Ulmer, SC

Census Place

2024 Population

190

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

18.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.63%

37.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$90,192

5.31% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$161,800

Economy

The economy of Ulmer, SC employs 92 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ulmer, SC were Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (18 people), and Educational Services (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,231), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($59,231), and Educational Services ($38,125).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 97

31.4%

1 Year growth

± 129%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ulmer, SC grew at a rate of 31.4%, from 70 employees to 92 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ulmer, SC, are Management Occupations (20 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (15 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ulmer, 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

31.4%

1 Year growth

± 129%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ulmer, SC grew at a rate of 31.4%, from 70 employees to 92 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ulmer, SC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (18 people), and Educational Services (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ulmer, SC, though some of these residents may live in Ulmer, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,609

Median earning men ± $18,792

$29,083

Median earning women ± $2,718

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,231).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,500).

Housing & Living

People in Ulmer, SC have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ulmer, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$161,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,111

$48

Median Property Taxes

±$50

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 Ulmer, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

80%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Ulmer, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ulmer, 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.

$90,192

Median Household Income

± $14,325

Number of Households

± 51

In 2024, the median household income of the 60 households in Ulmer, SC declined from $90,192 from the previous year's value of $95,250.

The following chart displays the households in Ulmer, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ulmer, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (98.9%)
Carpooled (1.09%)

In 2024, 98.9% of workers in Ulmer, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (1.09%) 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.

Commute Time

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ulmer, SC have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ulmer, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ulmer, SC (5 out of 190 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

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