646 employees to 595 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Falls, SC, are Production Occupations (99 people), Sales & Related Occupations (77 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (75 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Falls, 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

595
2024 Value
± 161
−7.89%
1 Year decline
± 40.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Falls, SC declined at a rate of −7.89%, from 646 employees to 595 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Falls, SC, are Manufacturing (148 people), Retail Trade (80 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Great Falls, SC, though some of these residents may live in Great Falls, 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

$51,250
Median earning men ± $11,872
$31,500
Median earning women ± $5,070

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($58,073), Other Services Except Public Administration ($49,464), and Retail Trade ($15,357).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,759), Manufacturing ($31,607), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,424).

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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 Great Falls, SC was $60,400 in 2024, which is 0.182 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $59,400 to $60,400, a 1.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Great Falls, SC is 82.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Great Falls, SC have an average commute time of 34.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Great Falls, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$60,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,559
$645
Median Property Taxes
±$158

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

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

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Rent vs Own

82.1%
Homeownership
2024
81.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.1% of the housing units in Great Falls, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.1%.

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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.
$30,458
Median Household Income
± $13,215
786
Number of Households
± 179

In 2024, the median household income of the 786 households in Great Falls, SC declined from $30,458 from the previous year's value of $30,475.

The following chart displays the households in Great Falls, 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 range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Great Falls, 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.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.24%)
  3. Carpooled (5.04%)

In 2024, 86.7% of workers in Great Falls, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.24%) and those who carpooled to work (5.04%).

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

34.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Great Falls, SC have a longer commute time (34.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.11% of the workforce in Great Falls, 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 Great Falls, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Great Falls, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Falls, SC (526 out of 1.69k 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 75+, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Great Falls, SC is White, followed by Black 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

91.1% of the population of Great Falls, SC has health coverage, with 30.9% on employee plans, 26.9% on Medicaid, 20.2% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 2.96% 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, 39.2% were men and 60.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.2% were men and 60.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.93%
Uninsured
30.9%
Employer Coverage
26.9%
Medicaid
20.2%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
2.96%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Great Falls, SC declined by 15.9% from 10.6% to 8.93%.

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