Due West

Population: 1,185
Median household income: $52,059
Median home value: $178,500

Due West is a community in Abbeville County, South Carolina, home to 1,185 residents. At $52,059, its median household income sits in line with Abbeville County's $52,112.

Between 2019 and 2023, Due West's population declined 10.3% from 1,321 to 1,185, while its median home value rose 76.7% from $101,000 to $178,500.

83.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,185
Median age: 21.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,059
Median home value: $178,500
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 468
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Unemployment rate: 19.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3211,185

Median household income

$55,750$52,059

Median home value

$101,000$178,500

Median gross rent

$681$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,321	$55,750	$101,000	$681
2020	1,189	$48,000	$105,200	$807
2021	1,078	$48,125	$121,800	$803
2022	1,148	$50,417	$157,300	$911
2023	1,185	$52,059	$178,500	$936

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 2457.3%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	1.3%
5 to 17	106	8.9%
18 to 24	679	57.3%
25 to 34	49	4.1%
35 to 44	111	9.4%
45 to 54	46	3.9%
55 to 64	86	7.3%
65 to 74	37	3.1%
75 and over	56	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	791	66.8%
Black or African American	260	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	38	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	2.6%
High school graduate	88	22.9%
Some college or associate's	120	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	72	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	95	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked24.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	250	62.3%
Carpooled	39	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	100	24.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	1.7%
Other means	5	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	198	50.3%
15 to 29 min	63	16.0%
30 to 44 min	60	15.2%
45 to 59 min	54	13.7%
60+ min	19	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 11.2% (67 of 599)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	56.5%
Nonfamily households	107	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	246	52.6%
Vacant	222	47.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	64.6%
Renter-occupied	87	35.4%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	391	83.5%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	12	2.6%
5 to 19 units	34	7.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4521040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.3348, -82.3903