Aiken

Population: 32,334
Median household income: $69,837
Median home value: $261,800

Located in Aiken County, South Carolina, Aiken is a community with a population of 32,334. At $69,837, its median household income sits in line with Aiken County's $67,940.

From 2019 to 2023, Aiken's population grew 5.4% from 30,671 to 32,334, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $188,600 to $261,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.5% of the population. 79.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,334
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,837
Median home value: $261,800
Median gross rent: $1,199
Housing units: 14,683
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,67132,334

Median household income

$56,199$69,837

Median home value

$188,600$261,800

Median gross rent

$951$1,199

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,671	$56,199	$188,600	$951
2020	31,428	$56,202	$199,100	$971
2021	31,516	$58,125	$199,000	$1,027
2022	32,014	$65,712	$235,500	$1,093
2023	32,334	$69,837	$261,800	$1,199

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,392	4.3%
5 to 17	4,495	13.9%
18 to 24	3,142	9.7%
25 to 34	3,723	11.5%
35 to 44	2,907	9.0%
45 to 54	3,368	10.4%
55 to 64	4,014	12.4%
65 to 74	4,975	15.4%
75 and over	4,318	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,228	59.5%
Black or African American	10,331	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.2%
Asian	639	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	79	0.2%
Two or more races	868	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,125	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,612	6.9%
High school graduate	5,326	22.9%
Some college or associate's	5,863	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,376	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,128	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,816	79.5%
Carpooled	1,085	8.0%
Public transit	58	0.4%
Walked	201	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,333	9.8%
Other means	104	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,054	33.1%
15 to 29 min	4,110	33.5%
30 to 44 min	2,465	20.1%
45 to 59 min	1,042	8.5%
60+ min	593	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 16.3% (5,044 of 30,972)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,503	57.9%
Nonfamily households	5,458	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,961	88.3%
Vacant	1,722	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,032	69.7%
Renter-occupied	3,929	30.3%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,878	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1,048	7.1%
2 to 4 units	1,297	8.8%
5 to 19 units	974	6.6%
20 or more units	467	3.2%
Mobile home & other	19	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4500550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 33.5316, -81.7251