New Ellenton

Population: 2,604
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $164,900

New Ellenton, a community in Aiken County, South Carolina, has 2,604 residents. At $60,625, its median household income sits below Aiken County's $67,940.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Ellenton's population grew 32.5% from 1,965 to 2,604, while its median home value rose 97.7% from $83,400 to $164,900.

The median gross rent is $695. 21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,604
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $164,900
Median gross rent: $695
Housing units: 1,125
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9652,604

Median household income

$40,679$60,625

Median home value

$83,400$164,900

Median gross rent

$727$695

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,965	$40,679	$83,400	$727
2020	2,159	$44,122	$89,600	$717
2021	2,423	$50,767	$117,600	$705
2022	2,508	$56,304	$155,100	$733
2023	2,604	$60,625	$164,900	$695

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4418.4%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	183	7.0%
5 to 17	419	16.1%
18 to 24	228	8.8%
25 to 34	426	16.4%
35 to 44	478	18.4%
45 to 54	160	6.1%
55 to 64	267	10.3%
65 to 74	262	10.1%
75 and over	181	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,103	42.4%
Black or African American	1,296	49.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	117	4.5%
Two or more races	47	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	7.3%
High school graduate	837	47.2%
Some college or associate's	422	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	188	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	197	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,053	86.1%
Carpooled	93	7.6%
Public transit	16	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	271	23.3%
15 to 29 min	387	33.3%
30 to 44 min	394	33.9%
45 to 59 min	36	3.1%
60+ min	74	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 13.5% (352 of 2,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	654	66.9%
Nonfamily households	324	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	978	86.9%
Vacant	147	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	773	79.0%
Renter-occupied	205	21.0%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	889	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	198	17.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4549705
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.4196, -81.6824