Piedmont

Population: 5,786
Median household income: $51,896
Median home value: $141,200

Piedmont is a community in Anderson County, South Carolina, home to 5,786 residents. At $51,896, its median household income sits below Anderson County's $64,683.

Between 2019 and 2023, Piedmont's population held roughly steady from 5,795 to 5,786, while its median home value rose 9.9% from $128,500 to $141,200.

12.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,786
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $51,896
Median home value: $141,200
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 2,102
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7955,786

Median household income

$53,179$51,896

Median home value

$128,500$141,200

Median gross rent

$825$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,795	$53,179	$128,500	$825
2020	6,122	$51,685	$127,600	$846
2021	5,581	$52,955	$99,700	$846
2022	5,510	$49,495	$117,100	$788
2023	5,786	$51,896	$141,200	$844

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	380	6.6%
5 to 17	1,352	23.4%
18 to 24	483	8.3%
25 to 34	609	10.5%
35 to 44	692	12.0%
45 to 54	628	10.9%
55 to 64	869	15.0%
65 to 74	489	8.5%
75 and over	284	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,247	73.4%
Black or African American	890	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	25	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	291	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	330	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	878	24.6%
High school graduate	1,096	30.7%
Some college or associate's	1,136	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	266	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	195	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,512	72.4%
Carpooled	405	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	5.1%
Other means	64	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	300	15.1%
15 to 29 min	787	39.7%
30 to 44 min	633	32.0%
45 to 59 min	193	9.7%
60+ min	68	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 27.7% (1,574 of 5,680)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,362	69.1%
Nonfamily households	610	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,972	93.8%
Vacant	130	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,351	68.5%
Renter-occupied	621	31.5%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other33.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,137	54.1%
1-unit, attached	82	3.9%
2 to 4 units	80	3.8%
5 to 19 units	34	1.6%
20 or more units	72	3.4%
Mobile home & other	697	33.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4556365
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 34.7056, -82.4667