Wedgefield, SC

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2023 Population

1,480

27.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.8

7.19% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

858

21.3% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Wedgefield, 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.

100% of the residents in Wedgefield, SC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Wedgefield, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34 minutes. The average car ownership in Wedgefield, SC was 3 cars per household.

United States South Carolina Sumter County, SC Sumter, SC Lee & Sumter Counties PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Wedgefield, SC is home to a population of 1.48k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Wedgefield, 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 Wedgefield, 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

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wedgefield, 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 Wedgefield, SC.

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 Wedgefield, SC was Mexico, the natal country of 58,419 Wedgefield, SC residents, followed by India with 18,341 and Honduras with 13,844.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 58
Vietnam
28 ± 40
Gulf War (2001-)
6 ± 30

Wedgefield, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wedgefield, SC employs 858 people. The largest industries in Wedgefield, SC are Retail Trade (192 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (168 people), and Educational Services (159 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,920), Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,000), and Total ($27,965).

Employment

Occupations

858

2023 Value

± 339

−21.3%

1 Year decline

± 62.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wedgefield, SC, are Management Occupations (159 people), Material Moving Occupations (128 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wedgefield, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

858

2023 Value

± 339

−21.3%

1 Year decline

± 62.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wedgefield, SC, are Retail Trade (192 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (168 people), and Educational Services (159 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wedgefield, SC, though some of these residents may live in Wedgefield, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Retail Trade ($28,278), Manufacturing ($23,917), and Construction ($6,746).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,085), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,613), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($15,388).

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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

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 Wedgefield, SC have an average commute time of 34 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wedgefield, SC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Wedgefield, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Wedgefield, 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 Wedgefield, SC is from Wedgefield, SC.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wedgefield, SC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (94.5%)
Carpooled (5.48%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 94.5% of workers in Wedgefield, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.48%) 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

34 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wedgefield, SC have a longer commute time (34 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 18.5% of the workforce in Wedgefield, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wedgefield, 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 N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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