Graniteville

Population: 2,176
Median household income: $29,495
Median home value: $103,900

Graniteville, a community in Aiken County, South Carolina, has 2,176 residents. At $29,495, its median household income sits below Aiken County's $67,940.

From 2019 to 2023, Graniteville's population declined 34.5% from 3,320 to 2,176, while its median home value rose 18.6% from $87,600 to $103,900.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,176
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $29,495
Median home value: $103,900
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 1,087
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3202,176

Median household income

$37,650$29,495

Median home value

$87,600$103,900

Median gross rent

$767$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,320	$37,650	$87,600	$767
2020	2,566	$27,270	$95,900	$805
2021	2,625	$37,353	$86,900	$836
2022	2,465	$32,339	$84,900	$915
2023	2,176	$29,495	$103,900	$960

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 542.4%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	6.7%
5 to 17	609	28.0%
18 to 24	18	0.8%
25 to 34	403	18.5%
35 to 44	207	9.5%
45 to 54	53	2.4%
55 to 64	359	16.5%
65 to 74	171	7.9%
75 and over	211	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	993	45.6%
Black or African American	580	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	92	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	511	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.0%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's17.1%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	435	31.0%
High school graduate	489	34.8%
Some college or associate's	240	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	197	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	43	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means6.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	668	90.4%
Carpooled	18	2.4%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	50	6.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	39.6%
15 to 29 min	302	40.9%
30 to 44 min	100	13.5%
45 to 59 min	8	1.1%
60+ min	36	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 33.4% (714 of 2,139)

	Count	Share
Family households	444	51.3%
Nonfamily households	422	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	866	79.7%
Vacant	221	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	590	68.1%
Renter-occupied	276	31.9%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	665	61.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.6%
2 to 4 units	79	7.3%
5 to 19 units	56	5.2%
20 or more units	66	6.1%
Mobile home & other	215	19.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4530265
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.5647, -81.8092